FLORIDA BASIC RECRUIT TRAINING PROGRAM
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A first-degree felony. Answer: _____ carries a maximum penalty of
30 years in a state correctional facility, a fine of up to $10,000, or
both. However, certain ______ specifically carry a maximum penalty of
life imprisonment in a state correctional facility. (pg. 35)
◉ A second-degree felony. Answer: _____ is punishable by a
maximum of 15 years in a state correctional facility, a fine of up to
$10,000, or both. (pg. 36)
◉ A third-degree felony. Answer: _____ carries a maximum penalty of
five years in a state correctional facility, a fine of up to $5,000, or
both. (pg. 36)
◉ Violent career criminals, habitual felony offenders, or habitual
violent felony offenders. Answer: Penalties of imprisonment may be
extended for defendants who have been classified as _____. (pg. 36)
◉ A misdemeanor. Answer: _____ is any criminal offense with a
maximum incarceration penalty in a county jail of up to one year.
(pg. 36)
,◉ A first-degree misdemeanor. Answer: _____ carries a maximum
penalty of one year in a county jail, a fine of $1,000, or both. (pg. 36)
◉ A second-degree misdemeanor. Answer: _____ carries a maximum
penalty of 60 days in a county jail, a fine of $500, or both. (pg. 36)
◉ A noncriminal violation. Answer: An offense for which the only
penalty may be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalty is _____. (pg.
36)
◉ A local criminal ordinance. Answer: The maximum penalty for
violating ______ is a fine of $500 or incarceration in a county jail for a
period of up to 60 days and/or both. (pg. 37)
◉ Mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, probable cause, and proof
beyond a reasonable doubt.. Answer: The law recognizes four
standards of legal justification:... (pg. 38)
◉ Consensual encounter. Answer: _____ occurs when an officer comes
into voluntary contact with a citizen under circumstances in which a
reasonable person would feel free to disregard the police and go
about his or her business. It involves no coercion, no detention, and
therefore is no Fourth Amendment seizure. (pg. 39)
,◉ Mere suspicion. Answer: _____ is sometimes described as a hunch
or gut feeling based on law enforcement training and knowledge.
(pg. 39)
◉ Investigative stop. Answer: An officer can only make an ____ if the
officer has reasonable suspicion that the person stopped was
committing, is committing, or is about to commit a law violation. (pg.
39)
◉ Terry Stop. Answer: An investigative stop is also known as a_____.
(pg. 39)
◉ Reasonable suspicion. Answer: _____ is the standard of justification
needed to support a legal Terry stop or investigative
detention. (pg. 39)
◉ Articulable suspicion or Founded suspicion. Answer: Reasonable
suspicion is sometimes called_____. (pg. 39)
◉ Reasonable suspicion. Answer: The facts and circumstances must
support the suspicion that a person committed a crime, is
committing a crime, or is about to commit a crime. (pg. 39)
, ◉ BOLO. Answer: is a description of the suspect, the suspect's name,
and any additional information that would help apprehend the
suspect.
◉ Be On the Look Out. Answer: BOLO stands for... (pg. 40)
◉ Terry v. Ohio (1968). Answer: In ____ the Court ruled that a law
enforcement officer may frisk the exterior clothing of someone
lawfully detained if the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe
that the person is armed.
◉ (1) that the subject is lawfully detained and (2)
that the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the subject
possesses a dangerous weapon.. Answer: The two elements required
for a lawful pat down or frisk are_____. (pg. 40)
◉ Plain touch/feel doctrine. Answer: This rule allows the officer to
seize the contraband even if it does not feel like a weapon. (pg. 40)
◉ Terry stop. Answer: The duration of a _____ is limited to the time
reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose of the stop.
An investigative detention may become an arrest even if the officer
does not initially intend to make the arrest. (pg. 41)
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A first-degree felony. Answer: _____ carries a maximum penalty of
30 years in a state correctional facility, a fine of up to $10,000, or
both. However, certain ______ specifically carry a maximum penalty of
life imprisonment in a state correctional facility. (pg. 35)
◉ A second-degree felony. Answer: _____ is punishable by a
maximum of 15 years in a state correctional facility, a fine of up to
$10,000, or both. (pg. 36)
◉ A third-degree felony. Answer: _____ carries a maximum penalty of
five years in a state correctional facility, a fine of up to $5,000, or
both. (pg. 36)
◉ Violent career criminals, habitual felony offenders, or habitual
violent felony offenders. Answer: Penalties of imprisonment may be
extended for defendants who have been classified as _____. (pg. 36)
◉ A misdemeanor. Answer: _____ is any criminal offense with a
maximum incarceration penalty in a county jail of up to one year.
(pg. 36)
,◉ A first-degree misdemeanor. Answer: _____ carries a maximum
penalty of one year in a county jail, a fine of $1,000, or both. (pg. 36)
◉ A second-degree misdemeanor. Answer: _____ carries a maximum
penalty of 60 days in a county jail, a fine of $500, or both. (pg. 36)
◉ A noncriminal violation. Answer: An offense for which the only
penalty may be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalty is _____. (pg.
36)
◉ A local criminal ordinance. Answer: The maximum penalty for
violating ______ is a fine of $500 or incarceration in a county jail for a
period of up to 60 days and/or both. (pg. 37)
◉ Mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, probable cause, and proof
beyond a reasonable doubt.. Answer: The law recognizes four
standards of legal justification:... (pg. 38)
◉ Consensual encounter. Answer: _____ occurs when an officer comes
into voluntary contact with a citizen under circumstances in which a
reasonable person would feel free to disregard the police and go
about his or her business. It involves no coercion, no detention, and
therefore is no Fourth Amendment seizure. (pg. 39)
,◉ Mere suspicion. Answer: _____ is sometimes described as a hunch
or gut feeling based on law enforcement training and knowledge.
(pg. 39)
◉ Investigative stop. Answer: An officer can only make an ____ if the
officer has reasonable suspicion that the person stopped was
committing, is committing, or is about to commit a law violation. (pg.
39)
◉ Terry Stop. Answer: An investigative stop is also known as a_____.
(pg. 39)
◉ Reasonable suspicion. Answer: _____ is the standard of justification
needed to support a legal Terry stop or investigative
detention. (pg. 39)
◉ Articulable suspicion or Founded suspicion. Answer: Reasonable
suspicion is sometimes called_____. (pg. 39)
◉ Reasonable suspicion. Answer: The facts and circumstances must
support the suspicion that a person committed a crime, is
committing a crime, or is about to commit a crime. (pg. 39)
, ◉ BOLO. Answer: is a description of the suspect, the suspect's name,
and any additional information that would help apprehend the
suspect.
◉ Be On the Look Out. Answer: BOLO stands for... (pg. 40)
◉ Terry v. Ohio (1968). Answer: In ____ the Court ruled that a law
enforcement officer may frisk the exterior clothing of someone
lawfully detained if the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe
that the person is armed.
◉ (1) that the subject is lawfully detained and (2)
that the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the subject
possesses a dangerous weapon.. Answer: The two elements required
for a lawful pat down or frisk are_____. (pg. 40)
◉ Plain touch/feel doctrine. Answer: This rule allows the officer to
seize the contraband even if it does not feel like a weapon. (pg. 40)
◉ Terry stop. Answer: The duration of a _____ is limited to the time
reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose of the stop.
An investigative detention may become an arrest even if the officer
does not initially intend to make the arrest. (pg. 41)
