CALIFORNIA PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE
Understanding the California vehicle code will help you because :
Determine the party most at fault
Written questions submitted to a party from the adversary, in order to find answers in the
form of writing, that have relevance to the issue in a lawsuit, and are signed under oath,
are:
Interrogatories
California Department of Insurance online database hold information on:
Insurance agents and brokers
The best way to serve process in a federal case is by what rules or guidelines?
By following State law
When defendant is induced to committing a crime that he or she would not ordinarily
commit, by the influence of a peace officer
,Entrapment
A person or business, whom a claim is brought against
Defendant
During formal court procedures, the initial questioning of a witness in a criminal trial by
the person who called him or her is known as:
Direct examination
When an attorney attempts to impeach the other party's witness for the FIRST time
court:
Cross examination
What is it called when an attorney attempts to rehabilitate their own witness, after a
cross examination?
Redirect examination
What is the one last stage in a jury trial?
Jury deliberation
Trial, by judge, when one of the parties in a civil action, gives the judge an outline of the
evidence he will present, and what the evidence will prove, he is said to be engaging in:
,Opening statement
Towards the end of the trial but before jury deliberations, what is given to the jury?
Jury instructions
Which court hears matters involving family related issues, such as divorce and child
custody?
Superior court
The US court of appeals hears cases from:
District Courts
What describes the pretrial process of an attorney interviewing a person under oath with
a court reporter present?
Deposition
You're Investigating a slow speed vehicle traffic collision. The crash occurred within four
car lengths from the intersection. One of the involved drivers complains of whiplash to
his neck; the other party claiming whiplash, too. Both vehicles' front airbags deployed
but not the side bags. What piece of evidence are you MOST likely to find in the
roadway?
A piece of tail light
, During an administrative hearing, the attorney is questioning the other witness with
questions that impute an answer. This line of questioning is known as:
Cross examination
One of the second steps of a process during a lawsuit is to:
Serve a summons
During a re-direct examination by the attorney who hired you, he forgot to ask you a
question that would make or break the case: what should you do?
Not bring the issue up to the attorney, at least while you are on the stand
Can a person follow and record a subject, WITHOUT compensation, and not have to
become a bona fide private investigator? True or false
True
The husband of your client wants an update on his wife's case. Can you disclose any
information about the case? True or false?
False- no.
Can you accept employment from a client, who was an adversary to a former client in
the past? T or F
False- you may not
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE
Understanding the California vehicle code will help you because :
Determine the party most at fault
Written questions submitted to a party from the adversary, in order to find answers in the
form of writing, that have relevance to the issue in a lawsuit, and are signed under oath,
are:
Interrogatories
California Department of Insurance online database hold information on:
Insurance agents and brokers
The best way to serve process in a federal case is by what rules or guidelines?
By following State law
When defendant is induced to committing a crime that he or she would not ordinarily
commit, by the influence of a peace officer
,Entrapment
A person or business, whom a claim is brought against
Defendant
During formal court procedures, the initial questioning of a witness in a criminal trial by
the person who called him or her is known as:
Direct examination
When an attorney attempts to impeach the other party's witness for the FIRST time
court:
Cross examination
What is it called when an attorney attempts to rehabilitate their own witness, after a
cross examination?
Redirect examination
What is the one last stage in a jury trial?
Jury deliberation
Trial, by judge, when one of the parties in a civil action, gives the judge an outline of the
evidence he will present, and what the evidence will prove, he is said to be engaging in:
,Opening statement
Towards the end of the trial but before jury deliberations, what is given to the jury?
Jury instructions
Which court hears matters involving family related issues, such as divorce and child
custody?
Superior court
The US court of appeals hears cases from:
District Courts
What describes the pretrial process of an attorney interviewing a person under oath with
a court reporter present?
Deposition
You're Investigating a slow speed vehicle traffic collision. The crash occurred within four
car lengths from the intersection. One of the involved drivers complains of whiplash to
his neck; the other party claiming whiplash, too. Both vehicles' front airbags deployed
but not the side bags. What piece of evidence are you MOST likely to find in the
roadway?
A piece of tail light
, During an administrative hearing, the attorney is questioning the other witness with
questions that impute an answer. This line of questioning is known as:
Cross examination
One of the second steps of a process during a lawsuit is to:
Serve a summons
During a re-direct examination by the attorney who hired you, he forgot to ask you a
question that would make or break the case: what should you do?
Not bring the issue up to the attorney, at least while you are on the stand
Can a person follow and record a subject, WITHOUT compensation, and not have to
become a bona fide private investigator? True or false
True
The husband of your client wants an update on his wife's case. Can you disclose any
information about the case? True or false?
False- no.
Can you accept employment from a client, who was an adversary to a former client in
the past? T or F
False- you may not
