621 - Interstate cooperation with law enforcement officers and agencies of other states and the federal government.

§  621.  Interstate  cooperation  with  law  enforcement  officers and  agencies of  other  states  and  the  federal  government.  1.  All  law  enforcement  officers  and  agencies of this state and its subdivisions,  including  the  division  of  criminal  justice  services,  are   hereby  authorized  to cooperate with agencies of other states and of the United  States, having similar powers,  to  develop  and  carry  on  a  complete  interstate, national and international system of criminal identification  and  investigation, and to obtain and furnish, or to assist in obtaining  and furnishing, any information from and to a law enforcement officer or  agency  of  another  jurisdiction  to  assist  in  the  conduct  of   an  investigation  into  any  criminal  matter  or  for  use  in  a criminal  prosecution.    2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or  empower  any  law enforcement officer or agency to engage in any activity or type  of work for which  he  or  it  does  not  otherwise  have  authority  in  conducting  investigations  or  prosecutions  in  connection with crimes  alleged to have been committed within this state, but the obtaining  and  furnishing  of  information  pursuant  to this section shall be deemed a  part of the regular functions of the officer  or  agency  obtaining  and  furnishing the same.