COLORADO POST PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ What a person can testify to, under oath, about their personal experience
related to the investigation at hand, is what type of evidence.
Answer: Testimonial
◍ Written material, audio and video recordings, photographs and sketches, are
what type of evidence.
Answer: Documentary
◍ At what amount does Theft change from misdemeanor to felony?.
Answer: $2000+
◍ Mockups and scale models of objects or places related to the crime scene
and helps juries visualize more clearly what they are unable to view
personally, is what type of evidence.
Answer: Demonstrative
◍ At what amount does Criminal Mischief change from misdemeanor to
felony?.
Answer: $1000+
◍ What does the SARA model stand for?.
Answer: -Scanning-Analyze-Respond-Assess
◍ How old does a child have to be to be charged?.
Answer: 10 yrs old
◍ Evidence that is real, which has substance, that helps to establish the facts of
the case, can be seen, touched, smelled or tasted, is what type of evidence.
Answer: Physical
,◍ Bodily Injury....
Answer: Means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical or
mental condition.
◍ Serious Bodily Injury.
Answer: ...involves substantial risk of death, a substantial rise of serious
permanent disfigurement, a substantial risk of protracted loss or
impairment...breaks, fractures, or burns of the 2nd or 3rd degree.
◍ The classification for the extremely small pieces of evidence, i.e., hairs,
fibers and fingerprints, is what type of evidence.
Answer: Trace
◍ Circumstantial evidence is broken down into two characteristic types. These
are ___ and ___.
Answer: Class and Identifying
◍ Deadly Physical Force.
Answer: force, the intended, natural, and probable consequence of which is
to produce death, and which does, in fact, produce death.
◍ If an officer is able to testify that he or she took control of the item of
physical evidence, identified it, placed it in a locked or protected area and
retrieved the item being offered on the day of trial, that officer has
maintained the.
Answer: Chain of Custody
◍ When evidence relates to a fact at issue in the trial, the evidence is deemed
to be.
Answer: Relevant
◍ How many days does an officer had to report excessive force?.
Answer: 10 days
◍ How many people does it take to create a riot?.
Answer: 5 or more
◍ When evidence has enough substantial importance to affect a point at issue
, at trial, the evidence is deemed to be.
Answer: Material
◍ Evidence that has been properly collected, identified, filed and continuously
secured is deemed to be.
Answer: Competent
◍ Before evidence is collected, you should photograph and sketch it..
Answer: True
◍ The minimum marking that should be placed on collected evidence is:.
Answer: Initial and Date
◍ What is the difference between Robbery and Aggravated Robbery?.
Answer: Aggravated Robbery is with a deadly weapon with intent to kill,
maim or wound the person. Robbery is taking anything of value...by use of
force, threats, or intimidation.
◍ If the object cannot be marked because it is a liquid, is too small to mark
adequately, or any marking what so ever will destroy evidence on the
surface of the object, then no marking is required..
Answer: False
◍ A pair of blue jeans that has been soaked with blood may be placed in a heat
sealed plastic bag to prevent leakage..
Answer: false
◍ As long as the items were taken from the same person, a shirt and a pair of
pants can be placed in the same bag and sealed..
Answer: False
◍ All collected firearms should be rendered safe. After removing the magazine
and any chambered bullet from a semi-automatic weapon, they can all be
placed in separate bags and then all may be placed in a gun box..
Answer: False
◍ A gunshot residue test may be collected from a subject whether they object
to the test or not..
, Answer: True
◍ The three elements sought after in the Scanning Electron Microscope Gun
Shot Residue Test are:.
Answer: Lead, Antimony, Barium
◍ Blood was once classified as Class Characteristic Circumstantial Evidence.
What one innovation has changed blood to an Identifying Characteristic
Circumstantial Evidence?.
Answer: DNA
◍ Hair and fiber evidence can be picked up with the fingers, tape, or a
specialized vacuum system with a filter..
Answer: True
◍ "A claim for damages against a governmental entity which alleges that
property taken for evidence was subsequently damaged is essentially a claim
in tort. If the property was damaged by accident, the case would be a claim
of negligence. If the property were intentionally destroyed, an intentional
tort would be involved.".
Answer: Government Immunity Act
◍ 1st degree Criminal Trespass.
Answer: Knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in a dwelling or enters
any motor vehicle with intent to commit a crime therein.
◍ In what sequence were the bullet holes in this glass made?.
Answer: B, C, A
◍ Investigative notes are a permanent written record of the facts of a case to be
used in further investigation, in writing reports, and in prosecuting the case..
Answer: True
◍ Personal opinions, as well as observations, should always be noted..
Answer: False
◍ Record general information upon receipt of a call for service. The
information that should be recorded is: a. _____________________ b.
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ What a person can testify to, under oath, about their personal experience
related to the investigation at hand, is what type of evidence.
Answer: Testimonial
◍ Written material, audio and video recordings, photographs and sketches, are
what type of evidence.
Answer: Documentary
◍ At what amount does Theft change from misdemeanor to felony?.
Answer: $2000+
◍ Mockups and scale models of objects or places related to the crime scene
and helps juries visualize more clearly what they are unable to view
personally, is what type of evidence.
Answer: Demonstrative
◍ At what amount does Criminal Mischief change from misdemeanor to
felony?.
Answer: $1000+
◍ What does the SARA model stand for?.
Answer: -Scanning-Analyze-Respond-Assess
◍ How old does a child have to be to be charged?.
Answer: 10 yrs old
◍ Evidence that is real, which has substance, that helps to establish the facts of
the case, can be seen, touched, smelled or tasted, is what type of evidence.
Answer: Physical
,◍ Bodily Injury....
Answer: Means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical or
mental condition.
◍ Serious Bodily Injury.
Answer: ...involves substantial risk of death, a substantial rise of serious
permanent disfigurement, a substantial risk of protracted loss or
impairment...breaks, fractures, or burns of the 2nd or 3rd degree.
◍ The classification for the extremely small pieces of evidence, i.e., hairs,
fibers and fingerprints, is what type of evidence.
Answer: Trace
◍ Circumstantial evidence is broken down into two characteristic types. These
are ___ and ___.
Answer: Class and Identifying
◍ Deadly Physical Force.
Answer: force, the intended, natural, and probable consequence of which is
to produce death, and which does, in fact, produce death.
◍ If an officer is able to testify that he or she took control of the item of
physical evidence, identified it, placed it in a locked or protected area and
retrieved the item being offered on the day of trial, that officer has
maintained the.
Answer: Chain of Custody
◍ When evidence relates to a fact at issue in the trial, the evidence is deemed
to be.
Answer: Relevant
◍ How many days does an officer had to report excessive force?.
Answer: 10 days
◍ How many people does it take to create a riot?.
Answer: 5 or more
◍ When evidence has enough substantial importance to affect a point at issue
, at trial, the evidence is deemed to be.
Answer: Material
◍ Evidence that has been properly collected, identified, filed and continuously
secured is deemed to be.
Answer: Competent
◍ Before evidence is collected, you should photograph and sketch it..
Answer: True
◍ The minimum marking that should be placed on collected evidence is:.
Answer: Initial and Date
◍ What is the difference between Robbery and Aggravated Robbery?.
Answer: Aggravated Robbery is with a deadly weapon with intent to kill,
maim or wound the person. Robbery is taking anything of value...by use of
force, threats, or intimidation.
◍ If the object cannot be marked because it is a liquid, is too small to mark
adequately, or any marking what so ever will destroy evidence on the
surface of the object, then no marking is required..
Answer: False
◍ A pair of blue jeans that has been soaked with blood may be placed in a heat
sealed plastic bag to prevent leakage..
Answer: false
◍ As long as the items were taken from the same person, a shirt and a pair of
pants can be placed in the same bag and sealed..
Answer: False
◍ All collected firearms should be rendered safe. After removing the magazine
and any chambered bullet from a semi-automatic weapon, they can all be
placed in separate bags and then all may be placed in a gun box..
Answer: False
◍ A gunshot residue test may be collected from a subject whether they object
to the test or not..
, Answer: True
◍ The three elements sought after in the Scanning Electron Microscope Gun
Shot Residue Test are:.
Answer: Lead, Antimony, Barium
◍ Blood was once classified as Class Characteristic Circumstantial Evidence.
What one innovation has changed blood to an Identifying Characteristic
Circumstantial Evidence?.
Answer: DNA
◍ Hair and fiber evidence can be picked up with the fingers, tape, or a
specialized vacuum system with a filter..
Answer: True
◍ "A claim for damages against a governmental entity which alleges that
property taken for evidence was subsequently damaged is essentially a claim
in tort. If the property was damaged by accident, the case would be a claim
of negligence. If the property were intentionally destroyed, an intentional
tort would be involved.".
Answer: Government Immunity Act
◍ 1st degree Criminal Trespass.
Answer: Knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains in a dwelling or enters
any motor vehicle with intent to commit a crime therein.
◍ In what sequence were the bullet holes in this glass made?.
Answer: B, C, A
◍ Investigative notes are a permanent written record of the facts of a case to be
used in further investigation, in writing reports, and in prosecuting the case..
Answer: True
◍ Personal opinions, as well as observations, should always be noted..
Answer: False
◍ Record general information upon receipt of a call for service. The
information that should be recorded is: a. _____________________ b.
