What is required on all criminal history inquiries?

For all criminal history inquiries, both a Purpose Code and an Attention Field are required. The Purpose Code specifically identifies the reason for the inquiry, ensuring that the request is made in compliance with legal standards and regulations governing access to sensitive information. This helps maintain the integrity of the system and ensures that only authorized users are accessing criminal history data for legitimate reasons.

The Attention Field serves to provide contextual information that can assist in the processing of the inquiry or alerts the receiving agency to any particular considerations related to the request. By combining these two elements, the inquiry can be properly categorized and prioritized, further safeguarding the use of criminal history information.

In contrast, simply having a Purpose Code or an Attention Field alone would not satisfy the requirements needed for a complete and compliant inquiry. A License Number is also not a mandatory component of criminal history inquiries in this context. Therefore, the requirement for both the Purpose Code and the Attention Field ensures a comprehensive and lawful approach to accessing criminal history data.