Occasionally the same person is arrested within a relatively short period of time. Rather than recapture the fingerprint images a subsequent time, some law enforcement agencies are recalling old fingerprints contained in their software queue, changing the charge and other information, and re-contributing the record. We also see this “re-contributing” if charge data is missing or a mistake is made within the record. Some agencies are correcting the text data and recontributing the record from their queue.
Live scan and card scan software generate the process control number, transaction control number and arrest tracking number. When this practice of recalling and re-contributing occurs, one of two things occur:
• • If the first record exists and is waiting to for our staff to verify the fingerprint images, or has another demographic error, the subsequent record that was contributed will queue to error requiring manual reconciliation. The second record may be the one with the correct information your agency had hoped to contribute. However, the first will likely enter the database until the second is reconciled.
• • If the first record has already been processed and posted to the Computerized Criminal History (CCH) database, a second arrest cycle will be created, and both will have the same arrest tracking number (ATN). Since both cycles have the same ATN, it’s extremely unlikely either one will have a final disposition that can post to the database.
To prevent the same arresting tracking number, process control number and transaction control number from being generated a second time, we ask for your cooperation in capturing new images each time a person is booked.
If there is no charge information, or missing/errant arrest information please do not re-contribute the record a second time. Instead, call the CCH Supervisor, Kathy Lux at (608) 266-9561, luxka@doj.state.wi.us. The CCH unit will see that the record is corrected and moved along. (Or contact the CIB staff member responsible for handling your county.) If you do not know who that person is, contact Ms. Lux and she will assist you to identify the staff member in her unit who handles your county.