NCIC/TCIC Questions and Answers with
Approved Solutions
The goal of NCIC is to ✔✔Help the criminal justice community perform its duties by providing
and maintaining a computerized filling system of accurate and timely
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NCIC/TCIC Questions and Answers with
Approved Solutions
The goal of NCIC is to ✔✔Help the criminal justice community perform its duties by providing
and maintaining a computerized filling system of accurate and timely documented criminal
justice information.
Data obtained over TLETS/NLETS ✔✔May only be disseminated to authorized criminal justice
agencies.
The_______ for Texas is the Law Enforcement Support/Crime Records Service (LES/CRS) of
the DPS ✔✔CSA
Unauthorized request of receipt of NCIC/III material could result in: ✔✔1. Removal of the
offending terminal from further access.
2. Result in criminal proceedings against the agency & the individual
Any personnel who will have TCIC/NCIC access must have a fingerprint-based record check
within ✔✔30 days of employment with an agency.
Law enforcement sensitive facilities and restricted/controlled areas shall be prominently posted
and separated from non-sensitive facilities and non-restricted/controlled areas by ✔✔Physical
barriers that restrict unauthorized access.
The Temporary Felony Want can only be in the system for ✔✔48 hrs
If agencies lack staff support for a second party check of TCIC/NCIC record entry ✔✔The
officer/investigator assigned to the case should check the record.
What is NCIC/TCIC & what does it stand for? ✔✔Nationwide computerized information system
for all criminal justice agencies. National Crime Information Center / Texas Crime Information
Center.
What is NLETS/TLETS and what does it stand for? ✔✔NLETS is the message switcher in
Phoenix, AZ and TLETS is the message switcher in DPS of Austin. National Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System / Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System.
What is OMNIXX used for? ✔✔To navigate to other States, Interpol, Canada and criminal
justice agencies.
All VIN searches are based on the ____ VIN. ✔✔last 8 characters of the
What does H E A T stand for? ✔✔Help End Auto Theft
How does NCIC define an article? ✔✔Any item which does not meet any other file criteria.
How does NCIC define motor vehicle? ✔✔Motor driven conveyance designed to carry its
operator except for a boat.
What are some files that are automatically searched when running a person's name? ✔✔Identify
Theft, Protective Order, Registered Sex Offender, Concealed Handgun, Foreign Fugitive, Known
or Suspected Terrorist, etc.
A TCIC/NCIC hit alone is not ________ to arrest or seize property, but indicates that a stolen
report, missing person report, or warrant, etc, may have been filed. ✔✔Probable cause
Priority 1, coded "U" for urgent, means the hit must be confirmed within ✔✔10 minutes
The entering agency upon receipt of a hit confirmation request, ✔✔Must furnish a Substantive
response within the designated timeframe
Every agency entering records into TCIC/NCIC must be able to verify/confirm their records
✔✔24hrs a day.
Every agency, upon taking a person int
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