# 22 CFR § 40.5: Limitations on the use of National Crime Information Center (NCIC) criminal history information

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.5

## Section

- **Citation:** 22 CFR § 40.5
- **Heading:** Limitations on the use of National Crime Information Center (NCIC) criminal history information
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 22—Foreign Relations > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE > SUBCHAPTER E—VISAS > PART 40—REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

(a) Authorized access. The FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) criminal history records are law enforcement sensitive and can only be accessed by authorized consular personnel with visa processing responsibilities.
(b) Use of information. NCIC criminal history record information shall be used solely to determine whether or not to issue a visa to an alien or to admit an alien to the United States. All third party requests for access to NCIC criminal history record information shall be referred to the FBI.
(c) Confidentiality and protection of records. To protect applicants' privacy, authorized Department personnel must secure all NCIC criminal history records, automated or otherwise, to prevent access by unauthorized persons. Such criminal history records must be destroyed, deleted or overwritten upon receipt of updated versions.
[67 FR 8478, Feb. 25, 2002]

## Nearby sections

- [22 CFR § 40.1 § 40.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.1.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.2 § 40.2 Documentation of nationals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.2.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.3 § 40.3 Entry into areas under U.S. administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.3.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.4 § 40.4 Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.4.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.5 § 40.5 Limitations on the use of National Crime Information Center (NCIC) criminal history information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.5.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.6 § 40.6 Basis for refusal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.6.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.9 § 40.9 Classes of inadmissible aliens.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.9.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.11 § 40.11 Medical grounds of ineligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.11.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.21 § 40.21 Crimes involving moral turpitude and controlled substance violators.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.21.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.22 § 40.22 Multiple criminal convictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.22.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.24 § 40.24 Prostitution and commercialized vice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.24.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.34 § 40.34 Immigrant membership in totalitarian party.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.34.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.35 § 40.35 Participants in Nazi persecutions or genocide.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.35.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.41 § 40.41 Public charge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.41.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.5. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.