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Definition[]

A tear-line report is

a classified report that has information redacted from its content, primarily relating to the source of the data and method of collection.[1]

Overview[]

"Typically, the information below the 'tear line' can be released as Sensitive But Unclassified."[2]

References[]

  1. National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan, at 42.
  2. U.S. Department of Justice, Minimum Criminal Intelligence Training Standards for Law Enforcement and Other Criminal Justice Agencies in the United States 47 (Ver. 2) (Oct. 2007) (full-text).
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