TCIC/NCIC Criminal Justice Databases
Exam Practice Guide 2026
1. The Operator Service consists of:
2. How many images can be associated with a 12
NCIC person file record?
3. The Address of an Informal or a Formal Mes-
sage:
4. The computer site and/or terminal area must
have adequate physical security to protect
against any unauthorized personnel gaining
access to the computer equipment or to
any of the stored data. To protect against unau-
thorized access the terminal must be
located:
5. Users shall not share passwords or leave pass-
words in conspicuous locations (under the
key board, posted on the monitor, under the
mouse pad, in/on the desk, etc.).
6. A driver license photo can be used as an NCIC False
Image in a wanted person file.
7. The goal of TCIC/NCIC is accurate, timely docu-
mented information readily available to
criminal justice agencies.
8. If the Financial Responsibility Verification Pro-
gram system provides a response of "Uncon-
firmed", "Verify Manually" or "Multiple" it does
not necessarily mean that the person and/or
vehicle are uninsured. The officer should veri-
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fy insurance through existing methods before
taking any action.
9. The individual receiving a request for criminal
justice information must ensure that the
person requesting the information is:
10. An officer has the right to run anyone they want
to for no particular reason.
11. The CJIS Systems Agency (CSA) in Texas is the:
12. Nlets is
13. When the NICS Denied Transaction File is
cross-searched during a NCIC Wanted Person
inquiry, it will return any records of individuals
who have been denied during the last
days.
14. Mexican Federal License Information System
(LIFIS)
15. FBI CJIS data/CHRI must be safeguarded to pre-
vent:
16. A query sent to the NCIC Article File will search
which of the NCIC files?
17. NCIC III data cannot be used for any licensing
purpose.
18. You can inquire into NCIC for images associat- True
ed with person and property file records.
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Exam Practice Guide 2026
1. The Operator Service consists of:
2. How many images can be associated with a 12
NCIC person file record?
3. The Address of an Informal or a Formal Mes-
sage:
4. The computer site and/or terminal area must
have adequate physical security to protect
against any unauthorized personnel gaining
access to the computer equipment or to
any of the stored data. To protect against unau-
thorized access the terminal must be
located:
5. Users shall not share passwords or leave pass-
words in conspicuous locations (under the
key board, posted on the monitor, under the
mouse pad, in/on the desk, etc.).
6. A driver license photo can be used as an NCIC False
Image in a wanted person file.
7. The goal of TCIC/NCIC is accurate, timely docu-
mented information readily available to
criminal justice agencies.
8. If the Financial Responsibility Verification Pro-
gram system provides a response of "Uncon-
firmed", "Verify Manually" or "Multiple" it does
not necessarily mean that the person and/or
vehicle are uninsured. The officer should veri-
1/9
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Exam Practice Guide 2026
fy insurance through existing methods before
taking any action.
9. The individual receiving a request for criminal
justice information must ensure that the
person requesting the information is:
10. An officer has the right to run anyone they want
to for no particular reason.
11. The CJIS Systems Agency (CSA) in Texas is the:
12. Nlets is
13. When the NICS Denied Transaction File is
cross-searched during a NCIC Wanted Person
inquiry, it will return any records of individuals
who have been denied during the last
days.
14. Mexican Federal License Information System
(LIFIS)
15. FBI CJIS data/CHRI must be safeguarded to pre-
vent:
16. A query sent to the NCIC Article File will search
which of the NCIC files?
17. NCIC III data cannot be used for any licensing
purpose.
18. You can inquire into NCIC for images associat- True
ed with person and property file records.
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