General Overview

General Overview 1. Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-5(1)(b), 45-1-21, 45-27-7, 45-27-11, and other such points of law that may be applicable, the Mississippi Justice Information Center promulgates the following rules and procedures. 2. Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-5 establishes within the Department of Public Safety (DPS) a system for the communication of vital information relating to crimes, criminals, and criminal activity which is known as the Mississippi Justice Information Center. This Center is generally referred to as the Criminal Information Center (CIC), and will be referred to as CIC or the Center throughout this manual. Any statutory responsibilities of the MJIC or DPS that are performed by the CIC will be referenced as CIC or the Center. 3. The Center was established to serve as the state records repository and to provide fingerprint-based identification services to law enforcement and other criminal justice entities in the State of Mississippi and throughout the United States. The mission of the Center is to maintain a state-of-the-art records repository and to perform the duties and functions as set out in Miss. Code Ann. §45-27-7. Statutory Authority: Miss. Code Ann. § 45-27-5 through 45-27-7.