Thorough background screening by the employing agency of personnel is required. State and national criminal history record checks by fingerprint identification must be conducted for terminal operators, programmers, and other persons employed or utilized effectuate access to or initiate transmission of NCIC information. CIB and NCIC Wanted Person Files must also be checked. Good management practices dictate that record checks should be completed prior to employment or assignment to a terminal with NCIC access.
Sworn personnel who have been fingerprinted and certified by the Law Enforcement Standards Board already meet this requirement.
Comments:
• The employing agency must complete and submit a CIB (green) and FBI (blue) applicant fingerprint card to the CIB.
• On the CIB (green) applicant fingerprint card “Purpose Code J-NCIC Security Policy" should be stated in the "Charge/Citation Literal" block of the fingerprint card.
• On the FBI (blue) applicant fingerprint card the “Purpose Code J-NCIC Security Policy” should be used in the "Applicant For" and "Reason Fingerprinted" block of the fingerprint card.
• If a criminal record or a wanted person record is found, the employing agency must delay granting NCIC access until the matter is reviewed.
• When identification of the applicant or employee has been established by fingerprint comparison and he/she appears to be a wanted person or to have an arrest history for a felony or serious misdemeanor, the matter will be referred to the agency head or designee for review and determination.
NOTE: A denial of NCIC access may not be sufficient grounds for denial of employment. Agencies must consider the provisions of Chapter 111, Wisconsin Statutes, relating to employment discrimination).
• Each criminal justice agency authorized to receive NCIC information must have appropriate written standards for discipline of NCIC policy violators.
• Each TIME System agency is required to maintain documentation relating to individual personnel security. This information must be available for compliance verification by CIB and or NCIC audit staff.