The law allows erased records to be disclosed to crime victims or their representatives if they make a written request to the court indicating that they have filed or intend to file a lawsuit as a result of the crime. Generally, juvenile delinquency records are confidential and as such only available to people, agencies, and agency employees that either are involved in the delinquency proceedings or providing services directly to the child. The board determines how the agencies and the Division of Public Defender Services access and share information, subject to statutory requirements for record erasure, security, and privacy. The State Police Bureau of Identification is the state's central repository for criminal history record disposition information. Local police departments have fingerprints, uniform arrest report information, sworn statements and confessions, and investigative information.
Courts have much of the same information plus court transcripts and dispositions.
Criminal justice agencies may also have all or some of this information. Court records may be obtained from the clerk of court. Within six weeks, this unit forwards the file to the Superior Court Records Center, which stores all files. Law enforcement agencies must retain investigation records pertaining to felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions for 10 years, according to the retention schedule adopted by the Public Records Administrator. They must keep records of violations that have been decriminalized for at least three years and homicide records permanently.