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Laws current as of August 6, 2024

What is the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Registry? Who has access to it?

The National Crime Information Center Registry (NCIC) is a nationwide, electronic database used by law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. It is managed by the FBI and state law enforcement officials.

The state that issued your protection order may already have entered it into the NCIC when you got it. If not, your order can be entered into the NCIC if you register it in Kentucky.1 All law enforcement officials have access to the NCIC database, but the information is encrypted so outsiders cannot access it.2

1 See Ky. Rev. Stat. §§ 403.7527; 456.110; see also the Law Information Network of Kentucky Provisions and Guidelines
2 See the FBI website

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