The arizona criminal justice commission (acjc), through partnerships with the arizona attorney generals office, arizona department of public safety, coconino county attorneys office, coconino county…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission a cooperative agreement totaling $4.227 million on July 1, 2026, under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813) to improve criminal history records systems and information sharing across state and local agencies through September 30, 2029.

The recipient, working through partnerships with the Arizona Attorney General's Office, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Coconino County Attorney's Office, Coconino County Page Justice Court, Lake Havasu Justice Court, Maricopa County Attorney, Peoria Police Department, Phoenix Police Department, and Pinal County Sheriff's Office, will address criminal history updates, records automation, records backlog, disposition backlog, criminal history record capture procedures, and information sharing.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety will purchase mobile fingerprint scanners to automate the fingerprinting process, fund overtime for fingerprint technician staff, and implement a new computerized criminal history system. The Arizona Attorney General's Office, Coconino County Attorney's Office, Page Justice Court, Lake Havasu Justice Court, Maricopa County Attorney, Peoria Police Department, and Pinal County Sheriff's Office will deploy positions dedicated to reducing disposition backlogs. Multiple agencies have proposed technology solutions to improve information sharing and criminal history reporting.

Place of performance is Phoenix, Arizona.

The arizona criminal justice commission (acjc), through partnerships with the arizona attorney generals office, arizona department of public safety, coconino county attorneys office, coconino county page justice court, lake havasu justice court, maricopa county attorney, peoria police department, phoenix police department, and pinal county sheriffs office, will use funds from the FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program to address problems dealing with criminal history updates and automation of records, records backlog, disposition backlog, criminal history record capture procedures, and sharing of criminal history information. Multiple agencies have proposed using technology to provide much-needed solutions for information sharing, criminal history reporting, and the reduction of records/disposition backlogs. Arizona attorney generals office, coconino county attorneys office, page justice court, lake havasu justice court, maricopa county attorney, peoria police department, and pinal county sheriffs office request to use program funds for positions to work on disposition backlogs. Arizona department of public safety plans to use grant funds to purchase mobile fingerprint scanners to automate the fingerprinting process, to fund overtime of fingerprint technician staff, and for a new computerized criminal history system.