2004/03/10 Council Agenda Packet

8 Federal, military, state, county, or local jurisdiction may become a party of the LInX. 3. All parties will have access via a secure Internet connection to all the information in the LInX, as provided in this MOU and any other applicable agreements that may established for the LInX; and each agency is responsible for providing its own internet connectivity. 4 . An accessing party has the sole responsibility and accountability for ensuring that an access comports with any laws, regulations, policies, and procedures applicable to the accessing party. 5. A party may only access the LInX when it has a legitimate, official • need to know the information for an authorized law enforcement, counter terrorism, public safety, and/or national security purpose, after receiving training appropriate to this MOU. 6. An accessing party may use information for official matters only. 7. Information in the system, including any analytical products, may not be used for any unauthorized or non-official purpose and shall not be disseminated outside of an accessing party without first obtaining express permissionof each party that contributed the information in question. 8. Notwithstanding the requirement in the previous provision that information may not be disseminated without first obtaining express permission of each party that contributed the information in question, in accordance with and to the extent permitted by applicable law, required court process, or guidelines issued jointly by the Attorney Generalof the United States and the Director of Central Intelligence, immediate dissemination of information can be made if a determination is made by the recipient of the information: (a) that the matter involves an actual or potential threat of terrorism, immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person, or imminent harm to the national security; and (b) requires dissemination without delay to any appropriate federal, state, local, or foreign government official for the purpose of preventing or responding to such a threat. The owner of the information shall be immediately notified of any and all disseminations made under this exception. 9. Any requests for reports or data in LInX records from anyone other than a party to this MOU will be directed to the contributing party. 10. Agencies other than the exception noted in paragraph B.2 above who are not part of this MOU will not have direct access to LInX. Requests by such agencies for copies of information contained in LInX must be referred to the individual LInX party that owns the information. 11. The information in the LInX shall not be used to establish or verify the eligibility of, or continuing compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements by applicants for, recipients or beneficiaries of, participants in, or providers of services with respect to, cash or in-kind assistance or payments under the Federal or Commonwealth benefit programs, or to recoup 5 Puget Sound LInX MOU 5 1/26/2004