CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
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1. How long do you have to certify after employment? - ANSWER ✔ 6 months
2. How often is recertification? - ANSWER ✔ 2 years
3. Two ways you have to "re-class" - ANSWER ✔ -fail a retest 3 times
-wait longer than one year after exp. date
4. Nlets - ANSWER ✔ International Justice and Public Safety Network
5. What region is Texas in? - ANSWER ✔ G
6. No information delivered from Nlets is to be used for any purposes other
than that for which it was originally requested, except to review message
traffic for quality control or for __________ ___________ ____________. -
ANSWER ✔ statistical analysis purposes
,7. Network is controlled by a computerized electronic message switching
system located at.... - ANSWER ✔ TX DPS in Austin
8. TLETS - ANSWER ✔ TX info.... TCIC warrants
9. TCIC/TLETS Offline Search - ANSWER ✔ -special technique used to get
info from NCIC and TCIC computers which cannot be obtained with an
online inquiry
-partial numeric identifiers, manual name checks, inquiries using personal
descriptors or vehicle make/model info
10.In accordance with Privacy Act of 1974, audit trail purpose of each
disclosure must be maintained: True or false - ANSWER ✔ True
11.Texas Boat Registrations are provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department. - ANSWER ✔ True
12.It is permissible to run criminal history background checks on family
members of a potential law enforcement applicant over TLETS. - ANSWER
✔ True
13.What Criminal History purpose cod is used when checking a person's
criminal history before hiring for Criminal Justice employment? - ANSWER
✔ Purpose Code J
14.The Protective Interest file does not require hit confirmation. - ANSWER ✔
True
,15.Criminal Histories cannot be faxed. - ANSWER ✔ False
16.Mexican Federal License Information System (LIFIS) - ANSWER ✔ All of
the Above
17.A III check may be made on anyone seeking employment with the Water
Department or Fire Department. - ANSWER ✔ False
18.NCIC operates under what concept? - ANSWER ✔ Shared management
19.Criminal history record information can be requested directly from other
states. - ANSWER ✔ True
20.What transaction is used to query the missing person file? - ANSWER ✔
Query Wanted (QW)
21.What is NCIC? - ANSWER ✔ All of the Above
22.Information available through NLETS is controlled by _____. - ANSWER
✔ Contributing state and federal agencies
23.A query sent to the NCIC Vehicle File search will search which of the NCIC
files? - ANSWER ✔ NCIS Vehicle & Boat Files
24.Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication System and the International
Justice and Public Safety Network are designed exclusively for use by -
, ANSWER ✔ Criminal justice agencies in conducting their lawfully
authorized duties
25.TRUE or FALSE
The Privacy Act of 1974 requires the FBI's CJIS Division to maintain an
audit trail of the purpose for each disclosure of a criminal history record and
the recipient of each record. - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
26.TRUE or FALSE
Unauthorized request or receipt of NCIC material could result in
administrative or criminal proceedings brought against the agencies and/or
the individuals involved. - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
27.Nlets has ___ regions - ANSWER ✔ 8
28.TRUE or FALSE
Texas driver license suspensions and other disqualification actions may be
entered with pending beginning dates. - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
29.Which of the following best defines a stolen article?
A) A motor driven conveyance designed to carry its operator
B) A vessel for transport by water
C) Any weapon designed to expel a projectile
D) Any item which does not meet any other file criteria - ANSWER ✔
D) Any item which does not meet any other file criteria