What is the name of the system law enforcement officers use to pull personal information from a license plate?

[quincy]

Not related.


Awesome advise! I'll start from there. I don't know if NCIC allows searches for non-stolen license plate numbers? I have no idea to be honest, I am clueless in matters of federal database systems.

You are not an agency able to access the system.

Report the hit and run to the police and they will handle it.

 

[mrmunchkins4]

You are not an agency able to access the system.

Report the hit and run to the police and they will handle it.

Ah. Quincy, is it true normally that law enforcement officials can use NCIC for the purpose of requesting information for such a minor traffic violation like hit and run in the NCIC system? The answers here seem varied, so I'm not to sure.

 

[mrmunchkins4]

Ah. Quincy, is it true normally that law enforcement officials can use NCIC for the purpose of requesting information for such a minor traffic violation like hit and run in the NCIC system? The answers here seem varied, so I'm not to sure.

I think, if anyone else can offer some advise in the next day, I have a reasonable conclusion as to where information is pulled from in LE community.

 

[quincy]

Ah. Quincy, is it true normally that law enforcement officials can use NCIC for the purpose of requesting information for such a minor traffic violation like hit and run in the NCIC system? The answers here seem varied, so I'm not to sure.

I think, if anyone else can offer some advise in the next day, I have a reasonable conclusion as to where information is pulled from in LE community.

First, a hit and run is not a "minor traffic violation."

If you were a witness to a hit and run, report it to the police.

 

[CdwJava]

Awesome advise! I'll start from there. I don't know if NCIC allows searches for non-stolen license plate numbers? I have no idea to be honest, I am clueless in matters of federal database systems.

Yes, it does. I can run license plates in any state, Washington, D.C., U.S. territories, and even Canada and to a limited extent, Mexico, through NCIC. Oh, and just to head off a question, I only need a lawful purpose to do it - I don't even need to have the plate in front of me or good cause to stop the vehicle, arrest the driver, or tow it.

 

[CdwJava]

Ah. Quincy, is it true normally that law enforcement officials can use NCIC for the purpose of requesting information for such a minor traffic violation like hit and run in the NCIC system? The answers here seem varied, so I'm not to sure.

Yes, they can run a plate in another state or territory with ease and minimal cause. It's easy and takes a few seconds. So, let me set that question to rest.

 

[quincy]

Yes, it does. I can run license plates in any state, Washington, D.C., U.S. territories, and even Canada and to a limited extent, Mexico, through NCIC. Oh, and just to head off a question, I only need a lawful purpose to do it - I don't even need to have the plate in front of me or good cause to stop the vehicle, arrest the driver, or tow it.

It is important to note for mrmunchkins, CdwJava, that YOU are a law enforcement officer, which is why you are able to do this.

 

[Taxing Matters]

Awesome advise! I'll start from there. I don't know if NCIC allows searches for non-stolen license plate numbers?

The NCIC databases do not contain information on every license plate in the country. If you want to see the data files the NCIC does keep, see this:
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ncic

Whether the NCIC or some other system facilitates connecting states so that they can query records in other states is something I'm not familiar with. But the kind of records you seem to be interested in are not kept by the federal government.

 

[CdwJava]

It is important to note for mrmunchkins, CdwJava, that YOU are a law enforcement officer, which is why you are able to do this.

Yes. NON law enforcement or permitted government agencies/personnel CANNOT access this information. Period.

 

[CdwJava]

The NCIC databases do not contain information on every license plate in the country. If you want to see the data files the NCIC does keep, see this:
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ncic

Whether the NCIC or some other system facilitates connecting states so that they can query records in other states is something I'm not familiar with. But the kind of records you seem to be interested in are not kept by the federal government.

No, but the system permit access to the DMV databases of the states and territories via NLETS ... I should have clarified that early on. It's NLETS (the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System) that is accessed via NCIC to contact the respective DMVs.

 

[quincy]

Yes. NON law enforcement or permitted government agencies/personnel CANNOT access this information. Period.

That has been the problem with the ALPRs and the reason for the ACLU and EFF lawsuits. The information has not always been secured.

 

[Taxing Matters]

Yes. NON law enforcement or permitted government agencies/personnel CANNOT access this information. Period.

And for records that are kept on NCIC a privacy act or FOIA request will not get the person making the request any information other than perhaps information relating to himself/herself. So that's not an option here, if that's what the OP is thinking by referencing the privacy act.

 

[quincy]

And for records that are kept on NCIC a privacy act or FOIA request will not get the person making the request any information other than perhaps information relating to himself/herself. So that's not an option here, if that's what the OP is thinking by referencing the privacy act.

People are allowed to access information on themselves.

 

[CdwJava]

That has been the problem with the ALPRs and the reason for the ACLU and EFF lawsuits. The information has not always been secured.

Hard to prevent unlawful access to records. If people are willing to break the law ... <shrug>

ALPRs generally only pass along info for vehicles flagged in a local, state, or nationwide system. There is no need to review ALL the many hits they receive, only the ones that are of particular note.

 

[CdwJava]

People are allowed to access information on themselves.

They can go to the record holder. In the case of vehicles, it won't be NLETS or NCIC, it would be the relevant state's DMV. And each state has assorted protections and hoops to allow for access to DMV information. The OP can certainly check with the DMV for his own info. It might be harder to check for info in other states.