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Fingerprint
Candidates
and
Name Search
Candidates
Combined

One NO At Least YES Verification
and One
Only One Candidate and
Candidate Validation

YES NO
NO
Non-Ident
Ident New Ident?
Generated SID
Assigned
YES

Transmit
Store and Forward
Record to
FBI

Figure 5.12 If there is one and only one candidate from both the fingerprint search and
Ident/No Ident of name the name search, an ident is generated. This identification information is for-
and minutiae search
warded to IAFIS through store and forward. If no candidate is generated from
either of these searches, the record is considered a non-ident. A SID number
is assigned, as this is considered the first enrollment of the subject into the state
database. This record is then sent to IAFIS through store and forward.
If there is at least one candidate, the candidates are reviewed by trained
examiners in a verification process. The return of multiple candidates may be
due to multiple records for the same individual. These records will be consol-
idated into one record, usually the one with the first assigned SID number. This
is repeated by a second examiner in a validation process independent of the
decision of the first examiner. If the combined decision is that there is no iden-
tification, i.e., a matching record does not exist on the AFIS database, a new
SID number is assigned and the record is sent to IAFIS through store and
forward. If the combined decision is that there is an identification, the CCH
will be updated with the new information. This information is also be sent to
IAFIS through store and forward output.