NCIC ALL PRACTICE EXAM EVALUATION QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
RP Protective Interest - Indefinitely
RP Protection Order - Date of expiration (remains 5 years after expiration)
RP Security (except money orders/travelers checks) - year of entry plus four years
RP Security (money orders/travelers checks) - year of entry plus 2 years
RP supervised release - Indefinitely
RP Threat against peace or detention officer - Indefinitely
RP Unidentified person - Indefinitely
RP Vehicle (abandoned/stored) - one year from DOE
RP Vehicle (Felony) - 90 days
RP Vehicle (w VIN) - year of entry plus 4 years
RP Vehicle (w out VIN) - 90 days
RP Violent person - indefinitely
RP Want- temporary felony - 48 hours
RP Wanted Person - indefinitely
Purge messages are only received on the
following records - temporary felony want, felony vehicle, vehicle records not containing
a VIN
(Vehicle Identification Number), boat records not containing a BHN (Boat Hull Number),
and
protective orders (five days before the record expires).
All records must be validated - sixty to
ninety days after entry and annually thereafter as long as the record remains active in
the
system
NCIC and TCIC are designed to allow users the ability to - enter, modify, cancel, clear,
locate and
inquire on stolen property or wanted, missing, and unidentified persons.
, purpose of an entry message - to place a new record in a file or to append
supplemental information to those already on file.
purpose of a modification message - to add, delete or change a portion of data
which are part of a record. (may only be modified only by the agency that entered the
record)
purpose of a cancellation message - to remove an entire record or supplemental
information from any file. When an initial record is canceled, all supplemental records
appended to it are also automatically canceled. A record may be canceled only by the
agency that entered the record.
purpose of a clear message - to remove a record due to the location of a missing
person, apprehension of a wanted person, if not detained, or recovery of property on
file in NCIC
purpose of a locate message - to indicate (until the originating agency clears the
record) that the wanted person has been apprehended or the property has been
located.
Z inquiry - used for administrative/testing purposes and validation of records and/or
review
Q inquiry - used for investigative inquiry transactions
Mandatory Field - field that must be completed by the user in order to transmit a
transaction form. if a mandatory form is incomplete, an error message is displayed
when the user attempts to transmit the form.
Required field - field that requires that at least one field must be complete by the user in
order to transmit a transaction form.
Conditional field - a field that is unavailable until the primary data field is selected and
then it may become mandatory
additional field - field that is used to pack a record with as much info as possible. Users
may transmit forms w out completing this but they must be included to pack the record
w all available info)
QV - Vehicle file
ZV - License plate file
Vehicle File (QV) contains records for - stolen vehicles, vehicles used in the commission
of a felony
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
RP Protective Interest - Indefinitely
RP Protection Order - Date of expiration (remains 5 years after expiration)
RP Security (except money orders/travelers checks) - year of entry plus four years
RP Security (money orders/travelers checks) - year of entry plus 2 years
RP supervised release - Indefinitely
RP Threat against peace or detention officer - Indefinitely
RP Unidentified person - Indefinitely
RP Vehicle (abandoned/stored) - one year from DOE
RP Vehicle (Felony) - 90 days
RP Vehicle (w VIN) - year of entry plus 4 years
RP Vehicle (w out VIN) - 90 days
RP Violent person - indefinitely
RP Want- temporary felony - 48 hours
RP Wanted Person - indefinitely
Purge messages are only received on the
following records - temporary felony want, felony vehicle, vehicle records not containing
a VIN
(Vehicle Identification Number), boat records not containing a BHN (Boat Hull Number),
and
protective orders (five days before the record expires).
All records must be validated - sixty to
ninety days after entry and annually thereafter as long as the record remains active in
the
system
NCIC and TCIC are designed to allow users the ability to - enter, modify, cancel, clear,
locate and
inquire on stolen property or wanted, missing, and unidentified persons.
, purpose of an entry message - to place a new record in a file or to append
supplemental information to those already on file.
purpose of a modification message - to add, delete or change a portion of data
which are part of a record. (may only be modified only by the agency that entered the
record)
purpose of a cancellation message - to remove an entire record or supplemental
information from any file. When an initial record is canceled, all supplemental records
appended to it are also automatically canceled. A record may be canceled only by the
agency that entered the record.
purpose of a clear message - to remove a record due to the location of a missing
person, apprehension of a wanted person, if not detained, or recovery of property on
file in NCIC
purpose of a locate message - to indicate (until the originating agency clears the
record) that the wanted person has been apprehended or the property has been
located.
Z inquiry - used for administrative/testing purposes and validation of records and/or
review
Q inquiry - used for investigative inquiry transactions
Mandatory Field - field that must be completed by the user in order to transmit a
transaction form. if a mandatory form is incomplete, an error message is displayed
when the user attempts to transmit the form.
Required field - field that requires that at least one field must be complete by the user in
order to transmit a transaction form.
Conditional field - a field that is unavailable until the primary data field is selected and
then it may become mandatory
additional field - field that is used to pack a record with as much info as possible. Users
may transmit forms w out completing this but they must be included to pack the record
w all available info)
QV - Vehicle file
ZV - License plate file
Vehicle File (QV) contains records for - stolen vehicles, vehicles used in the commission
of a felony
