FCIC NCIC questions and
answers
1. What is the purpose of NCIC?
Answer:
To provide a centralized nationwide database of criminal justice information—
including wanted persons, stolen property, missing persons, and protection orders—
to authorized criminal justice agencies.
2. What agency operates NCIC?
Answer:
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division.
3. What is FCIC?
Answer:
The Florida Crime Information Center, a statewide database managed by FDLE
containing Florida criminal justice information.
4. What is a “hit confirmation”?
Answer:
A process where an agency must confirm the validity of a record (e.g., a warrant or
stolen vehicle) before taking police action, such as an arrest or vehicle recovery.
,5. What are the two time standards for hit confirmations?
Answer:
Urgent: 10 minutes
Routine: 1 hour
6. What must the hit-confirmation requesting agency provide?
Answer:
Agency ORI
Purpose of request
Subject’s identifiers (name, DOB, etc.)
Hit details
Officer safety concerns, if any
7. What is an ORI?
Answer:
Originating Agency Identifier—a unique nine-character identifier assigned to each
authorized criminal justice agency.
8. Which NCIC file would you query for a protection order?
Answer:
, The POF – Protection Order File.
9. Which file contains stolen vehicles?
Answer:
The SVF – Stolen Vehicle File.
10. If a vehicle is towed but not stolen, which NCIC file may it be entered into?
Answer:
It is not eligible for NCIC entry. Only stolen or felony vehicles are entered.
11. Which file would you query for a missing child?
Answer:
The Missing Person File (MPF).
12. What type of record is entered in the Gun File?
Answer:
Stolen, lost, recovered, or used-in-crime firearms.
13. What number is required to enter a firearm in NCIC?
Answer:
The serial number.
14. What is the purpose of validation?
Answer:
To verify each active NCIC/FCIC record monthly to ensure the information is accurate
and still needed.
answers
1. What is the purpose of NCIC?
Answer:
To provide a centralized nationwide database of criminal justice information—
including wanted persons, stolen property, missing persons, and protection orders—
to authorized criminal justice agencies.
2. What agency operates NCIC?
Answer:
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division.
3. What is FCIC?
Answer:
The Florida Crime Information Center, a statewide database managed by FDLE
containing Florida criminal justice information.
4. What is a “hit confirmation”?
Answer:
A process where an agency must confirm the validity of a record (e.g., a warrant or
stolen vehicle) before taking police action, such as an arrest or vehicle recovery.
,5. What are the two time standards for hit confirmations?
Answer:
Urgent: 10 minutes
Routine: 1 hour
6. What must the hit-confirmation requesting agency provide?
Answer:
Agency ORI
Purpose of request
Subject’s identifiers (name, DOB, etc.)
Hit details
Officer safety concerns, if any
7. What is an ORI?
Answer:
Originating Agency Identifier—a unique nine-character identifier assigned to each
authorized criminal justice agency.
8. Which NCIC file would you query for a protection order?
Answer:
, The POF – Protection Order File.
9. Which file contains stolen vehicles?
Answer:
The SVF – Stolen Vehicle File.
10. If a vehicle is towed but not stolen, which NCIC file may it be entered into?
Answer:
It is not eligible for NCIC entry. Only stolen or felony vehicles are entered.
11. Which file would you query for a missing child?
Answer:
The Missing Person File (MPF).
12. What type of record is entered in the Gun File?
Answer:
Stolen, lost, recovered, or used-in-crime firearms.
13. What number is required to enter a firearm in NCIC?
Answer:
The serial number.
14. What is the purpose of validation?
Answer:
To verify each active NCIC/FCIC record monthly to ensure the information is accurate
and still needed.
