NC BLET Arrest, Search and Seizure
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1. Three Sources of Law - ANSWER ✔ Constitutional Law
Statutory Law
Common Law
2. Constitutional Law - ANSWER ✔ The supreme law of the land. All other
laws must comply with the basic constitutional provisions.
3. Statutory Law - ANSWER ✔ Declares, commands, or Prohibits something.
The written will of the politically elected legislature.
4. Common Law - ANSWER ✔ Judge Made Law
Tradition based "Case Law"
5. Types of Law - ANSWER ✔ Substantive Law
Procedural Law
6. United States Constitution - ANSWER ✔ Divided into Seven Major
Articles.
7. US Constitution Article VI/Supremacy Clause - ANSWER ✔ The
Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States are the supreme law of
the land. Judges of every state are bound by the US Constitution regardless
of contrary state law. This article also requires all legislative, executive, and
, judicial officers of both the states and the United States to take an oath to
support the Constitution.
8. The Four Procedural Safeguards - ANSWER ✔ Habeas Corpus
Jury
Bills of Attainder
Ex Post Facto Laws
9. Bill of Rights - ANSWER ✔ First Ten Amendments to the U.S.
Constitution
10.Due Process Clause - ANSWER ✔ (Historical) Applied most of the
safeguards in the bill of rights to the States.
11.First Amendment - ANSWER ✔ Freedom of Religion-Government may
not require or enforce religious observations. Free exercise but criminal acts
may be excluded(example- use of Peyote during religious ceremony)
Freedom of Speech-Freedom of expression(Time place manner), -Symbolic
Speech(Burning the American Flag)
Freedom of the Press- Protects the right to gather and receive information
Freedom of Assembly and Petition- Citizens may PEACEABLY assemble and
petition the government for a redress of grievances.
12.AOC - ANSWER ✔ Administrative Office of the Courts
13.The original copy of a warrant must be_______? - ANSWER ✔ Executed,
Signed, and returned to the clerk.
14.Application for a warrant should contain____? - ANSWER ✔ The AOC
Form
Description of property to be seized
Identify the Crime committed
Describing the property to be searched
15.Warrants-Stolen Property - ANSWER ✔ Serial Numbers
Detailed description of property
Inventory from reports
Photos from victim
,16.Warrants-Weapons - ANSWER ✔ Manufacturer
Model
Serial Number
Identifying Features
17.Warrants-Evidence of Ownership or Posession - ANSWER ✔ Letters,
Checkbooks, bills, leases, and other documents
Key to premises or vehicle
Prescription bottles
18.Warrants-Controlled Substances - ANSWER ✔ Specific drugs should be
stated "to include, but not limited to..."
No specified amount should be stated
Drug paraphernalia(bongs, needles, rolling paper, etc. )
19.Warrants-Persons - ANSWER ✔ Name and Alias
Sex, Race, Height, Weight, Hair Color, Eye color, scars, tattoos.
20.Warrants-Property to be Searched - ANSWER ✔ Street Address (Legally
"Premise")
Vehicles under control of one of the occupants( CYMBAL-Color-Year-Make-
Body-And-License number)
21.Warrants-Probable Cause Affidavit - ANSWER ✔ Officers Background-
Agency, background, years in Law Enforcement, Years in current
assignment, certification and special training, education, knowledge of
particular offense
Sources of Information-Personal Observation, Hearsay Statement(other
officers, citizens, etc.)-Should contain information as to why this information is
credible
22.Warrants-Presentation to Judicial Official - ANSWER ✔ The judicial
Official must make an independent judgement that there is probable cause.
The search warrant must advise the judicial official of facts sufficient to
establish probable cause to believe the items sought will be located in the
place to be searched, not merely an officers conclusions.
, 23.Search Warrants-Execution - ANSWER ✔ G.S. 15A-247
States that a search warrant must be executed within 48 hours or it is void.
24.Search Warrants-Execution-Entering Premises - ANSWER ✔ Must give
appropiate notice of his identity and purpose to the person to be searched, or
the person in apparent control of the premises to be searched.
25.Search Warrants-Service - ANSWER ✔ Officers may secure the premises
and occupants after making entry. If no-one is present at the address they do
not have to read the warrant aloud to an empty house however they must
leave a copy affixed to the premises or vehicle to be searched.
26.Search Warrants-Scope of the Search - ANSWER ✔ Officers may search
anywhere on the premises, including outbuildings and containers in which
the items may be contained.
27.Search Warrants-Public Places - ANSWER ✔ Officers may only detain
and frisk people named in the warrant.
28.Search Warrants-Private Places - ANSWER ✔ Officers may detain anyone
on the premises. They may only search people not named on the warrant if
they have already searched the entire premises and not found the items and
the items could reasonably be concealed on the unnamed individuals.
29.Search Warrants-Return of the executed warrants - ANSWER ✔ Once
executed the officer must without unnecessary delay return the warrant to
the clerk of issuing court along with an inventory of items seized.
30.Search Warrants-Disposition of seized party - ANSWER ✔ Property seized
pursuant to search warrant must be held in custody of the officer who
applied for/executed the warrant. The officer may use his departments
facility to store the evidence. The officer may deliver the property to another
law enforcement agency for the purpose of testing or analyzing the property.
31.Search Warrants-Obscenity - ANSWER ✔ Only upon request of a district
attorney or assistant district attorney can an officer apply for a search
warrant to search for and seize obscene materials.
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
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CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
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1. Three Sources of Law - ANSWER ✔ Constitutional Law
Statutory Law
Common Law
2. Constitutional Law - ANSWER ✔ The supreme law of the land. All other
laws must comply with the basic constitutional provisions.
3. Statutory Law - ANSWER ✔ Declares, commands, or Prohibits something.
The written will of the politically elected legislature.
4. Common Law - ANSWER ✔ Judge Made Law
Tradition based "Case Law"
5. Types of Law - ANSWER ✔ Substantive Law
Procedural Law
6. United States Constitution - ANSWER ✔ Divided into Seven Major
Articles.
7. US Constitution Article VI/Supremacy Clause - ANSWER ✔ The
Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States are the supreme law of
the land. Judges of every state are bound by the US Constitution regardless
of contrary state law. This article also requires all legislative, executive, and
, judicial officers of both the states and the United States to take an oath to
support the Constitution.
8. The Four Procedural Safeguards - ANSWER ✔ Habeas Corpus
Jury
Bills of Attainder
Ex Post Facto Laws
9. Bill of Rights - ANSWER ✔ First Ten Amendments to the U.S.
Constitution
10.Due Process Clause - ANSWER ✔ (Historical) Applied most of the
safeguards in the bill of rights to the States.
11.First Amendment - ANSWER ✔ Freedom of Religion-Government may
not require or enforce religious observations. Free exercise but criminal acts
may be excluded(example- use of Peyote during religious ceremony)
Freedom of Speech-Freedom of expression(Time place manner), -Symbolic
Speech(Burning the American Flag)
Freedom of the Press- Protects the right to gather and receive information
Freedom of Assembly and Petition- Citizens may PEACEABLY assemble and
petition the government for a redress of grievances.
12.AOC - ANSWER ✔ Administrative Office of the Courts
13.The original copy of a warrant must be_______? - ANSWER ✔ Executed,
Signed, and returned to the clerk.
14.Application for a warrant should contain____? - ANSWER ✔ The AOC
Form
Description of property to be seized
Identify the Crime committed
Describing the property to be searched
15.Warrants-Stolen Property - ANSWER ✔ Serial Numbers
Detailed description of property
Inventory from reports
Photos from victim
,16.Warrants-Weapons - ANSWER ✔ Manufacturer
Model
Serial Number
Identifying Features
17.Warrants-Evidence of Ownership or Posession - ANSWER ✔ Letters,
Checkbooks, bills, leases, and other documents
Key to premises or vehicle
Prescription bottles
18.Warrants-Controlled Substances - ANSWER ✔ Specific drugs should be
stated "to include, but not limited to..."
No specified amount should be stated
Drug paraphernalia(bongs, needles, rolling paper, etc. )
19.Warrants-Persons - ANSWER ✔ Name and Alias
Sex, Race, Height, Weight, Hair Color, Eye color, scars, tattoos.
20.Warrants-Property to be Searched - ANSWER ✔ Street Address (Legally
"Premise")
Vehicles under control of one of the occupants( CYMBAL-Color-Year-Make-
Body-And-License number)
21.Warrants-Probable Cause Affidavit - ANSWER ✔ Officers Background-
Agency, background, years in Law Enforcement, Years in current
assignment, certification and special training, education, knowledge of
particular offense
Sources of Information-Personal Observation, Hearsay Statement(other
officers, citizens, etc.)-Should contain information as to why this information is
credible
22.Warrants-Presentation to Judicial Official - ANSWER ✔ The judicial
Official must make an independent judgement that there is probable cause.
The search warrant must advise the judicial official of facts sufficient to
establish probable cause to believe the items sought will be located in the
place to be searched, not merely an officers conclusions.
, 23.Search Warrants-Execution - ANSWER ✔ G.S. 15A-247
States that a search warrant must be executed within 48 hours or it is void.
24.Search Warrants-Execution-Entering Premises - ANSWER ✔ Must give
appropiate notice of his identity and purpose to the person to be searched, or
the person in apparent control of the premises to be searched.
25.Search Warrants-Service - ANSWER ✔ Officers may secure the premises
and occupants after making entry. If no-one is present at the address they do
not have to read the warrant aloud to an empty house however they must
leave a copy affixed to the premises or vehicle to be searched.
26.Search Warrants-Scope of the Search - ANSWER ✔ Officers may search
anywhere on the premises, including outbuildings and containers in which
the items may be contained.
27.Search Warrants-Public Places - ANSWER ✔ Officers may only detain
and frisk people named in the warrant.
28.Search Warrants-Private Places - ANSWER ✔ Officers may detain anyone
on the premises. They may only search people not named on the warrant if
they have already searched the entire premises and not found the items and
the items could reasonably be concealed on the unnamed individuals.
29.Search Warrants-Return of the executed warrants - ANSWER ✔ Once
executed the officer must without unnecessary delay return the warrant to
the clerk of issuing court along with an inventory of items seized.
30.Search Warrants-Disposition of seized party - ANSWER ✔ Property seized
pursuant to search warrant must be held in custody of the officer who
applied for/executed the warrant. The officer may use his departments
facility to store the evidence. The officer may deliver the property to another
law enforcement agency for the purpose of testing or analyzing the property.
31.Search Warrants-Obscenity - ANSWER ✔ Only upon request of a district
attorney or assistant district attorney can an officer apply for a search
warrant to search for and seize obscene materials.
