CLETS FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ What type of information can be obtained in the Mental Health Firearms
Prohibition (MHFPS).
Answer: a) persons prohibited from owning firearms per the Welfare &
Institutions Code (WIC)b) Personal descriptor informationc) Persons
prohibited from possessing firearms per the Welfare & Institutions Code
(WIC)D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
◍ What does CLETS stand for?.
Answer: California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
◍ What is the primary purpose of CLETS?.
Answer: To provide law enforcement agencies with access to local, state,
and federal databases.
◍ Who maintains the CLETS network?.
Answer: The California Department of Justice.
◍ What is Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI)?.
Answer: Information related to an individual's criminal history.
◍ What is the Penal Code section for dissemination to authorized agencies?.
Answer: 11076
◍ Criminal Justice Information (CJI) is the term used to refer to all of the FBI
CJIS Division provided data necessary for law enforcement and civil
agencies to perform their work..
Answer: TRUE
◍ What is required for all Automated Criminal History System (ACHS)
, inquiries via the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
(CLETS)?.
Answer: a) Authorized purposeb) Operator ID and Requestor ID if different
than Operatorc) Need to know and Right-to-knowD) ALL OF THE ABOVE
◍ The policy recommendations in Information Bulletin 18-10-CJIS, California
Values Act's Database Guidance, should be applied to all law enforcement
agencies equally, regardless of whether they are federal, state, or local law
enforcement. Federal immigration authorities should not be denied access to
law enforcement databases solely based on their status as federal
immigration authority, so long as they comply with policies governing use
of the databases..
Answer: TRUE
◍ The ORION file provides responses for an inquiry by:.
Answer: a) location (city or county)b) Originating Agency Identifier (ORI)c)
mnemonicsD) A AND B
◍ What does Penal Code section 11077 pertain to?.
Answer: Duties of the Attorney General.
◍ Which Penal Code section lists agencies to whom information is released?.
Answer: 11078
◍ The Automated Archive System (AAS) can be accessed to provide digital
images of what information?.
Answer: a) fingerprint cardsb) Disposition of Arrest and Court Actionsc)
Miscellaneous DocumentsD) ALL OF THE ABOVE
◍ What does Penal Code section 11079 cover?.
Answer: Investigations and cooperation by agencies.
◍ Periodic driver license checks may be conducted by agencies on employees
where driving is a requirement of their job..
Answer: TRUE
◍ What is the significance of Penal Code section 11080?.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ What type of information can be obtained in the Mental Health Firearms
Prohibition (MHFPS).
Answer: a) persons prohibited from owning firearms per the Welfare &
Institutions Code (WIC)b) Personal descriptor informationc) Persons
prohibited from possessing firearms per the Welfare & Institutions Code
(WIC)D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
◍ What does CLETS stand for?.
Answer: California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
◍ What is the primary purpose of CLETS?.
Answer: To provide law enforcement agencies with access to local, state,
and federal databases.
◍ Who maintains the CLETS network?.
Answer: The California Department of Justice.
◍ What is Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI)?.
Answer: Information related to an individual's criminal history.
◍ What is the Penal Code section for dissemination to authorized agencies?.
Answer: 11076
◍ Criminal Justice Information (CJI) is the term used to refer to all of the FBI
CJIS Division provided data necessary for law enforcement and civil
agencies to perform their work..
Answer: TRUE
◍ What is required for all Automated Criminal History System (ACHS)
, inquiries via the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
(CLETS)?.
Answer: a) Authorized purposeb) Operator ID and Requestor ID if different
than Operatorc) Need to know and Right-to-knowD) ALL OF THE ABOVE
◍ The policy recommendations in Information Bulletin 18-10-CJIS, California
Values Act's Database Guidance, should be applied to all law enforcement
agencies equally, regardless of whether they are federal, state, or local law
enforcement. Federal immigration authorities should not be denied access to
law enforcement databases solely based on their status as federal
immigration authority, so long as they comply with policies governing use
of the databases..
Answer: TRUE
◍ The ORION file provides responses for an inquiry by:.
Answer: a) location (city or county)b) Originating Agency Identifier (ORI)c)
mnemonicsD) A AND B
◍ What does Penal Code section 11077 pertain to?.
Answer: Duties of the Attorney General.
◍ Which Penal Code section lists agencies to whom information is released?.
Answer: 11078
◍ The Automated Archive System (AAS) can be accessed to provide digital
images of what information?.
Answer: a) fingerprint cardsb) Disposition of Arrest and Court Actionsc)
Miscellaneous DocumentsD) ALL OF THE ABOVE
◍ What does Penal Code section 11079 cover?.
Answer: Investigations and cooperation by agencies.
◍ Periodic driver license checks may be conducted by agencies on employees
where driving is a requirement of their job..
Answer: TRUE
◍ What is the significance of Penal Code section 11080?.
