Department of Justice September 24, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The FBI is authorized to establish and collect fees for providing fingerprint-based and name-based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) checks submitted by authorized users for noncriminal justice purposes including employment and licensing. A portion of the fee is intended to reimburse the FBI for the cost of providing fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks (``cost reimbursement portion'' of the fee). The FBI is also authorized to charge an additional amount to defray expenses for the automation of fingerprint identification and criminal justice information services and associated costs (``automation portion'' of the fee). The notice explains the methodology used to calculate revised fees and provides the revised fee schedule.