SERGEANT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What is CFRA? - ✔✔California family rights act-gives same rights as FM LA except
its with domestic partner
✔✔How long are log books kept? - ✔✔2 yrs then moved to SSD warehouse archives
✔✔How often can all inmates shave? - ✔✔Daily
✔✔How often is hair care required for inmates - ✔✔Monthly
✔✔When will monthly haircuts occur? - ✔✔First weekend of the month on night shift
✔✔What are requirements for fresh arrests telephone calls - ✔✔Immediately upon
being booked and no later than three hours after arrest allowed 3 no charge calls (PC
851.5)
✔✔If you willing refuse to allow fresh arrest to make a call, what is punishment? -
✔✔Misdemeanor (PC 851.5(f)
✔✔What items can an inmate on disciplinary keep? - ✔✔Comb, soap, shaving
implements, toothbrush, toothpaste, pads for females, Bible, legal paperwork
✔✔When should an inmate receive the disciplinary write up? - ✔✔24 hrs before
hearing; inmate can waive 24 hrs & have hearing upon receiving the write up
✔✔How long after the inmate received a write-up should hearing occur? - ✔✔Within 72
hours
✔✔Who can conduct the disciplinary hearing on an inmate? - ✔✔The hearing can be
done on the same shift as long as the Sgt reviewing the report is different than Sgt
doing hearing
✔✔When can correspondences be withheld as part of disciplinary action? And how
long? - ✔✔Correspondences can only be withheld for correspondence violations and
only for 72 hrs w/o Jail commanders approval
✔✔How long can privileges be taken away for ONE Major Violation? - ✔✔No more than
15 days
✔✔How long can privileges be taken away for MULTIPLE violations of a Major
Violations? - ✔✔When multiple violations arise from a single incident, each violation
, may be punished concurrently or consecutively, but shall not exceed 30 days
suspension.
✔✔How long can an inmate stay in isolation for multiple violations? - ✔✔Any inmate on
disciplinary isolation housing status for more than 30 days because of multiple incidents
shall have a review by the division commander before the disciplinary isolation status is
continued.
✔✔What are the punishments for Major Violations? - ✔✔loss of commissary privileges,
social visits, dayroom/outdoor recreation, telephones, housing unit programs, removal
from inmate worker status, relocation, loss of good time, disciplinary isolation diet, and
disciplinary isolation housing.
✔✔Punishment for minor rules violations - ✔✔extra work detail, removal from a work
assignment without the loss of work time credit, loss of privileges such as access to the
television, telephones, commissary, recreation period (dayroom/outdoor recreation),
and lockdown for less than 24 hours.
✔✔Is a hearing required for a minor rules violation? - ✔✔No. Sgt can approve it & floor
officer can serve it
✔✔How long are handheld videos held? - ✔✔13 months unless there's a hold placed on
it
✔✔How long are surveillance videos kept? - ✔✔At least 25 months
✔✔If an inmate is transferred between MJ & RCCC, how long before their medical
records follow? - ✔✔8 hrs
✔✔How long does a medical expedite have to be processed at booking? - ✔✔2 hrs
✔✔How long before an inmate is tested for TB? - ✔✔14 days
✔✔How many meals a day do inmates get? - ✔✔three meals a day and one must be
hot
✔✔How many hours before supplemental food is supplied? - ✔✔Supplemental food
shall be served to prisoners if more than fourteen (14) hours pass between meals.
✔✔Prostraint Chair - ✔✔medical evaluation shall be requested and conducted, if
possible, within the first fifteen (15) minutes and every two hours thereafter. Prisoners
restrained in the Pro-Straint Chair for a period exceeding six (6) hours shall require a
medical evaluation prior to continuance of such restraints.
WITH ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What is CFRA? - ✔✔California family rights act-gives same rights as FM LA except
its with domestic partner
✔✔How long are log books kept? - ✔✔2 yrs then moved to SSD warehouse archives
✔✔How often can all inmates shave? - ✔✔Daily
✔✔How often is hair care required for inmates - ✔✔Monthly
✔✔When will monthly haircuts occur? - ✔✔First weekend of the month on night shift
✔✔What are requirements for fresh arrests telephone calls - ✔✔Immediately upon
being booked and no later than three hours after arrest allowed 3 no charge calls (PC
851.5)
✔✔If you willing refuse to allow fresh arrest to make a call, what is punishment? -
✔✔Misdemeanor (PC 851.5(f)
✔✔What items can an inmate on disciplinary keep? - ✔✔Comb, soap, shaving
implements, toothbrush, toothpaste, pads for females, Bible, legal paperwork
✔✔When should an inmate receive the disciplinary write up? - ✔✔24 hrs before
hearing; inmate can waive 24 hrs & have hearing upon receiving the write up
✔✔How long after the inmate received a write-up should hearing occur? - ✔✔Within 72
hours
✔✔Who can conduct the disciplinary hearing on an inmate? - ✔✔The hearing can be
done on the same shift as long as the Sgt reviewing the report is different than Sgt
doing hearing
✔✔When can correspondences be withheld as part of disciplinary action? And how
long? - ✔✔Correspondences can only be withheld for correspondence violations and
only for 72 hrs w/o Jail commanders approval
✔✔How long can privileges be taken away for ONE Major Violation? - ✔✔No more than
15 days
✔✔How long can privileges be taken away for MULTIPLE violations of a Major
Violations? - ✔✔When multiple violations arise from a single incident, each violation
, may be punished concurrently or consecutively, but shall not exceed 30 days
suspension.
✔✔How long can an inmate stay in isolation for multiple violations? - ✔✔Any inmate on
disciplinary isolation housing status for more than 30 days because of multiple incidents
shall have a review by the division commander before the disciplinary isolation status is
continued.
✔✔What are the punishments for Major Violations? - ✔✔loss of commissary privileges,
social visits, dayroom/outdoor recreation, telephones, housing unit programs, removal
from inmate worker status, relocation, loss of good time, disciplinary isolation diet, and
disciplinary isolation housing.
✔✔Punishment for minor rules violations - ✔✔extra work detail, removal from a work
assignment without the loss of work time credit, loss of privileges such as access to the
television, telephones, commissary, recreation period (dayroom/outdoor recreation),
and lockdown for less than 24 hours.
✔✔Is a hearing required for a minor rules violation? - ✔✔No. Sgt can approve it & floor
officer can serve it
✔✔How long are handheld videos held? - ✔✔13 months unless there's a hold placed on
it
✔✔How long are surveillance videos kept? - ✔✔At least 25 months
✔✔If an inmate is transferred between MJ & RCCC, how long before their medical
records follow? - ✔✔8 hrs
✔✔How long does a medical expedite have to be processed at booking? - ✔✔2 hrs
✔✔How long before an inmate is tested for TB? - ✔✔14 days
✔✔How many meals a day do inmates get? - ✔✔three meals a day and one must be
hot
✔✔How many hours before supplemental food is supplied? - ✔✔Supplemental food
shall be served to prisoners if more than fourteen (14) hours pass between meals.
✔✔Prostraint Chair - ✔✔medical evaluation shall be requested and conducted, if
possible, within the first fifteen (15) minutes and every two hours thereafter. Prisoners
restrained in the Pro-Straint Chair for a period exceeding six (6) hours shall require a
medical evaluation prior to continuance of such restraints.
