the georgia crime information center operating manual - GBI LMS

1 THE GEORGIA CRIME INFORMATION CENTER (GCIC)
GCIC was established in 1973 as an operating division within the Georgia Bureau
of Investigation (GBI) to provide round-the-clock criminal justice information
services. The principal mission of GCIC is to assist all officials and agencies of the
criminal justice system in the fulfillment of their varied responsibilities.
GCIC is mandated by the Rules of the GCIC Council, the Georgia Board of Public
Safety, state and federal statutes, federal regulations, and binding agreements with
several federal agencies to monitor and enforce compliance by criminal justice and
other authorized agencies in Georgia.
For more information about GCIC and the information services provided, visit the
GBI website at www.ganet.org/gbi.
2 THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM (CJIS)
GCIC manages the statewide data communications network known as CJIS. The
CJIS network provides criminal justice and other authorized agencies direct access
to computerized databases maintained by Georgia agencies, agencies in other states,
the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and the International Justice and
Public Safety Network (Nlets).
3 GCIC OPERATING MANUAL
The GCIC Operating Manual is designed to guide criminal justice and other
authorized agencies in accessing the CJIS network and files. The GCIC Operating
Manual should be used in conjunction with the NCIC Operating Manual.
Each part of the manual provides message keys and data field codes necessary to
perform CJIS network transactions. A table of contents is located at the beginning
of each part of the manual. Each table of contents lists the parts by title.
Appendices are included at the end of the appropriate parts to explain the use of
data fields, codes, and additional information required to complete successful
transactions.
The GCIC Operating Manual can only be used for the administration of criminal
justice or as otherwise provided by law:
GCIC Operating Manual
Introduction
Rev. 2011