Nebraska State Patrol FY23 National Criminal History Improvement Program Supplemental Funding Application

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Under this award, the Nebraska State Patrol requests funds to: 1) Contract with Screen ID to digitize the 3,000 Douglas County Court microfilm records to improve procedures for making dispositions available for criminal history inquiries at local, state, and national levels. This project will allow for increased availability and more timely responses to criminal records requests by the Douglas County Court. 2) Continue a Prepaid Postage Program to ensure the timely submission of ink-and-roll fingerprint arrest cards to the central repository for inclusion on criminal history records. 3) Contract with Datamaxx to convert all NICS message keys (EDP, QDP, MDP, SDP and XDP) and their respective stylesheets. This enhancement will ensure compliance with the federal standard and assist in our continued efforts to bolster the reporting our state’s firearm prohibiting information, including convicted felons, those prohibited for mental health reasons, and those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence.