EXECUTIVE ORDER 2001-01

WHEREAS, Criminal Justice Information Systems are currently being used, acquired and developed by local and state criminal justice agencies across North Dakota; and

WHEREAS, the focus of future federal funding will be to support the integration of Criminal Justice Information Systems; and

whereas, there exists a need to coordinate a cost effective means of sharing criminal justice information among authorized agencies and parties; and

WHEREAS, the executive and judicial branches of government have begun discussions with local government regarding the means and structure by which integration of criminal justice information can occur,

NOW THEREFORE, I, John Hoeven, Governor of the State of North Dakota, by the authority vested in me in collaboration with the judicial branch of government, do hereby establish the Criminal Justice Information Board to be comprised of the heads of branches of government and agencies as set forth below:

It is further ordered that the Director of the Information Technology Department (ITD) shall chair the Criminal Justice Information Board and will provide staff support to the Board. The Board will set policy relating to the collection, storage and sharing of criminal justice information and the systems necessary to perform such functions, consistent with North Dakota law and federal law and policy as applicable.

It is further ordered that a Criminal Justice Information Executive Committee is hereby established, to be comprised of representatives from the entities as set forth below:

ND Information Technology Department

ND Highway Patrol

ND Judicial Branch

ND State's Attorney's Association

ND Attorney General

ND Chief's of Police Association

ND Department of Corrections

ND Sheriff's Association

ND State Radio

The Criminal Justice Information Executive Committee will address specific technical objectives for electronic sharing of criminal justice information, serve as an advisory council and make recommendations for policy decisions to the Board.

Executive Order 2001-01

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This order is issued upon the following basis and for the following reasons:

  1. The National Governor's Association and the Department of Justice have requested the governor of each state to direct coordination efforts regarding criminal justice information systems.
  2. Coordination of such efforts will result in cost savings, more complete data collection, and more effective collection, storage and transmittal of information among all levels of state government.
  3. This Executive Order is issued pursuant to Article V, Sections 1 and 7 of the North Dakota Constitution.

Executed at Bismarck, North Dakota this ____ day of January 2001.
John Hoeven
Governor

Attest:
Alvin A. Jaeger
Secretary of State

Concurrence of:
Gerald W. VandeWalle
Chief Justice, ND Supreme Court