General System Security
Terminals are to be in a secure area.
Terminals and printouts are not to be visible to the public.
Visitors must be escorted at
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Cannot publicly demonstrate the IOWA SYSTEM.
This is what is in your vehicle/protect it.
MDT'S
MDTs must be installed so that it is difficult
Sensitive Classified Info
All Iowa systems printouts are considered sensitive and classified
Anything from the Iowa system must be destroyed in such a manner that the data cannot be retrieved
Never toss Iowa system data in the trash
Personal use
All inquiries made for personal use are strictly prohibited
personal use is a violation of Iowa system rules and regulations
misuse of the Iowa system is a violation
you in trouble
DCI employee terminated for running a criminal history
Minnesota case- whole bunch of guys run a criminal history on a female officer.
Is it acceptable to query yourself, friends, and family as a way to practice using the IOWA system
NO
Teletype administrative messages
Keep it professional
keep message to the point
refrain from using abbreviations
like lol.
The switch
locate in dps headquarters
responsible for routing all message in and out of state
if the switch is down, the entire system is unavailable
The switch contains public files
calendar
iowa help files
retrieval instructions
nexTEST instructions
OUT OF STATE DL INSTRUCTIONS
Every transactions is logged on the swithc
each user has ID that is embedded with each transaction
actions can be tracked
Messages are maintained for many years
Iowa system retrievals
goes back far
agencies past 120 days
Iowa dps 6 years
FBI 1990's
NCIC
National Instant criminals background check determines if you are eligible for purchasing a firearm
IOWA Counties
99 Counties in IOWA
Clerks of court
make entries into the Iowa system but can't see what we see.
ORION Files
Are used to send messages to other states
Interstate IDenticiation INdex
Federal offender file Bonnie and clyde Dormant file
Participating states
All 50
Participating states have central
Iowa rap sheets
Arrest
conviction data
disposition
Iowa courts online
juicy information about people
Attempting CCH from MDT can you?
NO
Who should we query?
Criminal justice employees
contractors/ vendors working at the agency
interns volunteers police scouts explorers.
timely inquiries should be made on jail inmates and their visitors.
Not entitled to criminal history info
city council members
mayors
fire chiefs (unless a sworn officer)
citizens
DCI will run a criminal history for people that are sworn?
YES
Criminal history inquiries require
identity of the requestor
agency name of the requestor
reason for criminals history
Re disseminations must be
logged and must be kept for one year from date of request/ dispatch logs it.
to fax dissemination criminal history
the fax machine is in a secure location or the recipient is waiting at the fax machine for the information.
Email dissemination criminal history is acceptable only if
you share a server with the recipient or the data is properly encrypted.
Cell phones that are not encrypted
At no time may Iowa system data including drivers license photos be disseminated by the way of a personal cell phone unless officer safety is a concern is it permitted
QQ Format
F1 KEY probably in your car
The qq format produces results from each of the following systems with only one transaction
MOST Vehicles are check through this format
Handicap numbers as well
Driver License info
is confidential info do not let anyone have it
Vehicle Registration INFO
Best query is through
DOB and NAME
IOWA system does a Soundex?
YES, because people like to alternate their name.
Iowa check
plus minus a year only in iowa when checking a person
CONFIRM
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