TCIC NCIC Verified Solutions
1. The National Crime Information Center ✔️NCIC
2. TCIC ✔️Texas Criminal Information Center
3. NLETS ✔️The International Justice and Public Safety Network
4. TLETS ✔️Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
5. Who is responsible for all the records entered into the system? ✔️Local law enforcement
6. Who enforces policy and procedure within the State of Texas? ✔️CSA-DPS
7. When was NCIC launched & how many files/records did it have? ✔️Launched January 27, 1967, with
5 files & over 300,000 records
8. How many files and records does NCIC currently have? ✔️11.7 million active records and 21 files
9. In 2011, the NCIC processed ____________ transactions per day ✔️7.9 million
10. The goal of the NCIC is to help the criminal justice community to perform its duties by providing and
maintaining a computerized filing system of _________________ and ________________ documented
criminal justice information. ✔️Accurate & timely
11. TxDPS has designated the Law Enforcement Support/______________________________________
(LES/CRS) division as the state's CSA ✔️Crime Records Service
, 12. Agencies must conduct a fingerprint-based record check to verify identification within ___________
days of assignment for direct access or direct responsibility for networks ✔️30
13. What are permanent disqualifiers for the system access policy? (5 total) ✔️Felony Conviction,
Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor conviction, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred
Adjudication, Family Violence
14. What are the 10-year disqualifiers for the system access policy? (2 total) ✔️Class B misdemeanor
conviction, Class B misdemeanor deferred adjudication
15. Terminal Access Policy: Law Enforcement and criminal Justice sensitive facilities and
restricted/controlled areas shall be ______________________ posted and separated from non-sensitive
and non-restricted/controlled areas by ________________ that restrict unauthorized access
✔️Prominently & physical barriers
16. Relationship of TCIC/NCIC to TLETS/NLETS: Data obtained over the TLETS/NLETS may only be
disseminated to _______________________________________________________ agencies
✔️Authorized criminal justice
17. Automatic Removal of Records: Each record in the database is assigned a specific retention period.
For example, temporary Felony Warrants are automatically removed after ____ hours ✔️48
18. Record Responsibility: Agencies lacking staff support for a ____________ party check should require
the ____________ assigned to the case to check the record for accuracy ✔️Second & Officer
19. Transaction Codes: Enter a Gun: ____ ✔️G
20. Transaction Codes: Query a Vehicle: ______ or _________ ✔️ZV or QV
21. Transaction Codes: Modify a stolen security: ______ ✔️MS
22. VIN searches are based on the last _____ characters of the VIN ✔️8
1. The National Crime Information Center ✔️NCIC
2. TCIC ✔️Texas Criminal Information Center
3. NLETS ✔️The International Justice and Public Safety Network
4. TLETS ✔️Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
5. Who is responsible for all the records entered into the system? ✔️Local law enforcement
6. Who enforces policy and procedure within the State of Texas? ✔️CSA-DPS
7. When was NCIC launched & how many files/records did it have? ✔️Launched January 27, 1967, with
5 files & over 300,000 records
8. How many files and records does NCIC currently have? ✔️11.7 million active records and 21 files
9. In 2011, the NCIC processed ____________ transactions per day ✔️7.9 million
10. The goal of the NCIC is to help the criminal justice community to perform its duties by providing and
maintaining a computerized filing system of _________________ and ________________ documented
criminal justice information. ✔️Accurate & timely
11. TxDPS has designated the Law Enforcement Support/______________________________________
(LES/CRS) division as the state's CSA ✔️Crime Records Service
, 12. Agencies must conduct a fingerprint-based record check to verify identification within ___________
days of assignment for direct access or direct responsibility for networks ✔️30
13. What are permanent disqualifiers for the system access policy? (5 total) ✔️Felony Conviction,
Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor conviction, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred
Adjudication, Family Violence
14. What are the 10-year disqualifiers for the system access policy? (2 total) ✔️Class B misdemeanor
conviction, Class B misdemeanor deferred adjudication
15. Terminal Access Policy: Law Enforcement and criminal Justice sensitive facilities and
restricted/controlled areas shall be ______________________ posted and separated from non-sensitive
and non-restricted/controlled areas by ________________ that restrict unauthorized access
✔️Prominently & physical barriers
16. Relationship of TCIC/NCIC to TLETS/NLETS: Data obtained over the TLETS/NLETS may only be
disseminated to _______________________________________________________ agencies
✔️Authorized criminal justice
17. Automatic Removal of Records: Each record in the database is assigned a specific retention period.
For example, temporary Felony Warrants are automatically removed after ____ hours ✔️48
18. Record Responsibility: Agencies lacking staff support for a ____________ party check should require
the ____________ assigned to the case to check the record for accuracy ✔️Second & Officer
19. Transaction Codes: Enter a Gun: ____ ✔️G
20. Transaction Codes: Query a Vehicle: ______ or _________ ✔️ZV or QV
21. Transaction Codes: Modify a stolen security: ______ ✔️MS
22. VIN searches are based on the last _____ characters of the VIN ✔️8
