45-7-601. Misuse of confidential criminal justice information. (1) A person commits the offense of misuse of confidential criminal justice information if the person is entitled to directly access the criminal justice information network and purposely or knowingly:
(a) accesses the criminal justice information network for personal use or financial gain; or
(b) disseminates information accessed from the criminal justice information network to any person who is not authorized to receive confidential criminal justice information pursuant to 44-5-303.
(2) A person convicted of the offense of misuse of confidential criminal justice information shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months and be fined an amount not less than $500.
(3) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Confidential criminal justice information" has the meaning provided in 44-5-103.
(b) "Criminal justice information network" has the meaning provided in 44-2-301.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 25, L. 2015.
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