ACIS

An acronym for the AOC Automated Criminal Infraction System.

affiant

The person who signs an affidavit.

Affidavit

A sworn and signed statement of facts. The person swearing to the facts is known as the affiant. In Statewide Search, Affidavits appear on the Fugitive Warrant and CVR-8 processes.

AFIS

An acronym for Automated Fingerprint Identification System.

Agency

A legal body with associated members.  Typically associated with a Law Enforcement Agency.

Aliases

Names attached to a Person record that has been known to be used by the person or associates. This is separate from a Fraudulent Name, which is an incorrect Name used in legal or financial situations.

AOC

(North Carolina) Administrative Office of the Courts

Appearance Bond (AB)

An official receipt of moneys posted with the courts to guarantee that an individual will be present for a scheduled court date. An Appearance Bond will list the Bond Type, Bondsmen data, and the Amount posted.

Arrest

The act of taking a person into custody based on a previous charge or the committing of an offense.

Arrest Number

The number assigned by a local agency to identify an arrest.

Arresting Agency

The agency that made the arrest based on an issued process.

BAC

An acronym for Blood Alcohol Content.

Case

A collection of processes relating to a charge against a defendant.  There will be an initiating process and any number of subsequent processes.

Charge

Another term for the offense on a process.

Charging Text

A combination of default and user-entered data that defines and provides the details of an offense on a process.  (Note:  Charging Text may also be referred to as Charging Language.)

Check Digit Number

Unique fingerprint card tracking number assigned by DCI. It is used to identify an individual and follow their arrest history.

Citation Number

Identifier assigned by a law enforcement agency to track citations.

Clerk

An assistant or deputy to the CSC working in the criminal division.

Clerk of Superior Court (CSC)

An elected official in each county. The Clerk of Superior Court is paid by the state and is responsible for all clerical and record-keeping functions of the superior court and district court. In criminal matters they are empowered to issue arrest and search warrants, although they infrequently use this authority. They are also empowered to exercise the same powers as a magistrate with respect to taking waivers of trial and pleas of guilty to minor offenses.

Complainant

The entity in the case bringing the charge against the defendant.  A complainant can be a person, business or LEO.

Contact, business

The primary contact person for a business in NCAWARE.

County

A North Carolina, or other State's, county.  There are 100 counties in NC.

Crime

In NCAWARE, the description of the original offense for which a defendant on a Fugitive Warrant or Order is wanted and has fled. The Crime(s) are not to be confused with the actual offense on Fugitive processes, which is \"Extradition/Other State.\"

Criminal Record Number - District Court (CR)

A number assigned to a case once the case is issued by an official with Issuing Authority. The format for a CR (or CRS) number is: YYTTTNNNNNN where YY = Year, TTT = Case Type, and NNNNNN = Sequence Number.

Criminal Record Number - Superior Court (CRS)

A number assigned to a case at the Superior Court level. Except for the Case Type of 'CRS', the format is identical to a CR number: YYTTTNNNNNN where YY = Year, TTT = Case Type, and NNNNNN = Sequence Number.

Criminal Record Number (CR)

A number assigned to a case once the case is issued by an official with Issuing Authority. The format for a CR (or CRS) number is: YYTTTNNNNNN where YY = Year, TTT = Case Type, and NNNNNN = Sequence Number.

Criminal Summons (CS)

A document issued requesting the defendant appear in court at the specified time to answer the specified charges. When the defendant is a person, the offense must be a misdemeanor. When the defendant is a business, the offense may be a felony.

CVR (Civil Revocation)

A process that revokes a person's driver's license.  A CVR-2 form is the form to revoke a license.  A CVR-8 is the associated affidavit signed by the defendant if not in possession of a NC driver's license.

Date of Arrest

Date the individual was arrested or date the individual was fingerprinted.

Date Of Birth (DOB)

The Date of Birth of the individual. This can be a verified date, or an estimated date, which in instances where the DOB for a Person being entered into NCAWARE is unknown, an approximate age is entered and the DOB is calculated from the age and the date the record was entered.  (Ex: Age 25 entered on 08/20/2002 will be calculated to the DOB of 08/20/1977.)  An estimated DOB displays with a \"+\" next to it.

DCI

An acronym for the State Bureau of Investigation's Division of Criminal Information.

Defendant

The entity in a case that is being charged.  A defendant is a person on all initiating processes with the exception of ALE/ABC, General, and Wildlife Citations, Criminal Summons, and Worthless Check Summons, where the defendant may also be a business.

Dept. of Correction Number (DOC)

A unique inmate number assigned by the Department of Correction to a person that has been incarcerated.

Dept. of Motor Vehicles Number (DMV)

A unique identifier assigned by a state Division of Motor Vehicles to an individual. This can be a Drivers License Number or an Identification Card issued by DMV.

Domestic Violence

A field that indicates a case involves domestic violence by the defendant.

DWLR

An acronym for Driving While License Revoked.

Estimated Date of Birth

In instances where the Date of Birth (DOB) for a Person being entered into NCAWARE is unknown, an approximate age is entered and the DOB is calculated from the age and the date the record was entered.  (Ex: Age 25 entered on 08/20/2002 will be calculated to the DOB of 08/20/1977.)  An estimated DOB displays with a \"+\" next to it.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Number (FBI)

A unique person identifier assigned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on fingerprint identification.

File Number

A number generated and assigned to a case when the initiating process is issued. Each county has a specific set of file numbers that are recycled each year.  A file number consists of (Year) (Type) (6 digit county specific number).  Each case issued causes the county specific number to be incremented.

Fugitive Warrant (FW)

A document created for a defendant, not in custody, who is a fugitive from another state.

General Statute

The code assigned by the NC Legislature to identify the laws.  Example:  G.S. 15A-304. The format of a G.S. Number is: