Criteria for Entry

Agencies may enter impound records into the NICB Impound file via NLETS using a fixed format below. At NICB, in addition to being added to their Impound file, the VIN will also be compared to the NICB theft file. If a matching record is found, the hit is forwarded to the proper NICB division for processing. The entering agency will be contacted. All new thefts are also checked against the Impound file when entered. The impound records will be maintained and returned by NICB for a period of 60 days from the date received.

There may be occasions where the VIN does not pass the NICB edits. In these cases quality control at NICB will review these and attempt to correct them. They will notify the sender of any corrections to the VIN. Moreover, if they are not able to correct them the entering agency will be notified.

Only the agency holding the impound vehicle may make an entry. The only exception is that any criminal justice agency or regional dispatch center may act as holder of the record for another agency that has no telecommunications equipment.