Section 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.