SECTION 375:35-1-2. Definitions

  The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"CIU" means Crimes Information Unit of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as established by Title 74 O. S., Section 150.21 a, and which shall hereafter be referred to as the Criminal Intelligence Unit.

"Crime Prevention" means activity by law enforcement officers or prosecutorial authorities which anticipates, hinders, frustrates, or stops suspected criminal activity. It does not include dissemination of information to persons other than commissioned peace officers.

"Director" means the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation's Director.

"INTERPOL" means the International Criminal Police Organization

"Level One Background Investigation" means an electronic database search and report of the following by an OSBI Analyst and/or Communications Specialist:

(A)   OSBI Criminal history,

(B)   State Court Records via OSCN/ODCR (and/or out of state equivalent),

(C)   Oklahoma Driver License status and traffic record,

(D)   NCIC/NCIC III files,

(E)   United States District Courts records,

(F)   United States Bankruptcy Court records,

(G)   INTERPOL records (if applicable),

(H)   OSBI Indices Records,

(I)   Intelligence Files,

(J)   Oklahoma Employment Security Commission,

(K)   Newspaper Archives.

"Level Two Background Investigation" means an Level One Background Investigation and the following additional queries to be completed and reported by investigative personnel of the OSBI:

(A)   Oklahoma Tax Commission,

(B)   Internal Revenue Service,

(C)   Ethics Commission,

(D)   Federal Bureau of Investigation,

(E)   Education Verification,

(F)   Military Service Verification,

(G)   Birth Certificate Verification,

(H)   Employment Verification for 10 years prior to application,

(I)   Neighborhood interviews,

(J)   Employer Interviews for 10 years prior to application

(K)   Reference Interviews,

(L)   Interviews of relevant Court Officials,

(M)   Verification of facts as submitted by the applicant,

(N)   Applicant interview,

(O)   Other applicable and relevant interviews developed as a result of Level One and Level Two Background Investigations

"NCIC" means the National Crime Information Center

"NCIC/III" means the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index

"ODCR" means On Demand Court Records for the State of Oklahoma

"OSBI" means Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

"OSCN" means The Oklahoma State Courts Network

"Reasonable suspicion of criminal activity" means that level of certainty which is created in the mind of an experienced and trained police officer that there is a reasonable possibility an individual or organization is involved in a definable criminal activity or enterprise.

[Source: Added at 14 Ok Reg 3477, eff 8-11-97; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1725, eff 9-15-16]