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FCIC/NCIC Certification Examination, 2026/2027-
Question Criminal Justice Information Systems
Competency Assessment||Newest Exam!!!
Who is Tennessee Control Terminal Agency - Answer-TBI
What type of certification is required of field officers who
have mobile data terminals? - Answer-Query Certification
NCIC system serves criminal justice agencies in what
areas? - Answer-USA, D.C., Puerto Rico, US Virgin
Islands, Canada
The State Office of Information Resources provides
access to what databases? - Answer-Drivers License and
Vehicle Registration files
What is an ORI? - Answer-A nine character identifier
assigned to an agency to identify the agency in system
transactions
What is the Optional Control Field used for In a
transaction? - Answer-Can be used to identify a particular
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terminal within a system, to flag a message, or name or
unit number of officer requesting the transaction
After the body of an AM message, the user should type
the sign off line (or authority line). The authority line should
contain what? - Answer-Sending agency and name of
operator
All terminal operators should meet what qualifications? -
Answer-18 years of age, US citizen, high school graduate,
fingerprints on file, no felony convictions, and be of good
moral character
How often must operators be certified? - Answer-Every 2
years
All criminal histories must be logged and kept on file for
how long? - Answer-3 years
What 2 criteria should exist before TIES access is
allowed? - Answer-Statutory authority
Statutory purpose
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What methods should be used to dispose of printed
material? - Answer-Shredding or Burning
Who is responsible for ensuring compliance with state and
NCIC policies and regulations, including validation
requirements, and acts as liaison with TBI? - Answer-TAC
TAC is the abbreviation for Terminal Agency Coordinator -
Answer-True
How often may training messages be broadcast over the
TIES terminal? - Answer-6 times. No more than once per
week
What 2 character group code is used to transmit a
message to all TN agencies? - Answer-TA
What message key (MK) is used to inquire on a HelpFile?
- Answer-AM
Registration inquiries may be made to NLETS Region
codes by __________ and __________ when the state or
registration is unknown? - Answer-VIN and LIC
FCIC/NCIC Certification Examination, 2026/2027-
Question Criminal Justice Information Systems
Competency Assessment||Newest Exam!!!
Who is Tennessee Control Terminal Agency - Answer-TBI
What type of certification is required of field officers who
have mobile data terminals? - Answer-Query Certification
NCIC system serves criminal justice agencies in what
areas? - Answer-USA, D.C., Puerto Rico, US Virgin
Islands, Canada
The State Office of Information Resources provides
access to what databases? - Answer-Drivers License and
Vehicle Registration files
What is an ORI? - Answer-A nine character identifier
assigned to an agency to identify the agency in system
transactions
What is the Optional Control Field used for In a
transaction? - Answer-Can be used to identify a particular
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terminal within a system, to flag a message, or name or
unit number of officer requesting the transaction
After the body of an AM message, the user should type
the sign off line (or authority line). The authority line should
contain what? - Answer-Sending agency and name of
operator
All terminal operators should meet what qualifications? -
Answer-18 years of age, US citizen, high school graduate,
fingerprints on file, no felony convictions, and be of good
moral character
How often must operators be certified? - Answer-Every 2
years
All criminal histories must be logged and kept on file for
how long? - Answer-3 years
What 2 criteria should exist before TIES access is
allowed? - Answer-Statutory authority
Statutory purpose
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What methods should be used to dispose of printed
material? - Answer-Shredding or Burning
Who is responsible for ensuring compliance with state and
NCIC policies and regulations, including validation
requirements, and acts as liaison with TBI? - Answer-TAC
TAC is the abbreviation for Terminal Agency Coordinator -
Answer-True
How often may training messages be broadcast over the
TIES terminal? - Answer-6 times. No more than once per
week
What 2 character group code is used to transmit a
message to all TN agencies? - Answer-TA
What message key (MK) is used to inquire on a HelpFile?
- Answer-AM
Registration inquiries may be made to NLETS Region
codes by __________ and __________ when the state or
registration is unknown? - Answer-VIN and LIC
