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1 THE CRIME RECORDS SERVICE NEWSLETTER Volume 22, Number 3 Jul. Sep. 2017 cr news is published by the texas Depart- ment of public safety . Comments, sugges-tions and mailing list updates are welcome. cr news MSC 0230 Attn: Heidi Paul PO Box 4143 Austin, TX 78765-4143 HIGHLIGHTS: cr news texas Crime Information Center Page 2 Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Page 3 Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) continued Page 4 CJIS Security Office Page 4 CJIS Security Office continued Page 5 Electronic Arrest Reporting (EAR)/Livescan Page 5 Sex Offender Registration (SOR) Page 5 Sex Offender Registration (SOR) continued Page 6 Sex Offender Registration (SOR) continued Page 7 texas Data Exchange (TDEx) Page 8 Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Page 8 TxGang Updates TxGang is the texas statewide gang database that s free for authorized criminal justice agencies to use as the agency s gang database or to query.

2 With more than 600 agencies actively accessing the program, Crime Rec-ords has instituted changes to accommodate the growing user base. User applications are now being accepted by an electronic application sub-mission. Automating the application process will result in an improved and faster approval process than what users experienced when submitting pa-per applications. This process also ensures accuracy of information by al-lowing users to be in control of the entry of their personal information. To apply for access go to and select the Click here to request access online link. Applicants will be required to enter the following information: email address (please note, shared email addresses are not authorized for access), first and last name, agency Originating Agency Identifier (ORI) number. The ORI number is a mandatory field, please check with your immediate supervisor if you are unsure what your agency ORI is, job title, phone number, reason for access, and supervisor s name and phone number.

3 Select the REQUEST ACCESS button in the bottom left hand corner of the page to submit your application. All applications received by email, fax or hard copy will be directed to utilize the online application process. Additionally, agencies are now required to assign a local agency TxGang administrator. Administrators will have the authority to add/approve/revoke user accounts at their agency, as well as, reset TxGang passwords for their agency s TxGang users. To determine if your agency has an Admin-istrator, please email to verify or establish your agency administrator. 2 Protective Orders Legislation Senate Bill 1242 was adopted this past legislative session and amends Chapter 85 of the Family Code. Section states that information marked as confidential by the court may still be used by a law enforcement agency for purposes of entering the information into TCIC.

4 Previous language from section of the Government code was removed and no longer allows for any information to be excluded from entry into the Protective Order File (POF). At the respondent s request, courts may remove requested information from the public record, but this does not include information required for entry into the POF. These changes in legislation impacts all protective orders issued on or after September 1, 2017. TCIC/TLETS Audit has re-vised the Protective Order Data Entry Form to assist with the collection of pertinent information for entry of protective orders. The revised form is available on the TCIC2000 Website as well as the Protective Order (PO) Handbook. The PO Handbook provides a step by step guide for entering protective orders. For any questions related to the entry of protective orders or these legislative updates, please contact TCIC/TLETS Audit at (512) 424-2809 or Attaching Images to an NCIC Records Did you know entering agencies can attach images to their NCIC records?

5 Attaching an image to an NCIC record can assist law enforcement in identifying the person or property associated with that record. Once a record has been entered into NCIC, the entering agency can then attach an image using the Image Entry Transaction (EIM). When the image is entered, the NCIC Number (NIC) of the record must be included with the image transaction. The types of images that can be stored for a person are mugshots, signatures and identifying images, such as scars, marks and tattoos. There is a limit to the number of images that are allowed per record. Person Files can have only one mugshot and one signature image, plus up to ten identi-fying images. Property files can only have one identifying image. To include an image in a record return, the Image Indicator Field (IND) must contain Y . Please contact TCIC/TLETS training if you have any questions or need assistance on entering or inquiring on an NCIC image.

6 texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) 3 CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM (CJIS) 2018 Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Conference The CJIS Field Support Unit s biennial CJIS Conference will be held from March 21st 23rd 2018 in Austin, TX at the Double Tree by Hilton Austin, 6505 N IH 35, Austin, TX 78752. An email will be sent to the CJISJJIS Listserv as soon as registration opens. Subscribing to the listserv The Criminal History Records Information & Processing Bureau has a listserv to inform all of our reporting agencies of updates, changes and any notifications about what is happening with the CJIS and Juvenile Justice Information Systems (JJIS) Reporting. All future Offense Code updates and CJIS Conference Information are sent to the listserv. If you would like to subscribe to the listserv, please follow these steps: 1) Send an email to Make sure that: a.

7 The subject line is left blank. b. The message body is clear/blank (including signatures). c. Type: SUBSCRIBE CJISJJIS FirstName LastName, in the message body. 2) Once you have completed that, you will receive an email stating You are now subscribed to the CJISJJIS list. CJIS and JJIS Completeness Percentages It s a new year and we wanted to remind you that the granting agencies will be looking at the 2012 through 2016 report-ing years beginning in January 2018 for the 90% Completeness Percentages. It is recommended that someone in each department for your county run a County Combined Completeness Report on a regular basis to track how your county is doing. If you are currently below 90% completeness in either Adult or Juvenile reporting for 5 year average then you should contact your CJIS Field Support Auditor for information and assistance. Reporting Reminders Juvenile Referral Reporting Agencies- The most common mistake made on the CR-43J/CR-44J is dates.

8 There are three required dates in the Referral Section on the CR-43J and CR-44J reporting forms; the Date of Fingerprinting (DOA), the Date of Birth (DOB), and the Referral Date (ADA). Please be sure to complete all of the required fields to ensure that the referral is entered into CCH in a timely manner. New Field Auditor CJIS would like to introduce Aaron Bonner, our new Field Auditor. Aaron has been with DPS for over 14 years and trans-ferred from the Driver License Division to CJIS Field Support in Crime Records in February 2017. If you have any questions or do not know who the Field Auditor is for your region please contact the CJIS Main Line (512)424-2478, 85th Legislature Session Senate Bill No. 1304 passed during the 85th Legislature Session. This act is relating to confidentiality, sharing, sealing, and destruction of juvenile records. SB 1304 is a result of the work of the Juvenile Records Advisory Committee created by the 84th Legislature for the purpose of reviewing and making recommendations to the juvenile records law.

9 The bill is a significant revision and reorganization of Chapter 58, Family Code. The bill contains several amendments to Chapter 58, Family Code. Here is a list of some of the changes: * Sections (a), (b), and (f), are amended to clarify that the JJIS that's maintained by the Department shall con-tain the complete criminal history record information for the person, probation termination, discharge from commit- ment . Incomplete reporting will cause the Department to make available criminal history record information that may possibly be eligible for sealing. * Section 17, Subchapter C-1, is a modification to the title which is the removal of the automatic restriction and now creates the Sealing and Destruction of Juvenile Records. The subchapter also sets clear definitions. * Section defines the records that are exempted from sealing and destruction, sex offender registration, criminal street gang and records that are related to a criminal combination.

10 4 * Section states the eligibility for a person to receive an automatic sealing if certain requirements within this sec-tion are met. * Section requires the Department to notify the juvenile probation department of the persons that are eligible for sealing. If after notification the juvenile department determines the person is ineligible, they must notify the Department within 15 days of receipt. House Bill No. 2931 was also passed during the 85th Legislature Session, although the effective date is January 01, 2019. This bill repealed Chapter 60, Code of Criminal Procedure by adding Chapter 66 which provides a restructure of the articles and subchapters that outlined Chapter 60. Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Site Entity Administrators The CJIS Site is provided by the texas Department of public safety to assist counties in managing their Computerized Crimi-nal History (CCH) information and to manage CJIS users for respective entities.