(a) A person may
request, in aggregate form, criminal justice information maintained by the
repository for the purpose of criminal justice research by providing to the
repository
(1) the full name, mailing address,
and telephone number of the requester;
(2) a description of the specific criminal
justice information requested, and how it relates to the purpose of the
research;
(3) a description of the
qualifications of the requester, including
(A)
educational background;
(B) past
research experience; and
(C) the
name, title, and telephone number of a person who may be contacted to verify
that information;
(4)
the full name, address, and telephone number of any other person participating
in the research who will have access to the information requested;
(5) at the discretion of the repository, two
sets of fingerprints for the requester and for a person identified under (4) of
this subsection, for the purpose of conducting state and national criminal
history background checks; and
(6)
any other information necessary to determine the qualifications of the
requester to conduct criminal justice research.
(b) If the repository determines that the
requester is qualified to conduct criminal justice research, the repository may
release criminal justice information under this section if the requester pays
the fee established in
13 AAC 68.900 and signs an
agreement to abide by the following conditions:
(1) disclosure of the information to a person
or for a purpose not authorized in writing by the department is subject to
civil and criminal penalties;
(2)
the department has the right to fully monitor the research to assure compliance
with the terms of the agreement;
(3) the department has the right to examine
and verify all data generated by the research project, and if a material error
or omission is found, to order that the data not be released or used for any
purpose unless corrected; and
(4)
any other conditions required by the department to assure the security of the
information and the privacy of the individuals to whom the information
relates.
(c) Release of
information under this section is not subject to the requirements of
AS
12.62.160(c)(3).
