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the requesting agency must conform to the statutes or policies of the host
agency. This, for example, might include the purging of records sealed by court
order.

8.4.3 INDEMNIFICATION

The user agency, to the extent permitted by state or federal law, would agree
to indemnify and save harmless the host agency, its officers and employees,
from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, and proceedings
brought by others arising out of the terms of this agreement founded upon the
negligence or other tortious conduct of the user agency. This would include,
but not be limited to, any liability for loss or damage by reason of any claim of
false imprisonment for false arrest.

8.4.4 AGREEMENT TO MAINTAIN RECORDS
The host agency may require that the user agency maintain a log of searches
against the host agency and that these logs are subject to audit by the host
agency.

8.4.5 CHARGES

Generally, any communications charges are the responsibility of the user
agency. This is also applicable for trouble-shooting communication problems.
Maintenance of special communications equipment is also the user agency’s
responsibility.

8.4.6 SUSPENSION OF SERVICES AND AGREEMENT TERMINATION
Services might be suspended if there is a violation of law or regulation, such as
the violation of an administrative regulation. If no resolution to the problem
can be found, the agreement would be terminated after 30 days. This allows
time for any appeal in the decision to terminate and provides a reasonable exit
period.

8.5 A CASE STUDY: THE ISSUE OF HIT RATE FOR
LATENT PRINTS

Ask several latent examiners or supervisors their hit rate is for latent print iden-
tifications, and they will respond with several different answers. One may say