---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1256.58"
title: "36"
number: "1256.58"
heading: "Information related to law enforcement investigations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1256.58"
---

# §1256.58. Information related to law enforcement investigations.

- (a) In accordance with [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7)](/usc/5/552.md?p=b-7), NARA will withhold records compiled for law enforcement purposes. Unless otherwise determined by the Archivist in accordance with [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, records compiled for law enforcement purposes may be disclosed only if all of the following conditions are met:
  - (1) The release of the information does not interfere with law enforcement proceedings;
  - (2) The release of the information would not deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;
  - (3) The release of the information would not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
  - (4) Confidential sources and information provided by a confidential source are not revealed;
  - (5) Confidential investigation techniques are not described; and
  - (6) **Release of the information would not endanger the life or physical safety of any person.**
- (b) The Archivist of the United States may determine that this general restriction does not apply to specific records because enough time has passed that:
  - (1) The safety of persons is not endangered, and
  - (2) **The public interest in disclosure outweighs the continued need for confidentiality.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2101-2118; 22 U.S.C. 1461(b); 5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 12958 (60 FR 19825, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 333; E.O. 13292, 68 FR 15315, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 196; E.O. 13233, 66 FR 56023, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 815.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 39325, June 30, 2004, unless otherwise noted.