North Carolina Administrative Code

SECTION .0200 – PROVISIONS FOR LICENSEES 14B NCAC 17 .0201 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE (a) Each applicant for a license shall submit an online application on the website provided by the Board. The application shall contain: (1) name, address, telephone numbers, and social security nu…

14B NCAC 17 .0202 EXPERIENCE OR TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE (a) Applicants for a security systems business license shall meet the following requirements, which are in addition to those specified in G.S. 74D: (1) establish two year's experience within the past five years in …

14B NCAC 17 .0203 FEES FOR LICENSE (a) Application license fees are as follows plus the convenience fee charged by the Board's on-line application vendor and credit card transaction fee charged by the applicant's credit card provider and collected online: (1) one hundred fifty do…

14B NCAC 17 .0204 RENEWAL OR REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE (a) Each applicant for a license renewal shall submit an online renewal application on the website provided by the Board. This online application shall be submitted not less than 30 days prior to expiration of the applicant's …

14b NCAC 17 .0205 IDENTIFICATION CARDS OF LICENSEES Upon the issuance of a license, a pocket identification card of design, size, and content approved by the Board shall be issued by the Director. The card will be evidence that the holder is duly licensed under G.S. Chapter 74D. …

14b NCAC 17 .0206 RECORDS INSPECTION (a) Records of a licensee maintained to satisfy the requirements of G.S. Chapter 74D or this Chapter shall be available for inspection by the Director or his or her staff upon demand between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. (b) A…

14B NCAC 17 .0207 LICENSE REQUIREMENTS All licensees shall inform the Board of their home address, business street address, home telephone number and business telephone number and inform the Board within 10 business days of the change. History Note: Authority G.S. 74D-5; Eff. Jun…

14b NCAC 17 .0208 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALARM LICENSEES History Note: Authority G.S. 74D-5(a)(2); Eff. March 1, 1993; Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 11 .0208 Eff. July 1, 2015; Readopted Eff. June 1, 2018; Repealed Eff. February 1, 2024.

14B NCAC 17 .0209 COMPANY BUSINESS LICENSE (a) Any firm, association, or corporation required to be licensed pursuant to G.S. 74D-2(a) shall upload an application for a company business license on a form on the website provided by the Board. A sole proprietorship that is owned an…

14b NCAC 17 .0210 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS (a) Each firm, association, corporation, department, division, or branch office required to be licensed pursuant to G.S. 74D-2(a) shall employ on a full-time basis a licensee or registered employee who holds a license …

SECTION .0300 – PROVISIONS FOR REGISTRANTS 14B NCAC 17 .0301 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION (a) Each licensee or qualifying agent shall submit an online application for the registration of his or her employee on the website provided by the Board. The application shall contain: (1) …

14B NCAC 17 .0302 FEES FOR REGISTRATION (a) Registration fees are as follows, plus the convenience fee charged by the Board's on-line application vendor and credit card transaction fee charged by the applicant's credit card provider and collected online. (1) Fifty dollar ($50.00)…

14B NCAC 17 .0303 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR REGISTRATION An applicant for registration shall: (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; (3) be of good moral character and temperate habits, as set forth in G.S. 74D-2(d)(2); and (4) not…

14B NCAC 17 .0304 INVESTIGATION FOR REGISTRATION A denial of an applicant for registration by the Director shall be subject to review by the Board. History Note: Authority G.S. 74D-5; 74D-8; Temporary Rule Eff. January 9, 1984, for a Period of 120 Days to Expire on May 7, 1984; E…

14B NCAC 17 .0305 REGISTRATION IDENTIFICATION CARDS (a) The registration identification card shall be carried by the registrant when performing the duties of a security systems employee. (b) The registration identification card shall be exhibited upon the request of any law enfor…

14B NCAC 17 .0306 RENEWAL OR REREGISTRATION OF REGISTRATION (a) Each applicant for renewal of a registration identification card or his or her employer shall complete an online form on the website provided by the Board. This online form shall be submitted not less than 90 days pr…

14B ncac 17 .0307 SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXPEND FUNDS In the event that Board's authority to expend funds is suspended pursuant to G.S. 93B-2(d), the Board shall continue to issue and renew licenses and all fees tendered shall be placed in an escrow account maintained by the …

SECTION .0400 - RECOVERY FUND 14B NCAC 17 .0401 DEFINITIONS In addition to the definitions in Article 2 of Chapter 74D of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following definitions shall apply through this Section: (1) "Board" means the Security Systems Licensing Board. (2…

SECTION .0500 - CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LICENSEES 14B NCAC 17 .0501 DEFINITIONS In addition to the definitions set forth in Rule .0103 of this Section, the following definitions shall apply to this Section: (1) "continuing education" or "CE" refers to any educational activity ap…

14B NCAC 17 .0502 REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS Each licensee shall complete a minimum of six credit hours of continuing education training during each two-year renewal period. Each registrant shall complete a minimum of three credit hours of continuing education training d…

14B NCAC 17 .0503 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS (a) CE courses seeking to obtain the sanction of the Security Systems Licensing Board shall submit the following information to the Board: (1) the nature and purpose of the course; (2) the course objectives or goals; (3) the outline of th…

14B NCAC 17 .0504 NON-RESIDENT LICENSEE OR REGISTRANT CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS A non-resident licensee or registrant shall obtain the required continuing education credits as set forth in Rule .0502 of this Section. If a non-resident licensee or registrant resides in a state …

14B NCAC 17 .0505 RECORDING AND REPORTING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS (a) Each licensee shall be responsible for recording and reporting continuing education credits to the Board at the time of license or registration renewal. For each course taken, the report shall include a ce…

14B NCAC 17 .0506 NON-COMPLIANCE If a licensee or registrant fails to comply with this Section of the rules, his or her license or registration permit shall not be renewed. History Note: Authority G.S. 74D-2; 74D-5; Eff. May 1, 1999; Amended Eff. July 18, 2002; Transferred and Re…

Chapter 18 – Division of criminal information SUBCHAPTER 18a – ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS SECTION .0100 – GENERAL PROVISIONS 14B NCAC 18A .0101 scope (a) The rules in this Chapter are the rules of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Division of Crimina…

14b NCAC 18a .0102 DEFINITIONS As used in this Chapter: (1) "ACIIS" means Canada's Automated Criminal Intelligence and Information System. (2) "Administration of criminal justice" means the: (a) detection of accused persons or criminal offenders; (b) apprehension of accused perso…

14b NCAC 18a .0103 FUNCTION OF DCIN Users of DCIN may: (1) transmit or receive any criminal justice related message to or from any device connected to DCIN; (2) enter into or retrieve information from North Carolina's: (a) recovered vehicle file; (b) sex offender registry; and (c…

SECTION .0200 – REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS 14b NCAC 18a .0201 ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO DCIN (a) Only agencies that have obtained an ORI and have complied with Rule .0202 of this Section may access DCIN. (b) Any agency in North Carolina desiring an ORI shall make a written request t…

14b NCAC 18a .0202 MANAGEMENT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS Each device with access to DCIN and those personnel who operate devices with DCIN access must be under the direct and immediate management control of a criminal justice agency, criminal justice board or an FBI approved non-crimin…

14b NCAC 18a .0203 NON-TERMINAL ACCESS (a) A non-terminal criminal justice agency may gain access to DCIN through a criminal justice agency that has direct access to the network. The servicing agency (agency providing access) shall enter into a servicing agreement with the non-te…

SECTION .0300 - AGREEMENTS 14b NCAC 18a .0301 USER AGREEMENT (a) Each agency receiving access to any data provided by FBI CJIS through DCIN shall sign a user agreement certifying that the agency head has read and understands DCIN, NCIC, CJIS, and other applicable rules and regula…

14b NCAC 18a .0302 SERVICING AGREEMENT (a) Any agency authorized pursuant to Rule .0201 of this Subchapter with a DCIN device that provides access to a non-terminal agency shall enter into a written servicing agreement with the serviced agency. The agreement shall include the fol…

14b NCAC 18a .0303 CONTROL AGREEMENTs (a) A non-criminal justice agency designated to perform criminal justice functions for a criminal justice agency is eligible for access to DCIN. (b) A written management control agreement shall be entered into between a law enforcement agency…

14b NCAC 18a .0304 DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (a) A written disclosure agreement shall be entered into between the SBI and any individual or agency seeking access to DCI-maintained criminal justice information for purposes of research. (b) The disclosure agreement shall state that each…

SECTION .0400 – STANDARDS AND CERITIFICATION AS A DCIN USER 14B NCAC 18A .0401 DCIN users (a) Prior to receiving certification as a DCIN user, and as a condition for maintaining certification as a DCIN user, each applicant or user shall be a citizen of the United States. (b) The …

14B NCAC 18A .0402 CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION OF DCIN users (a) Personnel who are assigned the duty of using a DCIN device shall be certified within 120 days from employment or assignment to user duties. Certification shall be awarded based on achieving a test score of 80 …

14B NCAC 18A .0403 Enrollment (a) Enrollment is necessary for student attendance at any training for DCIN users. Enrollment shall be requested and approved by the agency TAC and personnel must meet the management control requirements outlined in Section .0200 of this Subchapter. …

SUBCHAPTER 18B – SECURITY AND PRIVACY SECTION .0100 – SECURITY AT DCIN DEVICE SITES 14B NCAC 18B .0101 SECURITY OF DCIN devices Agencies that have management control of a DCIN device shall institute controls for maintaining the sensitivity and confidentiality of all criminal just…

14b NCAC 18b .0102 OFFICIAL USE OF DCIN (a) DCIN shall be used for criminal justice and law enforcement purposes only. All traffic generated over the network shall be made in the performance of an employee's or agency's official duties as they relate to the administration of crim…

14B NCAC 18B .0103 Personnel security (a) Agencies that have management control of DCIN devices shall institute procedures to ensure those non-DCIN certified individuals with direct access to their DCIN devices or any network that stores, processes, or transmits criminal justice …

14B NCAC 18B .0104 security Awareness Training (a) Security awareness training is required within six months of initial assignment and every two years thereafter for any personnel who have access to DCIN devices or any network that stores, processes, or transmits criminal justice…

SECTION .0200 – RESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED FILES 14B NCAC 18B .0201 DOCUMENTATION AND ACCURACY (a) Law enforcement and criminal justice agencies may enter stolen property, recovered property, wanted persons, missing persons, protection orders, or convicted sex offenders into NCIC …

14B NCAC 18B .0202 TimEliness (a) Law enforcement and criminal justice agencies shall enter records within three days when conditions for entry are met except when a federal law, state statute, or documentation exists to support a delayed entry. Any decision to delay entry under …

14B NCAC 18B .0203 VALIDATIONS (a) Law enforcement and criminal justice agencies shall validate all record entries, with the exception of articles, made into the NCIC restricted and unrestricted files. (b) Validation shall be accomplished by reviewing the original entry and curre…

14B NCAC 18B .0204 HIT CONFIRMATION (a) Any agency entering record information into the NCIC restricted and unrestricted files, or which has a servicing agency enter record information for its agency, shall provide hit confirmation 24 hours a day. Hit confirmation of NCIC records…

SECTION .0300 – SUBMISSION OF DATA FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS 14B NCAC 18B .0301 ARREST FINGERPRINT CARD (a) Fingerprint cards submitted in accordance with G.S. 15A-502 must contain the following information on the arrestee in order to be processed by the SBI or FBI: (1) ORI nu…

14B NCAC 18B .0302 FINAL DISPOSITION INFORMATION (a) Final disposition information shall be submitted electronically to DCI by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). (b) The final disposition information shall be added to North Carolina's CCH files, and shall be electroni…

14B NCAC 18B .0303 Incarceration information (a) Incarceration information shall be electronically submitted to DCI by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (DPS) on all subjects admitted to prison. (b) The incarceration information shall be added to the North Carolina C…

SECTION .0400 – USE AND ACCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION, NICS INFORMATION, AND N-DEX INFORMATION 14B NCAC 18B .0401 DISSEMINATION and Logging OF CHRI and NICS RECORDS (a) Criminal history record information (CHRI) obtained from or through DCIN, NCIC, N…

14B NCAC 18B .0402 ACCESSING OF CCH records Any accessing of or inquiry into CCH records must be made with an applicable purpose code. An "applicable purpose code" means a code that conveys the reason for which an inquiry is made. History Note: Authority G.S. 114-10; 114-10.1; Ef…