UTAH SFO FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
SNS- Sympathetic Nervous System - (ANSWER)Fight, flight or freeze. Heart rate goes up, Tunnel vision,
loss of depth perception. near and night vision decreases.
PNS- Parasympathetic Nervous System - (ANSWER)Shock can occur, rest and recover. getting back to
normal
Officers Discretion - (ANSWER)Arrest or not. Limited by policies DV, Child Abuse, Ongoing Victimization
4 principles of Defensive Tactics - (ANSWER)Distance, Awareness, Balance, Self Control
4 Types of searches - (ANSWER)Terry Frisk, Standing, Kneeling, Prone. Prone has the most control
CYMBALS - (ANSWER)Color, year, make, body style, all identifying marks, license, state
4 ways of entry of hazardous materials into the body - (ANSWER)Absorption, Inhalation, Ingestion,
Injection
Justice Court - (ANSWER)Lowest court, infractions B&C misd. Traffic, Civil cases under 5000. Must stay
within the county. May issue warrants
District Court - (ANSWER)General jurisdiction of Civil and Criminal. Hears appeals from Justice Ct. A misd
or higher.
"trial de novo" - (ANSWER)a person challenges a finding in Justice court and wants to take it to District.
Utah Court of Appeals - (ANSWER)Has jurisdiction over other 2 courts. Exclusion are 1st degree felonies
and Capitol cases rom District Ct. Do not hear evidence. Only arguments
Utah Supreme Court - (ANSWER)Hears appeals from Court of appeals, 1st degree felonies, and capitol
cases. Over lawyer discipline matters. Do not hear evidence, only arguments
, UTAH SFO FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Circuit Court of Appeals - (ANSWER)Federal court, does not hear evidence. Has 11 geographic circuits
Initial Appearance - (ANSWER)First appearance before the judge. Hears the charges against him, enters
a plea of guilty or not guilty
Bail Hearing - (ANSWER)Judge examines the facts and sets bail. Can hold with or without bail or release
under OR
Preliminary Hearing - (ANSWER)Similar to court trial where both attorneys present evidence and
examine witnesses. Sole purpose is for the judge to determine if there is enough evidence to hold
defendant for trial.
Trial - (ANSWER)Main court proceeding where the defendant can hear evidence against him, confront
witnesses and have an attorney to defend him. Same with prosecution
Sentencing - (ANSWER)The sentence is determined after the defendant is found guilty. Sometimes done
at the trial
Department of Justice (Federal) - (ANSWER)FBI
DEA
ATF
US Marshalls
Department of Homeland Security (Federal) - (ANSWER)TSA (Transportation and Security
Administration)
CBP (Customs and Border Protection)
USCIS (US Citizenship & Immigrations Services)
ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
US Secret Service
SNS- Sympathetic Nervous System - (ANSWER)Fight, flight or freeze. Heart rate goes up, Tunnel vision,
loss of depth perception. near and night vision decreases.
PNS- Parasympathetic Nervous System - (ANSWER)Shock can occur, rest and recover. getting back to
normal
Officers Discretion - (ANSWER)Arrest or not. Limited by policies DV, Child Abuse, Ongoing Victimization
4 principles of Defensive Tactics - (ANSWER)Distance, Awareness, Balance, Self Control
4 Types of searches - (ANSWER)Terry Frisk, Standing, Kneeling, Prone. Prone has the most control
CYMBALS - (ANSWER)Color, year, make, body style, all identifying marks, license, state
4 ways of entry of hazardous materials into the body - (ANSWER)Absorption, Inhalation, Ingestion,
Injection
Justice Court - (ANSWER)Lowest court, infractions B&C misd. Traffic, Civil cases under 5000. Must stay
within the county. May issue warrants
District Court - (ANSWER)General jurisdiction of Civil and Criminal. Hears appeals from Justice Ct. A misd
or higher.
"trial de novo" - (ANSWER)a person challenges a finding in Justice court and wants to take it to District.
Utah Court of Appeals - (ANSWER)Has jurisdiction over other 2 courts. Exclusion are 1st degree felonies
and Capitol cases rom District Ct. Do not hear evidence. Only arguments
Utah Supreme Court - (ANSWER)Hears appeals from Court of appeals, 1st degree felonies, and capitol
cases. Over lawyer discipline matters. Do not hear evidence, only arguments
, UTAH SFO FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Circuit Court of Appeals - (ANSWER)Federal court, does not hear evidence. Has 11 geographic circuits
Initial Appearance - (ANSWER)First appearance before the judge. Hears the charges against him, enters
a plea of guilty or not guilty
Bail Hearing - (ANSWER)Judge examines the facts and sets bail. Can hold with or without bail or release
under OR
Preliminary Hearing - (ANSWER)Similar to court trial where both attorneys present evidence and
examine witnesses. Sole purpose is for the judge to determine if there is enough evidence to hold
defendant for trial.
Trial - (ANSWER)Main court proceeding where the defendant can hear evidence against him, confront
witnesses and have an attorney to defend him. Same with prosecution
Sentencing - (ANSWER)The sentence is determined after the defendant is found guilty. Sometimes done
at the trial
Department of Justice (Federal) - (ANSWER)FBI
DEA
ATF
US Marshalls
Department of Homeland Security (Federal) - (ANSWER)TSA (Transportation and Security
Administration)
CBP (Customs and Border Protection)
USCIS (US Citizenship & Immigrations Services)
ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
US Secret Service
