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Contributor OCA Number
REQUIRED "OCA" is an FBI/NCIC acronym meaning "originating agency's case
number." This number must be unique to one person/one arrest. While the OCA is
not required for electronic submissions, it is recommended.
Arrest Tracking Number
ATN is a unique identifier linking arrest, prosecution, and court disposition data. The
ATN is unique for each person/arrest. ATN is a variable-length numeric identifier
which can only be generated by a computer algorithm. It can be as small as six (6)
digits and as large as fourteen (14) digits. ATN contains a four (4) digit agency
identifier, a local sequence number which can be from one (1) to nine (9) digits, and
a check digit. (See ATN Technical Document 20-TS/ATN-96.032)
Agencies submitting fingerprints electronically have the ATN generated by the card
scan or live scan device. Those agencies submitting ink and roll fingerprint cards by
mail should obtain and use the ATN generation software provided by CIB. Contact
Sandie Schultz at (608) 264-9490 or schultzsd@doj.state.wi.us to obtain a copy.
Date of Offense
This should be the date or approximate date of the alleged offense. For submissions
with multiple offense dates, only one need be reported. For paper submissions, must
be numeric characters representing month, day, and year, separated by slashes in that
order. The year can be two or four characters (mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy). However,
for electronic fingerprint card submissions, the year must be four characters without
separators in the following order: ccyymmdd.
Place of Birth
REQUIRED Must be two character alpha code indicating the state, territory or
country of birth. For those individuals born in the United States, Mexico or Canada,
the specific state or province should be listed. Valid codes may be found in the State
& Country Data Codes section of this manual.
Country of Citizenship
REQUIRED Must be two character alpha code indicating the individual's current
country of citizenship. Country of Citizenship is subject to change, however Place of
Birth should never change.. Valid codes may be found in the State & County Data
Codes section of this manual.
Miscellaneous Numbers
Must be a two character alpha code followed by the specific number. The
Miscellaneous Identifying Numbers section of the manual contains a complete list of
the prefix codes. Examples :
• Passport Number = PP-1234
• Alien Registration Number = AR-5678
• Drivers License Number = DL-XX C325-4755-0166-01 (where XX is
state of issue)
Scars, Marks, Tattoos and Amputations
This block should be used to identify specific physical or mental characteristics of
the individual fingerprinted. The following identifiers should be coded for
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