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No Fly List Procedures
The purpose of this Order is to establish standard procedures f or coordinating and
resolving incidents where membe r(s) of the trave ling public may be preliminarily
identified as someone whose na me appears on the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security’s (USDHS) NO-FLY LIST.
I. Authority and Background
A. USDHS Security Directive ( SD 1544-01-20I) provides the defin itive
procedural response to incidents where a passenger is attemptin g to fly on
a commercial air carrier and t heir name appears on the No-Fly L ist.
B. The Law Enforcement Officer (L EO) responsibilities enumerate d in this
order are consistent with the requirements of SD 1544-01-20I .
II. LEO Response and Responsibilities
A. Per the above security direc tive the Aircraft operator (airl ine employee) is
responsible to verify the ident ity of the person in question. In most cases
the Aircraft operator along wit h the TSA Office of Intelligence will know
when a person books a flight if th ey appear on the No-fly List. LEO’s will
only be called to assist if the si tuation becomes a peace distu rbance. An
Airport LEO will respond to keep the peace.
B. If the airline employee det ermines the person is or may be a match, the
airline employee wi ll contact the Local FBI Field Office and th e TSA Office
of Intelligence. Based on informa tion given to and received fr om the FBI
Field Office and the TSA Office of Intelligence, the airline em ployee will
make the final determination w hether to allow the person in que stion to fly.
C. If called to assist, the LEO s hould make an effort through c onsensual
contact to identify any subjects w ho are with the person in que stion. Get a
license plate and vehicle descrip tion if possible. Advise the
Communications Center to place a camera on scene.
D. In the event a person arrive s at the airport and attempts to purchase a
ticket to fly and they are a mat ch on the No-Fly List, the LEO may be
called to assist the airline empl oyee(s) in verifying (if possi ble) the identity
of the person in question. If t he LEO is asked to assist the a irline
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III. Guidelines for Determining Identity of Person Whose Name M ay Appear on the
No Fly List
A. Obtain and examine as many fo rms of identification from the person in
question as possible (i.e. drive r’s license, passport, birth ce rtificate, etc.).
B. Attempt to get the following information from the person in question. This
information will expedite and assi st the FBI and TSA Office of Intelligence
in evaluating the person in question.
1. Full name, other names ( aliases), other spellings.
2. Date and place of birth. 3. Current residence/addr ess and telephone number.
4. Current employer/address/telephone number. 5. Drivers license, passport (cu rrent/previous – new date may i ndicate
existence of a previous passport).
6. Nationality and citizenship. 7. Purpose and dur ation of travel.
8. Traveling companions. 9. Lodging location and point of contact. 10. Reside overseas (where, when). 11. Recent travel within the U.S . (where, when, why, with whom) .
12. Overseas travel within past 10 years (where, when, why, wit h
whom stayed).
13. Membership in organizations.
Note: The LEO’s primary role is to keep the peace while the airline employee
attempts to find the true identit y of the person being question ed. The LEO may
be asked to help identify the person. The LEO should observe a nd attempt to
identify any subjects who may be with the person in question. It is the airline
employee(s), in conjunction wit h the FBI and TSA Office of Inte lligence, who will
determine whether the person in question is allowed to fly.
IV. Exceptional Circumstances
A. Person in question refuses to cooperate.
1. Aircraft operator will refuse to allow person to fly or subj ect the
person and accompanying pa ssengers to secondary screening
(selectee) based on t heir criteria under SD 1544-01-20I .
B. Person in question chooses not to fly and wants to leave the airport.
1. Attempt to get as much identif ying information from the pers on in
question as possible on a consensual encounter basis.
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2. Absent other author ity, the person should not be detained. If the
person voluntarily chooses no t to fly, the no-fly list issue be comes
mute and no determination by the aircraft operator is required.
V. Reporting Requirements
A. An Incident/Crime Report may be completed should any other i nformation
or criminal activity occur other than the person in question on the No Fly
List. Any reports taken will be fo rwarded