NC BLET Final Study Guide
____ are available only after a decision or final judgement has been reached in a civil action. -
ANS-Post-judgement remedies
____ are issued in court by a judge (not DMV) to revoked drivers if a statute allows an LDP for
the revocation imposed. - ANS-Limited driving privileges
____ are normally not violent, but must be supervised closely. - ANS-Peeping toms
____ are present in all living tissues--plant or animal-- and are essential to life because they are
a vital part of every cell. They are considered to be the building materials of the body. -
ANS-Proteins
____ are vehicles that have a saddle for use by the rider and are designed to travel on three (3)
or fewer wheels in contact with the ground (except tractors, certain utility vehicles and
three-wheeled vehicles used by law enforcement agencies) - ANS-Motorcycles
____ covers the service of pleadings, motions, orders and other papers on a party in a civil case
and the service of writs of enforce judgements entered by a court. - ANS-Civil process
____ for at least five (5) minutes to increase blood flow to and temperature of muscles and
joints. This is accomplished by large muscle-group, limbering-type movements (knee lifts, arm
swings, calf raises, gently running in place, low-intensity jumping jacks, walking, cycling) that
cause you to just begin to break a sweat. - ANS-Warm-up
____ identification evidence is physical evidence taken from the body of a person for
comparison with evidence found at the crime scene to develop probable cause that this
particular suspect committed the offense. - ANS-Nontestimonial
____ is "the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a vehicle is
capable of safely hauling." - ANS-GVWR
____ is a dynamic process of interpreting sensory data. - ANS-Perception
____ is a Latin phrase meaning, "have the body." - ANS-Habeas Corpus
____ is defined as any unauthorized item in an inmate's possession that threatens the security
and safety of a facility, staff, and inmates. - ANS-Contraband
____ is exposing of one's genitals to another and getting sexual gratification from their startled
reaction. - ANS-Exhibitionism
____ jurisdiction refers to the geographical area in which a law enforcement officer is
empowered to act. - ANS-Territorial
____ law defines the rights and duties of citizens. - ANS-Substantive
____ law is judge-made law. - ANS-Common
____ law specifies the method whereby substantive law is enforced. - ANS-Procedural
____ means, statements or questions designed to elicit an incriminating response. -
ANS-Interrogation
____, which are utterances calculated to intimidate, provide no social benefit. - ANS-Threats
"A person granted a permit by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under
N.C.G.S. § 20-139.1 to perform chemical analyses" [N.C.G.S. § 20-4.01(3b)]. - ANS-Chemical
analyst
,"Any substance containing any form of alcohol, including ethanol, methanol, propanol, and
isopropanol" [N.C.G.S. § 20-4.01(1a)]. - ANS-Alcohol
"It is my opinion that the defendant had consumed a sufficient quantity of some ____ so as to
appreciably impair both his/her mental and physical faculties." - ANS-impairing substance
"Negligence Per Se" - A legal term that presumes the ____ is responsible for any injuries or
death if a crash occurs where a violation of the law was the proximate cause of the crash. -
ANS-operator
"Negligence Per Se" - A legal term that presumes the ____ is responsible for any injuries or
death if a crash occurs where a violation of the law was the proximate cause of the crash. -
ANS-operator
"R.I.C.E.": Rest, Ice, Compression, ____. - ANS-Elevation
"The involuntary commitment proceedings and the authority of law enforcement officers to take
into custody a person against their will requires that very specific criteria be met, much like
those required for a criminal arrest. However, the involuntary commitment process is a ____
proceeding that requires a law enforcement officer to take custody of an individual, not only for
the protection of himself, but often for the protection of others." - ANS-civil
A ____ interrogation does not require Miranda warnings and a waiver. - ANS-non-custodial
A ____ is "a procedure in which an eyewitness is presented with a single live suspect for the
purpose of determining whether the eyewitness is able to identify the perpetrator of a crime." -
ANS-show-up
A ____ is a directive issued by a law enforcement officer that a person appears in court and
answer a misdemeanor or infraction charge or charges. - ANS-citation
A ____ is a withdrawal of the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle -
ANS-disqualification
A ____ is defined as a vehicle with two (2) or three (3) wheels, no external shifting device, and a
motor that does not exceed 50 cc piston displacement and which cannot propel the vehicle
more than 30 mph on a level surface. - ANS-moped
A ____ is issued in court by a judge and not by DMV. - ANS-limited driving privilege
A ____ lawsuit is a suit by a landlord to evict the tenant from the rental property. -
ANS-summary ejectment
A child custody order is valid ____ if signed by a North Carolina judge. - ANS-anywhere in North
Carolina
A child of less than eight (8) years of age and less than ____ pounds shall be properly secured
in a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system. - ANS-80
A confidential informant becomes more reliable as the amount of ____ detail he or she gives to
the police increases. - ANS-credible
A crash involving death, injury, or total property damage over ____ is considered a "reportable
crash" [ N.C.G.S. § 20-4.01(33b)]; it must be reported to and investigated by law enforcement
authorities. - ANS-$1,000.00
A criminal ____ charges a crime and orders the accused to appear in court on a designated
time and date to answer the charges against him. - ANS-summons
A defendant's formal answer in court to the charges brought against him in a complaint,
information, or indictment. A plea of guilty, not guilty or no contest (see nolo contendere). -
ANS-Plea
, A diet deficient in carbohydrates rapidly depletes muscle and adversely affects performance of
intense short term exercise as well as prolonged exercise. The current RDA states that
carbohydrates should comprise ____% of daily calories. - ANS-45-65
A driver who submits to a chemical analysis may choose a qualified person to administer an
additional chemical test or tests. The charging officer must assist the driver in contacting
someone to give the test. Allowing the driver to use a ____ is sufficient to satisfy this
requirement (27 N.C. App. 704). - ANS-telephone
A drug suspect who ____ drugs should be taken immediately to a hospital emergency room to
treat a possible overdose. - ANS-consumes
A formal written accusation made by a grand jury and filed in a court, alleging that a specified
person(s) has committed a specific offense(s). - ANS-Indictment
A judge of the lowest court. - ANS-Magistrate
A judicial instrument by which a court commands some act to be done. - ANS-Writ
A law enforcement officer ____ arrest and take a person into custody without a warrant if the
officer has probable cause to believe the defendant violated the provisions of a domestic
violence protective order. - ANS-shall
A law enforcement officer can move an illegally parked vehicle to the shoulder of the highway.
The officer is also authorized to have the vehicle towed if it is ____ or constitutes a hazard, and
in such cases, the owner is liable for towing charges [N.C.G.S. § 20-161(d)]. - ANS-impeding
traffic
A law enforcement officer should not seize a limited driving privilege unless ordered to do so by
a? - ANS-Judicial official
A legal procedure whereby a court informs a defendant of the
accusation(s) against him, advises the defendant of his legal
rights, and asks him for a plea. - ANS-Arraignment
A line-up ____ who is not participating in the investigation of the criminal offense and is unaware
of which person in the line-up is the suspect. - ANS-administrator
A list or calendar of cases set to be tried at a specified term,
prepared by the Clerks of Court. - ANS-Docket
A magistrate's order is a document that charges a person with a criminal offense; it is issued
only if the ____ determines that probable cause exists to believe that a criminal offense was
committed, and that the defendant committed that offense." - ANS-magistrate
A nontestimonial identification order must be requested by a? - ANS-Prosecutor
A nontestimonial identification order must be served at least ____ hours before the time
designated for the nontestimonial identification procedure to be conducted. - ANS-72
A person against whom a criminal proceeding is pending. - ANS-Defendant
A person has been "____" when, under the circumstances, a reasonable person in his position
would not feel free to walk or drive away from the law enforcement officer. - ANS-seized
A person has been examined and evaluated by a doctor who decided the inmate is medically fit
to remain in jail has been given? - ANS-Medical clearance
A person may purchase no more than ____ liters of unfortified wine per transaction. - ANS-50
A person who aids and abets another in the driving of a vehicle subject to an impairing
substance is ____ as the person who drives the vehicle and will be punished the same as a
____ are available only after a decision or final judgement has been reached in a civil action. -
ANS-Post-judgement remedies
____ are issued in court by a judge (not DMV) to revoked drivers if a statute allows an LDP for
the revocation imposed. - ANS-Limited driving privileges
____ are normally not violent, but must be supervised closely. - ANS-Peeping toms
____ are present in all living tissues--plant or animal-- and are essential to life because they are
a vital part of every cell. They are considered to be the building materials of the body. -
ANS-Proteins
____ are vehicles that have a saddle for use by the rider and are designed to travel on three (3)
or fewer wheels in contact with the ground (except tractors, certain utility vehicles and
three-wheeled vehicles used by law enforcement agencies) - ANS-Motorcycles
____ covers the service of pleadings, motions, orders and other papers on a party in a civil case
and the service of writs of enforce judgements entered by a court. - ANS-Civil process
____ for at least five (5) minutes to increase blood flow to and temperature of muscles and
joints. This is accomplished by large muscle-group, limbering-type movements (knee lifts, arm
swings, calf raises, gently running in place, low-intensity jumping jacks, walking, cycling) that
cause you to just begin to break a sweat. - ANS-Warm-up
____ identification evidence is physical evidence taken from the body of a person for
comparison with evidence found at the crime scene to develop probable cause that this
particular suspect committed the offense. - ANS-Nontestimonial
____ is "the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a vehicle is
capable of safely hauling." - ANS-GVWR
____ is a dynamic process of interpreting sensory data. - ANS-Perception
____ is a Latin phrase meaning, "have the body." - ANS-Habeas Corpus
____ is defined as any unauthorized item in an inmate's possession that threatens the security
and safety of a facility, staff, and inmates. - ANS-Contraband
____ is exposing of one's genitals to another and getting sexual gratification from their startled
reaction. - ANS-Exhibitionism
____ jurisdiction refers to the geographical area in which a law enforcement officer is
empowered to act. - ANS-Territorial
____ law defines the rights and duties of citizens. - ANS-Substantive
____ law is judge-made law. - ANS-Common
____ law specifies the method whereby substantive law is enforced. - ANS-Procedural
____ means, statements or questions designed to elicit an incriminating response. -
ANS-Interrogation
____, which are utterances calculated to intimidate, provide no social benefit. - ANS-Threats
"A person granted a permit by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under
N.C.G.S. § 20-139.1 to perform chemical analyses" [N.C.G.S. § 20-4.01(3b)]. - ANS-Chemical
analyst
,"Any substance containing any form of alcohol, including ethanol, methanol, propanol, and
isopropanol" [N.C.G.S. § 20-4.01(1a)]. - ANS-Alcohol
"It is my opinion that the defendant had consumed a sufficient quantity of some ____ so as to
appreciably impair both his/her mental and physical faculties." - ANS-impairing substance
"Negligence Per Se" - A legal term that presumes the ____ is responsible for any injuries or
death if a crash occurs where a violation of the law was the proximate cause of the crash. -
ANS-operator
"Negligence Per Se" - A legal term that presumes the ____ is responsible for any injuries or
death if a crash occurs where a violation of the law was the proximate cause of the crash. -
ANS-operator
"R.I.C.E.": Rest, Ice, Compression, ____. - ANS-Elevation
"The involuntary commitment proceedings and the authority of law enforcement officers to take
into custody a person against their will requires that very specific criteria be met, much like
those required for a criminal arrest. However, the involuntary commitment process is a ____
proceeding that requires a law enforcement officer to take custody of an individual, not only for
the protection of himself, but often for the protection of others." - ANS-civil
A ____ interrogation does not require Miranda warnings and a waiver. - ANS-non-custodial
A ____ is "a procedure in which an eyewitness is presented with a single live suspect for the
purpose of determining whether the eyewitness is able to identify the perpetrator of a crime." -
ANS-show-up
A ____ is a directive issued by a law enforcement officer that a person appears in court and
answer a misdemeanor or infraction charge or charges. - ANS-citation
A ____ is a withdrawal of the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle -
ANS-disqualification
A ____ is defined as a vehicle with two (2) or three (3) wheels, no external shifting device, and a
motor that does not exceed 50 cc piston displacement and which cannot propel the vehicle
more than 30 mph on a level surface. - ANS-moped
A ____ is issued in court by a judge and not by DMV. - ANS-limited driving privilege
A ____ lawsuit is a suit by a landlord to evict the tenant from the rental property. -
ANS-summary ejectment
A child custody order is valid ____ if signed by a North Carolina judge. - ANS-anywhere in North
Carolina
A child of less than eight (8) years of age and less than ____ pounds shall be properly secured
in a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system. - ANS-80
A confidential informant becomes more reliable as the amount of ____ detail he or she gives to
the police increases. - ANS-credible
A crash involving death, injury, or total property damage over ____ is considered a "reportable
crash" [ N.C.G.S. § 20-4.01(33b)]; it must be reported to and investigated by law enforcement
authorities. - ANS-$1,000.00
A criminal ____ charges a crime and orders the accused to appear in court on a designated
time and date to answer the charges against him. - ANS-summons
A defendant's formal answer in court to the charges brought against him in a complaint,
information, or indictment. A plea of guilty, not guilty or no contest (see nolo contendere). -
ANS-Plea
, A diet deficient in carbohydrates rapidly depletes muscle and adversely affects performance of
intense short term exercise as well as prolonged exercise. The current RDA states that
carbohydrates should comprise ____% of daily calories. - ANS-45-65
A driver who submits to a chemical analysis may choose a qualified person to administer an
additional chemical test or tests. The charging officer must assist the driver in contacting
someone to give the test. Allowing the driver to use a ____ is sufficient to satisfy this
requirement (27 N.C. App. 704). - ANS-telephone
A drug suspect who ____ drugs should be taken immediately to a hospital emergency room to
treat a possible overdose. - ANS-consumes
A formal written accusation made by a grand jury and filed in a court, alleging that a specified
person(s) has committed a specific offense(s). - ANS-Indictment
A judge of the lowest court. - ANS-Magistrate
A judicial instrument by which a court commands some act to be done. - ANS-Writ
A law enforcement officer ____ arrest and take a person into custody without a warrant if the
officer has probable cause to believe the defendant violated the provisions of a domestic
violence protective order. - ANS-shall
A law enforcement officer can move an illegally parked vehicle to the shoulder of the highway.
The officer is also authorized to have the vehicle towed if it is ____ or constitutes a hazard, and
in such cases, the owner is liable for towing charges [N.C.G.S. § 20-161(d)]. - ANS-impeding
traffic
A law enforcement officer should not seize a limited driving privilege unless ordered to do so by
a? - ANS-Judicial official
A legal procedure whereby a court informs a defendant of the
accusation(s) against him, advises the defendant of his legal
rights, and asks him for a plea. - ANS-Arraignment
A line-up ____ who is not participating in the investigation of the criminal offense and is unaware
of which person in the line-up is the suspect. - ANS-administrator
A list or calendar of cases set to be tried at a specified term,
prepared by the Clerks of Court. - ANS-Docket
A magistrate's order is a document that charges a person with a criminal offense; it is issued
only if the ____ determines that probable cause exists to believe that a criminal offense was
committed, and that the defendant committed that offense." - ANS-magistrate
A nontestimonial identification order must be requested by a? - ANS-Prosecutor
A nontestimonial identification order must be served at least ____ hours before the time
designated for the nontestimonial identification procedure to be conducted. - ANS-72
A person against whom a criminal proceeding is pending. - ANS-Defendant
A person has been "____" when, under the circumstances, a reasonable person in his position
would not feel free to walk or drive away from the law enforcement officer. - ANS-seized
A person has been examined and evaluated by a doctor who decided the inmate is medically fit
to remain in jail has been given? - ANS-Medical clearance
A person may purchase no more than ____ liters of unfortified wine per transaction. - ANS-50
A person who aids and abets another in the driving of a vehicle subject to an impairing
substance is ____ as the person who drives the vehicle and will be punished the same as a
