NCIC/TCIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The goal of NCIC is to - Answers- Help the criminal justice community perform its
duties by providing and maintaining a computerized filling system of accurate and timely
documented criminal justice information.
Data obtained over TLETS/NLETS - Answers- May only be disseminated to authorized
criminal justice agencies.
The_______ for Texas is the Law Enforcement Support/Crime Records Service
(LES/CRS) of the DPS - Answers- CSA
Unauthorized request of receipt of NCIC/III material could result in: - Answers- 1.
Removal of the offending terminal from further access.
2. Result in criminal proceedings against the agency & the individual
Any personnel who will have TCIC/NCIC access must have a fingerprint-based record
check within - Answers- 30 days of employment with an agency.
What is NLETS/TLETS and what does it stand for? - Answers- NLETS is the message
switcher in Phoenix, AZ and TLETS is the message switcher in DPS of Austin. National
Law Enforcement Telecommunications System / Texas Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System.
What is OMNIXX used for? - Answers- To navigate to other States, Interpol, Canada
and criminal justice agencies.
All VIN searches are based on the ____ VIN. - Answers- last 8 characters of the
What does H E A T stand for? - Answers- Help End Auto Theft
How does NCIC define an article? - Answers- Any item which does not meet any other
file criteria.
How does NCIC define motor vehicle? - Answers- Motor driven conveyance designed
to carry its operator except for a boat.
What are some files that are automatically searched when running a person's name? -
Answers- Identify Theft, Protective Order, Registered Sex Offender, Concealed
Handgun, Foreign Fugitive, Known or Suspected Terrorist, etc.
Law enforcement sensitive facilities and restricted/controlled areas shall be prominently
posted and separated from non-sensitive facilities and non-restricted/controlled areas
by - Answers- Physical barriers that restrict unauthorized access.
The Temporary Felony Want can only be in the system for - Answers- 48 hrs
, If agencies lack staff support for a second party check of TCIC/NCIC record entry -
Answers- The officer/investigator assigned to the case should check the record.
What is NCIC/TCIC & what does it stand for? - Answers- Nationwide computerized
information system for all criminal justice agencies. National Crime Information Center /
Texas Crime Information Center.
A TCIC/NCIC hit alone is not ________ to arrest or seize property, but indicates that a
stolen report, missing person report, or warrant, etc, may have been filed. - Answers-
Probable cause
Priority 1, coded "U" for urgent, means the hit must be confirmed within - Answers- 10
minutes
The entering agency upon receipt of a hit confirmation request, - Answers- Must furnish
a Substantive response within the designated timeframe
Every agency entering records into TCIC/NCIC must be able to verify/confirm their
records - Answers- 24hrs a day.
Every agency, upon taking a person into custody, identifying a missing person or
recovering property and after confirming the hit, must place a _______on the
corresponding record - Answers- Locate
An off-line is - Answers- A special technique used to get information from the NCIC and
TCIC computers which cannot be obtained with an inquiry.
How many states currently participate in NCIC III? - Answers- 50
Texas Government Code: 411.083 - Answers- Allow the DPS Crime Records Service to
disseminate criminal history information to the person who is the subject of the criminal
history record information
Agencies receiving such requests from citizens should direct them to the Crime Records
Service Criminal History Inquiry Unit. - Answers- YES
Can NCIC III data be used for any licensing purpose? - Answers- No
DPS allows the use of wireless transmissions as long as a firewall has been established
to allow this information to be securely transmitted to MDT's, laptops, or other devices. -
Answers- Yes
Criminal History's can be sent to pagers? - Answers- Yes
The goal of NCIC is to - Answers- Help the criminal justice community perform its
duties by providing and maintaining a computerized filling system of accurate and timely
documented criminal justice information.
Data obtained over TLETS/NLETS - Answers- May only be disseminated to authorized
criminal justice agencies.
The_______ for Texas is the Law Enforcement Support/Crime Records Service
(LES/CRS) of the DPS - Answers- CSA
Unauthorized request of receipt of NCIC/III material could result in: - Answers- 1.
Removal of the offending terminal from further access.
2. Result in criminal proceedings against the agency & the individual
Any personnel who will have TCIC/NCIC access must have a fingerprint-based record
check within - Answers- 30 days of employment with an agency.
What is NLETS/TLETS and what does it stand for? - Answers- NLETS is the message
switcher in Phoenix, AZ and TLETS is the message switcher in DPS of Austin. National
Law Enforcement Telecommunications System / Texas Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System.
What is OMNIXX used for? - Answers- To navigate to other States, Interpol, Canada
and criminal justice agencies.
All VIN searches are based on the ____ VIN. - Answers- last 8 characters of the
What does H E A T stand for? - Answers- Help End Auto Theft
How does NCIC define an article? - Answers- Any item which does not meet any other
file criteria.
How does NCIC define motor vehicle? - Answers- Motor driven conveyance designed
to carry its operator except for a boat.
What are some files that are automatically searched when running a person's name? -
Answers- Identify Theft, Protective Order, Registered Sex Offender, Concealed
Handgun, Foreign Fugitive, Known or Suspected Terrorist, etc.
Law enforcement sensitive facilities and restricted/controlled areas shall be prominently
posted and separated from non-sensitive facilities and non-restricted/controlled areas
by - Answers- Physical barriers that restrict unauthorized access.
The Temporary Felony Want can only be in the system for - Answers- 48 hrs
, If agencies lack staff support for a second party check of TCIC/NCIC record entry -
Answers- The officer/investigator assigned to the case should check the record.
What is NCIC/TCIC & what does it stand for? - Answers- Nationwide computerized
information system for all criminal justice agencies. National Crime Information Center /
Texas Crime Information Center.
A TCIC/NCIC hit alone is not ________ to arrest or seize property, but indicates that a
stolen report, missing person report, or warrant, etc, may have been filed. - Answers-
Probable cause
Priority 1, coded "U" for urgent, means the hit must be confirmed within - Answers- 10
minutes
The entering agency upon receipt of a hit confirmation request, - Answers- Must furnish
a Substantive response within the designated timeframe
Every agency entering records into TCIC/NCIC must be able to verify/confirm their
records - Answers- 24hrs a day.
Every agency, upon taking a person into custody, identifying a missing person or
recovering property and after confirming the hit, must place a _______on the
corresponding record - Answers- Locate
An off-line is - Answers- A special technique used to get information from the NCIC and
TCIC computers which cannot be obtained with an inquiry.
How many states currently participate in NCIC III? - Answers- 50
Texas Government Code: 411.083 - Answers- Allow the DPS Crime Records Service to
disseminate criminal history information to the person who is the subject of the criminal
history record information
Agencies receiving such requests from citizens should direct them to the Crime Records
Service Criminal History Inquiry Unit. - Answers- YES
Can NCIC III data be used for any licensing purpose? - Answers- No
DPS allows the use of wireless transmissions as long as a firewall has been established
to allow this information to be securely transmitted to MDT's, laptops, or other devices. -
Answers- Yes
Criminal History's can be sent to pagers? - Answers- Yes
