Wanted Persons File Flashcards

When an officer receives an NCIC hit on a Wanted Person record, what must occur before making an arrest?

Answer: The officer must confirm the hit with the entering agency to verify the warrant is still active

NCIC policy requires that before arresting a subject based on a Wanted Person hit, the officer must confirm the hit with the entering agency to verify the warrant remains valid and the correct person is being detained.

What is the required response time for an entering agency to confirm a Wanted Person hit to prevent undue detention of a subject?

Answer: 10 minutes

NCIC policy requires the entering agency to respond to a hit confirmation request within 10 minutes to avoid unnecessarily detaining a potentially innocent person.

If the entering agency cannot be reached for hit confirmation on a Wanted Person record, what should the detaining officer do?

Answer: Make reasonable efforts using all available means and document all attempts

When the originating agency is unreachable, officers must use all available means to attempt confirmation and thoroughly document every attempt made.

Under what circumstance is a 'Locate' message entered on a Wanted Person record?

Answer: To notify the entering agency that the subject has been found but not yet arrested

A Locate message is entered when a wanted person has been found but not yet taken into physical custody, alerting the originating agency to take appropriate action.

Which agency is authorized to modify an active Wanted Person record in NCIC?

Answer: Only the originating agency that entered the record

Only the originating agency that entered the Wanted Person record has the authority to modify it in NCIC, preserving chain of custody and data integrity.

What action must an entering agency take in NCIC when the subject of a Wanted Person record is confirmed deceased?

Answer: Cancel the record, as the warrant is no longer actionable

Death of the subject renders the arrest warrant moot; the entering agency must cancel the Wanted Person record to prevent it from generating erroneous hits.

What is 'second-party verification' in the context of an NCIC Wanted Person hit?

Answer: Confirmation provided by another NCIC-participating agency when the originating agency cannot be directly reached

Second-party verification occurs when another NCIC-participating agency (such as a state police dispatch) confirms the hit on behalf of the originating agency when that agency is temporarily unreachable.