FBI would provide records for interstate occupational license checks

The FBI Director would make criminal history records available to state licensing authorities for compact background checks. This covers people seeking a license or permission to practice an occupation or profession in a state that belongs to an interstate compact. The FBI would provide the information through an agreement with a state law enforcement agency or state identification bureau. The information would be limited to what the compact or its regulations require.

State licensing authorities would use criminal history records only for the required background check and would not share the records. This applies when a state licensing authority belongs to a compact that requires criminal history checks for licensing decisions. Authorities may tell the compact commission that a check is complete and whether it was satisfactory. They may not share the records with the commission, another state body or licensing authority, or the public.