State officials have ordered the Nye County Sheriff's Office to rewrite its policies on law enforcement database use after an audit found 102 searches lacked proper documentation. The Department of Public Safety said the searches were conducted on state and federal Criminal Justice Information System databases, which contain non-public information such as criminal histories, DMV records, property data, and warrants.
Sheriff Joe McGill acknowledged he failed to document why he conducted some searches but maintained all were for law enforcement purposes. He said he received the state's corrective action letter on Friday and that updated policies are still being worked on. McGill also said he remains blocked from accessing the databases, a suspension he said was imposed by the county's IT director in April.
The state requires the Sheriff's Office to provide updated policies addressing system misuse by all personnel, including top officials, to retrain staff, hold quarterly meetings with state officials, conduct internal audits of records management, and submit monthly reports. State officials declined to answer further questions on the matter.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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