COLORADO POST CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED PASS| 2026/2027 UPDATED
What are the two types of arrest?
Custodial
Non-custodial
What property crime can you use deadly force to defend against?
First Degree Arson
Label each part of the following statute:
16-3-504(2.2)(a)(II)(A)
16 - Title
3 - Article
504 - Section
(2.2) - Subsection
(a) - Paragraphs
(II) - Sub-Paragraphs
,(A) - Sub Sub-Paragraphs
18-1-402. Presumption of Innocence
Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty
18-1-403. Legal Assistance and Supporting Services
All indigent persons who are charged with or held for the commission of a crime
are entitled to legal representation and supporting services at the state's expense
18-1-404 Preliminary hearing or waiver-dispositional hearing
Every person accused of a class 1, 2, or 3 felony or level 1 or level 2 drug felony
has the right to demand and receive a preliminary hearing within a reasonable
time to determine whether PC exists
Only those persons charged with a class 4, 5, or 6 felony that requires mandatory
sentencing, or is charged with a crime of violence or sexual offense, shall have the
right to demand and receive a preliminary hearing within a reasonable time to
determine whether PC exists
How long for a speedy trial?
180 days from the date of entry of a not guilty plea
,18-1-405
How many jurors on a felony trial?
12
How many jurors on a misdemeanor trial?
6
18-1-407 Affirmative Defense
means that unless the state's evidence raises the issue involving the alleged
defense, the defendant, to raise the issue, shall present some credible evidence
on that issue
If the issue involved in an affirmative defense is raised, then the guilt of the
defendant must be...
established beyond a reasonable doubt as to that issue as well as all other
elements of the offense
, Act
a bodily movement, and includes words and possession of property
Conduct
an act or omission and its accompanying state of mind or, where relevant, a series
of acts of omissions
Criminal Negligence
through a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person
would exercise, he fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that a result
will occur or that a circumstance exists
Culpable Mental State
Intentionally
Knowingly
Recklessly
Criminal negligence
Intentionally
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED PASS| 2026/2027 UPDATED
What are the two types of arrest?
Custodial
Non-custodial
What property crime can you use deadly force to defend against?
First Degree Arson
Label each part of the following statute:
16-3-504(2.2)(a)(II)(A)
16 - Title
3 - Article
504 - Section
(2.2) - Subsection
(a) - Paragraphs
(II) - Sub-Paragraphs
,(A) - Sub Sub-Paragraphs
18-1-402. Presumption of Innocence
Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty
18-1-403. Legal Assistance and Supporting Services
All indigent persons who are charged with or held for the commission of a crime
are entitled to legal representation and supporting services at the state's expense
18-1-404 Preliminary hearing or waiver-dispositional hearing
Every person accused of a class 1, 2, or 3 felony or level 1 or level 2 drug felony
has the right to demand and receive a preliminary hearing within a reasonable
time to determine whether PC exists
Only those persons charged with a class 4, 5, or 6 felony that requires mandatory
sentencing, or is charged with a crime of violence or sexual offense, shall have the
right to demand and receive a preliminary hearing within a reasonable time to
determine whether PC exists
How long for a speedy trial?
180 days from the date of entry of a not guilty plea
,18-1-405
How many jurors on a felony trial?
12
How many jurors on a misdemeanor trial?
6
18-1-407 Affirmative Defense
means that unless the state's evidence raises the issue involving the alleged
defense, the defendant, to raise the issue, shall present some credible evidence
on that issue
If the issue involved in an affirmative defense is raised, then the guilt of the
defendant must be...
established beyond a reasonable doubt as to that issue as well as all other
elements of the offense
, Act
a bodily movement, and includes words and possession of property
Conduct
an act or omission and its accompanying state of mind or, where relevant, a series
of acts of omissions
Criminal Negligence
through a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person
would exercise, he fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that a result
will occur or that a circumstance exists
Culpable Mental State
Intentionally
Knowingly
Recklessly
Criminal negligence
Intentionally
