CLETS Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update.
Contact the ____________ if you encounter a DOJ RESTRAINT on a boat that is
known to be recovered.
The DOJ SVS Unity at (916)-227-3686
What agency acts as a liaison between the Mexican and United States police
authorities for locating and recovering stolen vehicles from Mexico?
The Texas Department of Public Safety's BATIC
Using a Date of Birth (DOB) is not mandatory for the inquiry in the California
Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) but will narrow the search
results.
TRUE
How long does a new user having access to Criminal Justice Information (CJI)
have in order to train and test to ensure compliance with the CELTS/NCIC
policies and regulations?
6 MONTHS
The Welfare and Institutions Code restricts access into the Mental Health
Firearms Prohibition System (MHFPS) to what purpose?
,To determine if a person who is the subject of a criminal investigation which
involves the acquisition/possession of a firearm, explosive or destructive device
by that person, is eligible to acquire/possess such a device.
If a sex registrant has registered which one agency, and then subsequently
moves to another agency's jurisdiction, should the new agency create an
additional sex registration record?
NO
The ORION file provides response for an inquiry by:
Location (city or county)
Originating Agency Identifier (ORI)
Mnecmonics
(ANSWER: A & B)
According to federal statute, missing persons under the age of _______ are
required to be entered into state and national missing person files immediately.
21
All systems accessing Criminal Justice Information (CJI) shall prevent password
reuse of the last _____ passwords
10
Which of the conditions below is required for a supervising agency to receive a
Notice of Arrest from the California Department of Justice (CA DOJ)?
1 and 3 above
The National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) supports
direct inquiries into what types of state files?
Motor Vehicles
Driver's License
Criminal History
(A: All of the above)
According to Penal Code Section 11142: Any person authorized by law to
receive a record or information obtained from a record who knowingly
, furnishes the record or information to a person who is not authorized by law to
receive the record or information is guilty of a _____________.
Misdemeanor
What data is available to agencies using the Automated Property System?
All of the above.
A "no record" response for the Interstate Identification Index (III) means there
is absolutely no record in any of the 50 states.
FALSE
How long is the retention period for firearm records entered as Safekeeping,
Under Observation, Lost or Stolen, and Buy?
Indefinitely or unit cancelled.
The NLETS supports direct inquiries into what types of state files?
All of the above.
The automated Archive System (AAS) can be accessed to provide digital images
of what information?
All of the above.
Unique inscription data should be entered in what field to make it searchable?
OAN
Users may access state/FBI CJIS systems and disseminate FBI CJI data for all
governmental and information technology purposes.
FALSE
Local law enforcement agencies may enter subjects into which of the
Supervised Release File (SFR) indices?
Career Criminal
Social Engineering is the act of manipulating people into performing actions or
divulging confidential information, often for purposes of obtaining
unauthorized access to a computing system.
Practice Questions with
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update.
Contact the ____________ if you encounter a DOJ RESTRAINT on a boat that is
known to be recovered.
The DOJ SVS Unity at (916)-227-3686
What agency acts as a liaison between the Mexican and United States police
authorities for locating and recovering stolen vehicles from Mexico?
The Texas Department of Public Safety's BATIC
Using a Date of Birth (DOB) is not mandatory for the inquiry in the California
Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) but will narrow the search
results.
TRUE
How long does a new user having access to Criminal Justice Information (CJI)
have in order to train and test to ensure compliance with the CELTS/NCIC
policies and regulations?
6 MONTHS
The Welfare and Institutions Code restricts access into the Mental Health
Firearms Prohibition System (MHFPS) to what purpose?
,To determine if a person who is the subject of a criminal investigation which
involves the acquisition/possession of a firearm, explosive or destructive device
by that person, is eligible to acquire/possess such a device.
If a sex registrant has registered which one agency, and then subsequently
moves to another agency's jurisdiction, should the new agency create an
additional sex registration record?
NO
The ORION file provides response for an inquiry by:
Location (city or county)
Originating Agency Identifier (ORI)
Mnecmonics
(ANSWER: A & B)
According to federal statute, missing persons under the age of _______ are
required to be entered into state and national missing person files immediately.
21
All systems accessing Criminal Justice Information (CJI) shall prevent password
reuse of the last _____ passwords
10
Which of the conditions below is required for a supervising agency to receive a
Notice of Arrest from the California Department of Justice (CA DOJ)?
1 and 3 above
The National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) supports
direct inquiries into what types of state files?
Motor Vehicles
Driver's License
Criminal History
(A: All of the above)
According to Penal Code Section 11142: Any person authorized by law to
receive a record or information obtained from a record who knowingly
, furnishes the record or information to a person who is not authorized by law to
receive the record or information is guilty of a _____________.
Misdemeanor
What data is available to agencies using the Automated Property System?
All of the above.
A "no record" response for the Interstate Identification Index (III) means there
is absolutely no record in any of the 50 states.
FALSE
How long is the retention period for firearm records entered as Safekeeping,
Under Observation, Lost or Stolen, and Buy?
Indefinitely or unit cancelled.
The NLETS supports direct inquiries into what types of state files?
All of the above.
The automated Archive System (AAS) can be accessed to provide digital images
of what information?
All of the above.
Unique inscription data should be entered in what field to make it searchable?
OAN
Users may access state/FBI CJIS systems and disseminate FBI CJI data for all
governmental and information technology purposes.
FALSE
Local law enforcement agencies may enter subjects into which of the
Supervised Release File (SFR) indices?
Career Criminal
Social Engineering is the act of manipulating people into performing actions or
divulging confidential information, often for purposes of obtaining
unauthorized access to a computing system.
