חוק סדר הדין הפלילי (סמכויות אכיפה – חיפוש בגוף ונטילת אמצעי זיהוי) (תיקון מס' 8), התשפ"ג-2023Criminal Procedure Law (Enforcement Powers – Body Search and Taking Identification Measures) (Amendment No. 8), 2023 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Criminal Procedure Law (Enforcement Powers – Body Search and Taking of Identification Means) (Amendment No. 8), 2023, was discussed in second and third reading on 28 March 2023. The Law anchors arrangements intended to implement agreements signed as part of the negotiations between Israel and the United States on Israel's joining the Visa Waiver Program: the agreement to enhance cooperation in combating serious crime and terrorism (the PCSC Agreement), signed between the Government of Israel and the Government of the United States, and the memorandum on cooperation regarding the strengthening and maintenance of border security (the EBSA memorandum), signed between the Ministry of Public Security and the Department of Homeland Security of the United States. This is intended to enable law enforcement authorities and counter-terrorism authorities in the United States to access the Israel Police fingerprint database. The Law establishes the Police's authority to transmit information under the agreement and memorandum. The Bill anchors the procedure whereby the bodies recognized under the agreement or memorandum will be able to input identification data derived from fingerprints into a dedicated computer system, in order to compare them with identification data held in the Israel Police database, and in the event of a match, the Israel Police will be able to transmit to them identifying details, the fingerprint itself, and information from the criminal record. The input of data for comparison purposes will be done for the purposes of preventing, detecting or investigating serious crime, including terrorism; where there is suspicion against a particular person, for preventing, detecting or investigating an act constituting an offense for which a person is not eligible to enter or immigrate to the United States or is a candidate for removal from it; and in order to facilitate the examination process regarding a person seeking to enter the United States or to obtain rights in connection with immigration.

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