TIES (Tennessee Information Enforcement System) Operator Certification
TIES - TENNESSEE INFORMATION ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM OPERATOR
| EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION
2026/2027
TIES
TENNESSEE INFORMATION ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
OPERATOR CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION
1. The acronym TIES, as used by Tennessee criminal justice agencies,
stands for:
A. Tennessee Information Enforcement System
B. Tennessee Integrated Electronic Security
C. Tennessee Interagency Emergency System
D. Tennessee Investigative Evidence Service
A. Tennessee Information Enforcement System
TIES is the statewide law enforcement telecommunications network that
links Tennessee agencies to state files, NCIC and Nlets.
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2. Which agency administers TIES and manages the network on behalf
of Tennessee criminal justice users?
A. The Tennessee Department of Revenue
B. The Administrative Office of the Courts
C. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation through its CJIS Support Center
D. The Tennessee Highway Patrol Communications Division
C. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation through its CJIS Support
Center
TBI runs TIES through its CJIS Support Center and serves as the state's
CJIS Systems Agency.
3. The individual at the CJIS Systems Agency who is responsible for
monitoring system use, enforcing system discipline, and making sure
operating procedures are followed by all users is the:
A. Local Agency Security Officer (LASO)
B. CJIS Systems Officer (CSO)
C. Information Technology Director
D. Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC)
B. CJIS Systems Officer (CSO)
The CSO holds statewide responsibility for administering CJIS systems
and enforcing compliance across all user agencies.
4. Within a local agency, the person responsible for identifying who is
using CJIS-approved equipment and making sure the agency complies
with the CJIS Security Policy is the:
A. Local Agency Security Officer (LASO)
B. NCIC Program Manager
C. CJIS Systems Officer (CSO)
D. Chief of Police
A. Local Agency Security Officer (LASO)
The LASO is the agency's security point of contact and works with the
state ISO on security matters.
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5. Keeping track of operator certification dates and making sure
operators re-certify before they expire is normally a duty of the:
A. Agency records custodian
B. State Information Security Officer
C. FBI CJIS Division
D. Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC)
D. Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC)
The TAC oversees operator training, certification status and day-to-day
TIES compliance at the agency.
6. An NCIC Originating Agency Identifier (ORI) is made up of how many
characters?
A. Seven
B. Ten
C. Nine
D. Twelve
C. Nine
ORIs are nine characters long; the first two characters identify the state.
7. For an ORI assigned to a Tennessee agency, the first two characters
will be:
A. TN
B. TB
C. TS
D. TE
A. TN
The first two positions of the ORI carry the state's postal abbreviation.
8. The term "right to know" in relation to CJI means:
A. The person needs the information to finish a current assignment
B. The person is a sworn officer
C. The person is legally authorized to receive the information
D. The information has already been made public
C. The person is legally authorized to receive the information
Right to know is about legal authority; need to know is about whether the
information is required for official duties. Both must be met.
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9. The term "need to know" means the requester:
A. Requires the information to perform an official criminal justice duty
B. Has completed a records request form
C. Has a valid driver license
D. Holds a supervisory rank
A. Requires the information to perform an official criminal justice
duty
Even an authorized person may receive CJI only when it is necessary for
the task at hand.
10. A dispatcher runs a registration check on a neighbor's new truck
simply to find out how much it cost. This action is best described as:
A. Acceptable if done during a slow shift
B. Misuse of the system that can lead to discipline and loss of access
C. A minor issue that needs no reporting
D. Acceptable if the information is not written down
B. Misuse of the system that can lead to discipline and loss of access
Any inquiry without an official criminal justice purpose is misuse, no
matter how harmless it may seem.
11. When a city IT department that is not a criminal justice agency
maintains the servers used to access CJI, the agency must have which
document in place?
A. A Holder of the Record Agreement
B. A Memorandum of Sale
C. A Management Control Agreement
D. A CJIS Security Addendum
C. A Management Control Agreement
A Management Control Agreement keeps the criminal justice agency in
control of security when a noncriminal justice government agency
handles its systems.
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TIES - TENNESSEE INFORMATION ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM OPERATOR
| EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION
2026/2027
TIES
TENNESSEE INFORMATION ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
OPERATOR CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION
1. The acronym TIES, as used by Tennessee criminal justice agencies,
stands for:
A. Tennessee Information Enforcement System
B. Tennessee Integrated Electronic Security
C. Tennessee Interagency Emergency System
D. Tennessee Investigative Evidence Service
A. Tennessee Information Enforcement System
TIES is the statewide law enforcement telecommunications network that
links Tennessee agencies to state files, NCIC and Nlets.
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2. Which agency administers TIES and manages the network on behalf
of Tennessee criminal justice users?
A. The Tennessee Department of Revenue
B. The Administrative Office of the Courts
C. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation through its CJIS Support Center
D. The Tennessee Highway Patrol Communications Division
C. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation through its CJIS Support
Center
TBI runs TIES through its CJIS Support Center and serves as the state's
CJIS Systems Agency.
3. The individual at the CJIS Systems Agency who is responsible for
monitoring system use, enforcing system discipline, and making sure
operating procedures are followed by all users is the:
A. Local Agency Security Officer (LASO)
B. CJIS Systems Officer (CSO)
C. Information Technology Director
D. Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC)
B. CJIS Systems Officer (CSO)
The CSO holds statewide responsibility for administering CJIS systems
and enforcing compliance across all user agencies.
4. Within a local agency, the person responsible for identifying who is
using CJIS-approved equipment and making sure the agency complies
with the CJIS Security Policy is the:
A. Local Agency Security Officer (LASO)
B. NCIC Program Manager
C. CJIS Systems Officer (CSO)
D. Chief of Police
A. Local Agency Security Officer (LASO)
The LASO is the agency's security point of contact and works with the
state ISO on security matters.
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5. Keeping track of operator certification dates and making sure
operators re-certify before they expire is normally a duty of the:
A. Agency records custodian
B. State Information Security Officer
C. FBI CJIS Division
D. Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC)
D. Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC)
The TAC oversees operator training, certification status and day-to-day
TIES compliance at the agency.
6. An NCIC Originating Agency Identifier (ORI) is made up of how many
characters?
A. Seven
B. Ten
C. Nine
D. Twelve
C. Nine
ORIs are nine characters long; the first two characters identify the state.
7. For an ORI assigned to a Tennessee agency, the first two characters
will be:
A. TN
B. TB
C. TS
D. TE
A. TN
The first two positions of the ORI carry the state's postal abbreviation.
8. The term "right to know" in relation to CJI means:
A. The person needs the information to finish a current assignment
B. The person is a sworn officer
C. The person is legally authorized to receive the information
D. The information has already been made public
C. The person is legally authorized to receive the information
Right to know is about legal authority; need to know is about whether the
information is required for official duties. Both must be met.
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9. The term "need to know" means the requester:
A. Requires the information to perform an official criminal justice duty
B. Has completed a records request form
C. Has a valid driver license
D. Holds a supervisory rank
A. Requires the information to perform an official criminal justice
duty
Even an authorized person may receive CJI only when it is necessary for
the task at hand.
10. A dispatcher runs a registration check on a neighbor's new truck
simply to find out how much it cost. This action is best described as:
A. Acceptable if done during a slow shift
B. Misuse of the system that can lead to discipline and loss of access
C. A minor issue that needs no reporting
D. Acceptable if the information is not written down
B. Misuse of the system that can lead to discipline and loss of access
Any inquiry without an official criminal justice purpose is misuse, no
matter how harmless it may seem.
11. When a city IT department that is not a criminal justice agency
maintains the servers used to access CJI, the agency must have which
document in place?
A. A Holder of the Record Agreement
B. A Memorandum of Sale
C. A Management Control Agreement
D. A CJIS Security Addendum
C. A Management Control Agreement
A Management Control Agreement keeps the criminal justice agency in
control of security when a noncriminal justice government agency
handles its systems.
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