Senators question ILITS data access and non‑criminal data limits as ISP presents clarifying changes

Jan 19, 2026

The Idaho State Police presented edits to ILITS-related rules described as clarifying; ISP technical staff explained ILITS connects dispatch and criminal‑justice systems but lacks authority to store non‑criminal‑justice data without legislative authorization.

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The committee reviewed a rule docket addressing the Idaho public safety and security information system (referred to in testimony as ILITS). Lieutenant Colonel Russ Wheatley said proposed edits simplify language without changing access; he invited Leila McNeil, Bureau Chief for the Criminal Identification Bureau at Idaho State Police, to answer technical questions.

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