TCOLE BPOC FINAL PAPER 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ According to the Penal Code, a mistake of fact is _____.
Answer: a defense to prosecution
⩥ According to the Penal Code, in order to prove a case of public
intoxication, a person must _____.
Answer: appear in a public place while intoxicated to a degree the
person may endanger himself/herself or another
⩥ A person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters
and is shot and killed by the person. According to the Penal Code, what
is the most serious offense committed?
Answer: Capital murder.
⩥ A person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the child's release.
The person gets scared and releases the child unharmed. According to
the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed?
Answer: Aggravated kidnapping
⩥ According to the Penal Code, what offense is committed when a
person threatens to harm another, by an unlawful act, on account of their
service as a witness or public servant?
,Answer: Obstruction or retaliation
⩥ A person causes an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage,
and is reckless about whether the explosion will endanger the life of
some individual. According to the Penal Code, the person committed the
offense of _____.
Answer: arson
⩥ A person who, in the course of committing theft, intentionally,
knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, or places
another in fear or imminent bodily injury or death, has committed what
offense?
Answer: Robbery
⩥ A person knowingly causes serious bodily to another in the course of
committing theft. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious
offense committed?
Answer: Aggravated robbery
⩥ A person breaks into an attached garage, breaks into a vehicle parked
in the garage, and steals a $1500.00 computer from the back seat.
According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense
committed?
Answer: Burglary of a habitation
,⩥ According to the Penal Code, a person commits the offense of theft if
they _____ appropriate property with intent to deprive the owner of the
property.
Answer: unlawfully
⩥ A person removes a $450.00 price tag from a retail item, replace it
with a $200.00 price tag and pays the lower price. According to the
Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _____.
Answer: fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing
⩥ A person steals a credit card with the intent to use it. According to the
Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _____.
Answer: credit card abuse
⩥ A person knowingly prevents a writ from being served in a civil case.
According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of
_____.
Answer: preventing execution of civil process
⩥ A person enters the county commissioners' meeting and begins to
shout obscenities. According to the Penal Code, that person has
committed the offense of _____.
Answer: disrupting meeting or procession
, ⩥ According to the Penal Code, a person knowingly solicits another to
engage in sexual conduct with another person for compensation commits
the offense of _____.
Answer: promotion of prostitution
⩥ According to the Penal Code, a person who intentionally operates or
participates in the earnings of a gambling place has committed the
offense of _____.
Answer: gambling promotion.
⩥ According to the Penal Code, what is the definition of a deadly
weapon?
Answer: Anything that, in its manner of intended use, is capable of
causing serious bodily injury.
⩥ According to the Penal Code, all persons are presumed to be innocent,
and no person may be convicted of any offense unless each element of
the offense is proven _____.
Answer: beyond a reasonable doubt
⩥ According to the Penal Code, which of the persons is NOT permitted
to carry, on or about their person, a handgun?
Answer: A person carrying large sums of money.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ According to the Penal Code, a mistake of fact is _____.
Answer: a defense to prosecution
⩥ According to the Penal Code, in order to prove a case of public
intoxication, a person must _____.
Answer: appear in a public place while intoxicated to a degree the
person may endanger himself/herself or another
⩥ A person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters
and is shot and killed by the person. According to the Penal Code, what
is the most serious offense committed?
Answer: Capital murder.
⩥ A person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the child's release.
The person gets scared and releases the child unharmed. According to
the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed?
Answer: Aggravated kidnapping
⩥ According to the Penal Code, what offense is committed when a
person threatens to harm another, by an unlawful act, on account of their
service as a witness or public servant?
,Answer: Obstruction or retaliation
⩥ A person causes an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage,
and is reckless about whether the explosion will endanger the life of
some individual. According to the Penal Code, the person committed the
offense of _____.
Answer: arson
⩥ A person who, in the course of committing theft, intentionally,
knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, or places
another in fear or imminent bodily injury or death, has committed what
offense?
Answer: Robbery
⩥ A person knowingly causes serious bodily to another in the course of
committing theft. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious
offense committed?
Answer: Aggravated robbery
⩥ A person breaks into an attached garage, breaks into a vehicle parked
in the garage, and steals a $1500.00 computer from the back seat.
According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense
committed?
Answer: Burglary of a habitation
,⩥ According to the Penal Code, a person commits the offense of theft if
they _____ appropriate property with intent to deprive the owner of the
property.
Answer: unlawfully
⩥ A person removes a $450.00 price tag from a retail item, replace it
with a $200.00 price tag and pays the lower price. According to the
Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _____.
Answer: fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing
⩥ A person steals a credit card with the intent to use it. According to the
Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _____.
Answer: credit card abuse
⩥ A person knowingly prevents a writ from being served in a civil case.
According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of
_____.
Answer: preventing execution of civil process
⩥ A person enters the county commissioners' meeting and begins to
shout obscenities. According to the Penal Code, that person has
committed the offense of _____.
Answer: disrupting meeting or procession
, ⩥ According to the Penal Code, a person knowingly solicits another to
engage in sexual conduct with another person for compensation commits
the offense of _____.
Answer: promotion of prostitution
⩥ According to the Penal Code, a person who intentionally operates or
participates in the earnings of a gambling place has committed the
offense of _____.
Answer: gambling promotion.
⩥ According to the Penal Code, what is the definition of a deadly
weapon?
Answer: Anything that, in its manner of intended use, is capable of
causing serious bodily injury.
⩥ According to the Penal Code, all persons are presumed to be innocent,
and no person may be convicted of any offense unless each element of
the offense is proven _____.
Answer: beyond a reasonable doubt
⩥ According to the Penal Code, which of the persons is NOT permitted
to carry, on or about their person, a handgun?
Answer: A person carrying large sums of money.
