SOCE State Officer Exam Review
Questions & Answers 2026/2027 100%
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{Grade A}
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - correct answer Sets
privacy standards that make it a violation to knowingly disclose the protected health
information of inmates and detainees.
F.S. 456.057 - correct answer Requires that a correctional institution reasonably
safeguard an inmates health information in order to limit incidental uses or
disclosures, unless there is a health, safety, or security need.
Baker Act - correct answer Also known as the Florida Mental Health Act, provides for
emergency services and temporary detention of an individual for evaluation and
voluntary or involuntary short term community inpatient treatment.
,394.455 F.S. - correct answer Establishes the Baker Act (Florida Mental Health Act).
Prison Rape Elimination Act - correct answer A law enacted by Congress to address
the problem of sexual abuse of persons in custody of the U.S. federal, state or local
correctional facilities. Implemented to make rape prevention and awareness in a
correctional facility a top priority.
Privileged Communication - correct answer Inmate communications that are given
special privacy considerations, such as between an inmate and attorney.
Contraband - correct answer Any unauthorized article or any authorized article in
excessive quantities or altered from its intended purpose.
944.47, 951.22 - correct answer Statutes that define items that are identified as
contraband in correctional facilities.
,F.S. 951.22 - correct answer Florida Statute that along with the Florida Model Jail
Standards provides authority to county facilities to establish policies and procedures
relating to contraband.
Introduction of Contraband - correct answer A crime punishable by s. 944.47, F.S. that
designates the introduction, taking, or sending of articles defined as contraband into a
correctional facility as a felony offense.
F.S. 932.704, F.S. 932.7055 - correct answer Confiscated contraband may be destroyed,
converted or reused, according to these two statutes.
Criminal Act - correct answer A violation of the law.
, F.S. 775.08 - correct answer Statute that designates a crime as either a felony or
misdemeanor.
Felony - correct answer Any criminal offense for which a person may be sentenced to
a term of imprisonment of more than of one year.
Misdemeanor - correct answer Any criminal offense punishable by Florida law by
imprisonment for less than one year in a county correctional facility.
Components of a Crime - correct answer Two basic elements necessary to convict a
person of a crime: Proof that a crime has been committed and proof that the person
being charged with a crime committed the crime.
Instrumentalities of a Crime - correct answer Anything used to commit a crime.
Questions & Answers 2026/2027 100%
Verified Solutions Complete Study Guide
{Grade A}
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - correct answer Sets
privacy standards that make it a violation to knowingly disclose the protected health
information of inmates and detainees.
F.S. 456.057 - correct answer Requires that a correctional institution reasonably
safeguard an inmates health information in order to limit incidental uses or
disclosures, unless there is a health, safety, or security need.
Baker Act - correct answer Also known as the Florida Mental Health Act, provides for
emergency services and temporary detention of an individual for evaluation and
voluntary or involuntary short term community inpatient treatment.
,394.455 F.S. - correct answer Establishes the Baker Act (Florida Mental Health Act).
Prison Rape Elimination Act - correct answer A law enacted by Congress to address
the problem of sexual abuse of persons in custody of the U.S. federal, state or local
correctional facilities. Implemented to make rape prevention and awareness in a
correctional facility a top priority.
Privileged Communication - correct answer Inmate communications that are given
special privacy considerations, such as between an inmate and attorney.
Contraband - correct answer Any unauthorized article or any authorized article in
excessive quantities or altered from its intended purpose.
944.47, 951.22 - correct answer Statutes that define items that are identified as
contraband in correctional facilities.
,F.S. 951.22 - correct answer Florida Statute that along with the Florida Model Jail
Standards provides authority to county facilities to establish policies and procedures
relating to contraband.
Introduction of Contraband - correct answer A crime punishable by s. 944.47, F.S. that
designates the introduction, taking, or sending of articles defined as contraband into a
correctional facility as a felony offense.
F.S. 932.704, F.S. 932.7055 - correct answer Confiscated contraband may be destroyed,
converted or reused, according to these two statutes.
Criminal Act - correct answer A violation of the law.
, F.S. 775.08 - correct answer Statute that designates a crime as either a felony or
misdemeanor.
Felony - correct answer Any criminal offense for which a person may be sentenced to
a term of imprisonment of more than of one year.
Misdemeanor - correct answer Any criminal offense punishable by Florida law by
imprisonment for less than one year in a county correctional facility.
Components of a Crime - correct answer Two basic elements necessary to convict a
person of a crime: Proof that a crime has been committed and proof that the person
being charged with a crime committed the crime.
Instrumentalities of a Crime - correct answer Anything used to commit a crime.
