Major Organization Subdivision: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Minor Organization Subdivision: Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division
Name of Unit:
Street Address: 1000 Custer Hollow Road
City: Clarksburg
State: West Virginia
Zip Code: 26306
Country: United States
Hours of Service: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Telephone: (304) 625-2000
Fax:
E-mail Address:

ABSTRACT: The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system provides a computerized database for ready access by authorized users to documented criminal justice information.

PURPOSE: The purpose for maintaining the NCIC system is to provide a computerized database for ready access by a criminal justice agency making an inquiry and for prompt disclosure of information in the system from other criminal justice agencies about crimes and criminals. This information assists authorized agencies in criminal justice and related law enforcement objectives, such as apprehending fugitives, locating missing persons, locating and returning stolen property, as well as in the protection of the law enforcement officers encountering the individuals described in the system.

ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: All records in NCIC are protected from unauthorized access through appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. These safeguards include restricting access to those with a need to know to perform their official duties, and using locks, alarm devices, passwords, and/or encrypting data communications.

USE CONSTRAINTS: Users of the NCIC system will be restricted to only those privileges necessary to perform an authorized task(s).

AGENCY PROGRAM: The FBI is authorized to acquire, collect, classify and preserve identification, criminal identification, crime, and other records and to exchange such information with authorized entities.

SOURCES OF DATA: Data contained in NCIC is provided by the FBI, federal, state, local and foreign criminal justice agencies, and authorized courts.

RESPONSIBLE OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION (if different from originator):
Department/Agency Name: U.S. Department of Justice
Major Organization Subdivision: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Minor Organization Subdivision: Office of Public and Congressional Affairs
Name of Unit: Freedom of Information Privacy Acts Section
Street Address: 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
City: Washington, D.C.
State:
Zip Code: 20535-0001
Country: United States
Hours of Service: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Telephone: (202) 324-3000
Fax:
E-mail Address:

ORDER PROCESS: Computerized criminal history record information about an individual may be obtained by that individual upon presentation of appropriate identification and in accordance with applicable state and federal administrative and statutory regulations to a law enforcement agency which has access to NCIC computerized criminal history records. Appropriate identification includes being fingerprinted for the purpose of ensuring that the individual is who the individual purports to be. Once the record on file has been verified through comparison of fingerprints, the individual will be afforded the opportunity to see the record. All other requests for information from the system should be made in writing to the address below.

OFFICE OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION (if different from originator):
Department/Agency Name: U.S. Department of Justice
Major Organization Subdivision: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Minor Organization Subdivision: Office of Public & Congressional Affairs
Name of Unit: Freedom of Information Privacy Acts Section
Street Address: 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
City: Washington, D.C.
State:
Zip Code: 20535-0001
Country: United States
Hours of Service: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Telephone: (202) 324-3000
Fax:
E-mail Address:

DATE OF LAST MODIFICATION: 1/99