Secondary dissemination of TLETS/Nlets data by criminal justice agencies is permissible under what condition?

• A. unregulated and unrestricted
• B. permissible when authorized by law
• C. permitted with supervisor approval only
• D. prohibited unless court order

Answer: (B)

Secondary dissemination of TLETS/Nlets data is permissible only when there is a legal authorization to release it. This means the information can be shared with other criminal justice entities or recipients because a statute, regulation, policy directive, memorandum of understanding, or court order specifically allows that release. The law-based authorization ensures that sensitive data is shared for legitimate law enforcement purposes and with appropriate privacy protections and a legitimate need-to-know. Without this legal backing, sharing is not allowed, even if a supervisor approves, and requiring a court order for every release would be unnecessarily restrictive since many authorized releases are covered by statutory or policy-based permission.