1. Illinois Association of School Personnel Administrators Conference January 23, 2014
Illinois State Police
Division of Administration
Bureau of Identification
Presenter: Tammi Kestel

2. Introduction
Bureau of Identification History The Bureau of Identification was created after the events that became known as the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre on February 14, The Chicago Police Department identified six of the victims, through fingerprints, as members of the O’Banion gang. Supporters of a reform movement used the role fingerprints played in solving this crime to push for a state level identification bureau.

3. About Us….. Our Location Illinois State Police
Bureau of Identification
260 North Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432
Our Mission
Promote public safety by collecting, maintaining, and providing accurate, timely, and complete criminal history
information.

4. Collected/Maintained
Access and Review
Applicant (Criminal Justice)
Arrest (Adult and Juvenile)
States Attorney Filing Decision/Arrest Disposition
Circuit Clerk Disposition
Custodial Receive
Custodial Status Change
Death Notice
Fee Applicant
Stop Order (FBI Issued)
20 ILCS 2630

5. Collect/Process/Not Maintained
Fingerprint Inquiries (CJ Agencies)
Manual or Electronic (Fax)
Name Based Inquiries (CJ Agencies)
Uniform Conviction Information Name Based Inquiries (UCIA)
Uniform Conviction Information Fingerprint Based Inquiries
20 ILCS 2630

6. Maintain Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) Database
6,373,351 Subjects
45,476,938 Subject Names
Average 7 names per subject
Most Common Name
James Williams (18,732) occurrences
Most alias name occurrences
69 for one individual
AFIS
6,176,183 Subjects
61,761,830 Images

7. Disseminate Conceal Carry Instructors
20 ILCS 2630
Law Enforcement Cemetery Personnel School employees Day/Child care Elderly care Park District employees Local government employment Criminal Justice Employment State Government Employment Nursing Home Residents
Children’s Recreational Workers
Healthcare workers
Massage therapists
Public Insurance Adjusters
Security Guards
School Bus Drivers
Loan Originators
Locksmiths
Gaming
Lottery
Explosives
Conceal Carry Instructors

8. Criminal Identification Act
What is Reportable?
Criminal Identification Act
20 ILCS 2630/5
    Sec. 5. Arrest reports; expungement.
    (a) Arrest reports. All policing bodies of this State shall furnish to the Department, daily, in the form and detail the Department requires, fingerprints and descriptions of all persons who are arrested on charges of violating any penal statute of this State for offenses that are classified as felonies and Class A or B misdemeanors and of all minors of the age of 10 and over who have been arrested for an offense which would be a felony if committed by an adult, and may forward such fingerprints and descriptions for minors arrested for Class A or B misdemeanors.

9. Flow of Criminal History Reporting
Arrest Fingerprint Card
States Attorney Filing Decision
(Filed, Not Filed, Modified, Added)
Circuit Clerk of the Court Disposition
(Dismissed, Supervision, Guilty, Adjudicated Delinquent)
Custodial Receipt Fingerprint Card (used for incarceration)
Custodial Status Change
(Discharged, Paroled, Transferred, etc.)
This graphic depicts the flow of CHRI in the criminal justice system. Transactions requiring fingerprints are noted with a fingerprint icon.

10. Uniform Conviction Information Act (20 ILCS 2635)
Passed into law on January 1, 1991
The Uniform Conviction Information Act (UCIA) law contains certain provisions the requestor must adhere to
Applicant signature required for employment purposes
Signature must be retained for 2 years
Fingerprint or Name Based Inquiries
Electronic or Manual Submissions
Response contains Illinois Conviction Information
if conviction exists, then all information associated with the conviction will be provided
if there is no conviction, then no information is provided
Name Based are searched on a soundex routine that used the last name (sounds like) + first letter of first name (exact letter in any master or alias) + date of birth (exact match in any master or alias)
What is a false positive or false negative
Fingerprint based submissions are searched on prints only
In accordance with the Illinois Identify Protection Act, this type of submission will no longer receive any social security information on the response, unless specifically allowed by statute.

11. Fee Applicant Authorized by state and federal statutes
Retained on state CHRI database
Facilitates subsequent automatic notifications from ISP that are free of charge
Used to access state and FBI criminal record databases
FBI is planning to offer a similar program (Rap Back) in the future
Submitted electronically (live scan)

12. Name Based vs. Fingerprint Based Inquiries
Name Based Inquiries
Based upon personal identifiers
Not positive identification
May produce multiple hits
Personal identifiers used can be manipulated resulting in a false “no hit” response
Alias names, common names, or maiden names can result in false “hit” or “no hit” responses
Are not accepted by the FBI
Fingerprint inquiries
Allow a biometric search of the AFIS database
Provide positive identification (No multiple hits)
Fingerprint patterns don’t change and are not easily altered
Quick recap to ensure participants understand the differences in the searches.
UCIA Name based
UCIA Fingerprint and Fee Applicant

13. ISP vs. FBI Responses ISP Responses FBI Responses
ISP disseminates conviction data only in response to most non-criminal justice submissions
FBI Responses
FBI disseminates conviction as well non-conviction data in response to non-criminal justice submissions

14. Fee Applicant Submission
Response Types
Fee Applicant Submission
UCIA Fingerprint
UCIA Name Checks
Hit
No Record
In Process
(Pending disposition)
Multiple Hit
Rejected
Fatal Error
Review each item on the chart

15. Common Questions Regarding Responses
Why are Local Ordinances and Class C Misdemeanors missing from the response?
They are not mandated to be reported to ISP
Why do I receive different information on the FBI and ISP rap-sheets?
FBI and ISP rap-sheets may not contain the same data
Federal Charges
Information Removed/Deleted
Access and Review
Juvenile Arrest
An applicant discloses a conviction but it does not appear on the rap-sheet, why is that?
Information not reported to ISP
Record has been expunged or sealed

16. Response Times Average State and FBI Response Times 24 to 48 hours
‘Hit’, ‘No Record’, ‘In Process’, and ‘Multi-hit’ Notifications
Not including printed responses
‘In Process’ responses due to pending dispositions
Approximately 30 days
ISP Response Re-dissemination Time Limits
UCIA
30 Days
Fee Applicant
90 Days
Review what time limits affect each response type
Emphasize that the 30 day and 90 day re-dissemination limits

17. Expungement/Sealing With No Prior Convictions (In/Out of State)
Expungeable
Majority Non-Convictions
With No Prior Convictions (In/Out of State)
Sealable
Most Misdemeanor Convictions and certain Class “4” felony convictions
Prostitution
Cannabis Control Act
Controlled Substances Act
Steroid Control Act
Methamphetamine Control Act

18. Sex Offender Registration in Illinois
Illinois Sex Offender Database
Background check submissions do not include an inquiry into the Sex Offender Registry (SOR)
Information can be obtained at and must be checked by the requestor
National Sex Offender Database
Information can be obtained via the United States Department of Justice (National Sex Offender Public Registry)
Can be accessed at:
Missing Sex Offender Database
IDOC Sex Offender Database

19. Fee Schedule
Submission Type
Manual/Paper Form
Electronic/Live scan
Resubmission Fee
Fee Applicants (fees effective March 19, 2012)
State Only
$20.00
$15.00
$10.00
FBI Only
$16.50
State & FBI
$36.50
$31.50
VCA and AWV* FBI
N/A
VCA and AWV Full Set
$28.00
Uniform Conviction Information Act Requests (fees effective July 1, 2004)
Name-based Inquiry
$16.00
Fingerprint Card
Announce the FBI fee change effective 3/19/2012
* National Child Protection Act/Volunteers for Children Act and Adam Walsh Act Volunteers

20. Helpful Web Information
Illinois State Police
Home Page
Order Forms Online
Guide to Understanding Criminal History Record Information
Electronic Conviction Inquiries Information
Live scan Information
scan.cfm
Sex Offender Registry
Missing Sex Offenders
Child Murderer and Violent Offender Registry
Convicted Methamphetamine Manufacturer Registry

21. Helpful Web Information
Other Illinois Sites
Entrust Enrollment
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry

22. Helpful Web Information
Additional Web Sites
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Name Checks
National Sex Offender Registry

23. Helpful Web Information
Brochures and Information from the Illinois State Police
Live Scan Technology for Non-Criminal Justice Use brochure
Viewing and Challenging Criminal History Record Information

24. Customer Support Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm
Customer Support Contact Information
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: (815) 740–5160
Please note the Customer Support representative’s first name

25. My Contact Information
Ms. Tammi Kestel
Ph. (815)
Fax (815)

26. Questions
Thank You!