MCOLES State Licensing Exam
Prep QUESTIONS & A+ GRADED
CORRECT ANSWERS
The beginning of your shift and when non-personnel have been in your vehicle - correct answer
✔✔When is the best time to search your patrol vehicle for weapons or contraband?
1) OWI
2) Fleeing and Eluding
3) Negligent homicide
4) No Operator's License
5) Reckless Driving
6) Hit & Run
7) Violation causing death - correct answer ✔✔You can arrest for the following offenses:
(C) Take down license plate number and contact dispatch - correct answer ✔✔While on patrol
you discover a vehicle parked in a lot behind a jewelry store at 0300 and the motor is running.
The proper way to investigate would be to do which of the following?
(A) Position patrol vehicle at a safe distance and wait for someone to return
(B) Investigate and see if there is suspicious activity
(C) Take down license plate number and contact dispatch
,(C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct address and wait in patrol car to see if there
are signs of movement - correct answer ✔✔You receive a report from dispatch of a possible
domestic dispute in progress. The caller states the neighbors are arguing and requests police.
Dispatch says the caller heard gunshots coming from the residence. You arrive and it's quiet.
The lights are off. The correct way to respond would be to do which of the following?
(A) Go to the door, announce your presence, and wait for a response
(B) Proceed cautiously and silently enter the house
(C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct ad
(A) Check VIN through LEIN - correct answer ✔✔The best method of determining a stolen
vehicle that is not moving would be to do which of the following?
(A) Check VIN through LEIN
(B) Check license plate through LEIN
(C) Check suspect's driver's license number and plate through LEIN
(C) Check the area, check what they discarded, and see if it warrants investigation - correct
answer ✔✔While on patrol in a dark alley behind a store, you see someone walking towards
you. He sees you, reaches in his pocket, puts something in dumpster, then turns and walks
away. You should:
(A) Radio for backup, then chase the suspect
(B) Interview the suspect and see if it warrants backup
(C) Check the area, check what they discarded, and see if it warrants investigation
,(C) Control crowd at scene and prevent scene from further contamination - correct answer
✔✔You arrive as the first patrol car at the scene of a personal injury accident. One person is
dead and the ambulance has just taken an injured person to the hospital. Traffic is backed up for
4 miles and people are walking through debris at the scene. After positioning the vehicle which
action is your next response?
(A) Arrange flares and start directing traffic away from the scene
(B) Radio dispatch and proceed to hospital to investigate
(C) Control crowd at scene and orevent scene from furth
(B) Nightstick - correct answer ✔✔You are assigned to observe the sight of a protest. You see a
van leaving the scene where picketers are. The picketers surround the van and start to rock it,
then drag the driver out and start to beat him with the crowbar. During the incident you shout
over a large speaker for them to disperse and they do not. You exit your patrol vehicle to
respond to the crowd. What would the weapon be?
(A) Shotgun
(B) Nightstick
(C) Handgun
(A) Write a speeding ticket - correct answer ✔✔At the scene of an accident you determine that
one of the drivers was going 1-5 mph over the speed limit and had been drinking. You
administer a PBT and see the driver has a BAC of .06%. You do not have enough to charge for
OWI. You should take which of the following courses of action?
(A) Write a speeding ticket
(B) Write a careless driving ticket
, (C) Write and arrest for Reckless Driving
(C) Leave your partner behind to guard the vehicle and seek a search warrant. - correct answer
✔✔While on patrol you observe a vehicle parked in a body shop matching the description of a
vehicle involved in a recent felony. You note that there is heavy front end damage. You want to
investigate further so you should do which of the following?
(A) Enter the body shop during business hours and look closely at the vehicle while the shop is
open to the public.
(B) Call the owner of the shop and request permission to enter the shop to look at the vehicle.
(C) Leave your partner behind to guar
Control the crowd at the scene, prevent further contamination - correct answer ✔✔You arrive
as a first responder to a car accident involving a hazardous vehicle. Ambulance has transported
injured individuals. One person has died and a crowd forms around the scene. Traffic is backed
up for miles. After positioning your vehicle, how do you proceed?
Nightstick. Other answers will be a shotgun or a handgun. None of those are correct. If you see
nightstick — that's your answer. - correct answer ✔✔You are assigned to observe a protest.
Several protesters surround a van, shake the van rapidly, and drag the driver out of the vehicle.
One of the protesters is using a crowbar. You command the violent protesters to stop, but they
don't comply. Which weapon of choice should you use to respond to this scene?
Issue a speeding ticket - correct answer ✔✔You respond to a car accident. One driver was
driving 5-10 miles over the speed limit and had a BAC of .06. You do not have enough to charge
for OWI — therefore you should:
Pull the victim in the shade - correct answer ✔✔You are an officer on beach patrol. A heat
stroke victim is lying unconscious. Your best response is to:
Prep QUESTIONS & A+ GRADED
CORRECT ANSWERS
The beginning of your shift and when non-personnel have been in your vehicle - correct answer
✔✔When is the best time to search your patrol vehicle for weapons or contraband?
1) OWI
2) Fleeing and Eluding
3) Negligent homicide
4) No Operator's License
5) Reckless Driving
6) Hit & Run
7) Violation causing death - correct answer ✔✔You can arrest for the following offenses:
(C) Take down license plate number and contact dispatch - correct answer ✔✔While on patrol
you discover a vehicle parked in a lot behind a jewelry store at 0300 and the motor is running.
The proper way to investigate would be to do which of the following?
(A) Position patrol vehicle at a safe distance and wait for someone to return
(B) Investigate and see if there is suspicious activity
(C) Take down license plate number and contact dispatch
,(C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct address and wait in patrol car to see if there
are signs of movement - correct answer ✔✔You receive a report from dispatch of a possible
domestic dispute in progress. The caller states the neighbors are arguing and requests police.
Dispatch says the caller heard gunshots coming from the residence. You arrive and it's quiet.
The lights are off. The correct way to respond would be to do which of the following?
(A) Go to the door, announce your presence, and wait for a response
(B) Proceed cautiously and silently enter the house
(C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct ad
(A) Check VIN through LEIN - correct answer ✔✔The best method of determining a stolen
vehicle that is not moving would be to do which of the following?
(A) Check VIN through LEIN
(B) Check license plate through LEIN
(C) Check suspect's driver's license number and plate through LEIN
(C) Check the area, check what they discarded, and see if it warrants investigation - correct
answer ✔✔While on patrol in a dark alley behind a store, you see someone walking towards
you. He sees you, reaches in his pocket, puts something in dumpster, then turns and walks
away. You should:
(A) Radio for backup, then chase the suspect
(B) Interview the suspect and see if it warrants backup
(C) Check the area, check what they discarded, and see if it warrants investigation
,(C) Control crowd at scene and prevent scene from further contamination - correct answer
✔✔You arrive as the first patrol car at the scene of a personal injury accident. One person is
dead and the ambulance has just taken an injured person to the hospital. Traffic is backed up for
4 miles and people are walking through debris at the scene. After positioning the vehicle which
action is your next response?
(A) Arrange flares and start directing traffic away from the scene
(B) Radio dispatch and proceed to hospital to investigate
(C) Control crowd at scene and orevent scene from furth
(B) Nightstick - correct answer ✔✔You are assigned to observe the sight of a protest. You see a
van leaving the scene where picketers are. The picketers surround the van and start to rock it,
then drag the driver out and start to beat him with the crowbar. During the incident you shout
over a large speaker for them to disperse and they do not. You exit your patrol vehicle to
respond to the crowd. What would the weapon be?
(A) Shotgun
(B) Nightstick
(C) Handgun
(A) Write a speeding ticket - correct answer ✔✔At the scene of an accident you determine that
one of the drivers was going 1-5 mph over the speed limit and had been drinking. You
administer a PBT and see the driver has a BAC of .06%. You do not have enough to charge for
OWI. You should take which of the following courses of action?
(A) Write a speeding ticket
(B) Write a careless driving ticket
, (C) Write and arrest for Reckless Driving
(C) Leave your partner behind to guard the vehicle and seek a search warrant. - correct answer
✔✔While on patrol you observe a vehicle parked in a body shop matching the description of a
vehicle involved in a recent felony. You note that there is heavy front end damage. You want to
investigate further so you should do which of the following?
(A) Enter the body shop during business hours and look closely at the vehicle while the shop is
open to the public.
(B) Call the owner of the shop and request permission to enter the shop to look at the vehicle.
(C) Leave your partner behind to guar
Control the crowd at the scene, prevent further contamination - correct answer ✔✔You arrive
as a first responder to a car accident involving a hazardous vehicle. Ambulance has transported
injured individuals. One person has died and a crowd forms around the scene. Traffic is backed
up for miles. After positioning your vehicle, how do you proceed?
Nightstick. Other answers will be a shotgun or a handgun. None of those are correct. If you see
nightstick — that's your answer. - correct answer ✔✔You are assigned to observe a protest.
Several protesters surround a van, shake the van rapidly, and drag the driver out of the vehicle.
One of the protesters is using a crowbar. You command the violent protesters to stop, but they
don't comply. Which weapon of choice should you use to respond to this scene?
Issue a speeding ticket - correct answer ✔✔You respond to a car accident. One driver was
driving 5-10 miles over the speed limit and had a BAC of .06. You do not have enough to charge
for OWI — therefore you should:
Pull the victim in the shade - correct answer ✔✔You are an officer on beach patrol. A heat
stroke victim is lying unconscious. Your best response is to:
