NCIC LATEST 2026 REVISION EXAM PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Nlets provides a communication link for the 50 states and - ✔✔Puerto Rico, District
of Columbia, and Canada
✔✔When using these codes, they must have - ✔✔Four digits
✔✔The number of Z's that need to be in front of the area is - ✔✔Contingent on the area
you are sending the message
✔✔All new employees who have access to FBI CJI systems must receive security
awareness training within - ✔✔6 months
✔✔A NCIC hit alone is NOT probable cause for arrest, but indicates that a - ✔✔Stolen
property report, missing person report, or warrant etc. has been filed
✔✔A hit is only one element comprising sufficient legal grounds for - ✔✔Probable cause
to arrest
✔✔Correct NCIC 2000 procedure requires the agency which placed the record on file to
be contacted by - ✔✔The inquiring agency to confirm the data is accurate and up to
date
✔✔The hit confirmed with the originating agency may be the - ✔✔Major or only element
necessary to detain or make an arrest
✔✔As the time period ______ the significance of the hit ______ - ✔✔Increases,
decreases
✔✔Why is time important when dealing with a hit - ✔✔A hit on record 2 years after a
vehicle was stolen would be inadequate probable cause for arrest
✔✔NCIC records must be kept - ✔✔Accurate and up to date
✔✔Accuracy - ✔✔1) double checked by another operator
2) documentation must be kept with the case file and available for audit purposes
✔✔Timeliness: Must be entered immediately and not exceed - ✔✔Three days
✔✔Timeliness: missing person juvenile records must be entered within - ✔✔2 hours of
receiving the minimum data required for entry
, ✔✔Complete records include all ______ that was available in the person or property at
time of entry - ✔✔Critical information
✔✔Critical information is defined as data fields that will: - ✔✔1) increase likelihood of a
positive hit
2) assist in compliance with applicable laws and requirements
✔✔Critical information includes - ✔✔1) SS number
2) passport number
3) vehicle identification number
4) drivers license
5) any other number that can be indexed
✔✔Can a record be modified after initial entry? - ✔✔Yes. May be modified to add,
delete, or change a portion of record
✔✔Entry - ✔✔To place a new record in file or enter aliases
✔✔Inquiry - ✔✔Request an NCIC search online or offline
✔✔Modify - ✔✔To add, delete, or change a portion of data which is part of a record
✔✔Locate - ✔✔To indicate that the wanted person has been apprehended or property
has been located
✔✔DETN - ✔✔Indicates the subject is being detained and will be returned to the
wanting agency upon release.
✔✔In the missing file, a locate message indicates what - ✔✔The whereabouts of the
missing person has been determined and retires the record from file
✔✔Define clear - ✔✔Purpose is to indicate location of a missing person, apprehension
of a wanted person, if not detained, or recovery of property on file in NCIC
✔✔Define clear - ✔✔To remove an entire record or supplemental record(s) from any file
✔✔Only the ORI in a record may do which of the following messages type? - ✔✔Enter,
modify, inquiry, clear, and cancel
✔✔The entering agency cannot perform a _____ on a record they entered, only
________ - ✔✔Locate, clear them out
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Nlets provides a communication link for the 50 states and - ✔✔Puerto Rico, District
of Columbia, and Canada
✔✔When using these codes, they must have - ✔✔Four digits
✔✔The number of Z's that need to be in front of the area is - ✔✔Contingent on the area
you are sending the message
✔✔All new employees who have access to FBI CJI systems must receive security
awareness training within - ✔✔6 months
✔✔A NCIC hit alone is NOT probable cause for arrest, but indicates that a - ✔✔Stolen
property report, missing person report, or warrant etc. has been filed
✔✔A hit is only one element comprising sufficient legal grounds for - ✔✔Probable cause
to arrest
✔✔Correct NCIC 2000 procedure requires the agency which placed the record on file to
be contacted by - ✔✔The inquiring agency to confirm the data is accurate and up to
date
✔✔The hit confirmed with the originating agency may be the - ✔✔Major or only element
necessary to detain or make an arrest
✔✔As the time period ______ the significance of the hit ______ - ✔✔Increases,
decreases
✔✔Why is time important when dealing with a hit - ✔✔A hit on record 2 years after a
vehicle was stolen would be inadequate probable cause for arrest
✔✔NCIC records must be kept - ✔✔Accurate and up to date
✔✔Accuracy - ✔✔1) double checked by another operator
2) documentation must be kept with the case file and available for audit purposes
✔✔Timeliness: Must be entered immediately and not exceed - ✔✔Three days
✔✔Timeliness: missing person juvenile records must be entered within - ✔✔2 hours of
receiving the minimum data required for entry
, ✔✔Complete records include all ______ that was available in the person or property at
time of entry - ✔✔Critical information
✔✔Critical information is defined as data fields that will: - ✔✔1) increase likelihood of a
positive hit
2) assist in compliance with applicable laws and requirements
✔✔Critical information includes - ✔✔1) SS number
2) passport number
3) vehicle identification number
4) drivers license
5) any other number that can be indexed
✔✔Can a record be modified after initial entry? - ✔✔Yes. May be modified to add,
delete, or change a portion of record
✔✔Entry - ✔✔To place a new record in file or enter aliases
✔✔Inquiry - ✔✔Request an NCIC search online or offline
✔✔Modify - ✔✔To add, delete, or change a portion of data which is part of a record
✔✔Locate - ✔✔To indicate that the wanted person has been apprehended or property
has been located
✔✔DETN - ✔✔Indicates the subject is being detained and will be returned to the
wanting agency upon release.
✔✔In the missing file, a locate message indicates what - ✔✔The whereabouts of the
missing person has been determined and retires the record from file
✔✔Define clear - ✔✔Purpose is to indicate location of a missing person, apprehension
of a wanted person, if not detained, or recovery of property on file in NCIC
✔✔Define clear - ✔✔To remove an entire record or supplemental record(s) from any file
✔✔Only the ORI in a record may do which of the following messages type? - ✔✔Enter,
modify, inquiry, clear, and cancel
✔✔The entering agency cannot perform a _____ on a record they entered, only
________ - ✔✔Locate, clear them out
