2026 GPSTC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the speed of a school bus on the interstate/highway? - ✔✔55 mph
✔✔School buses are required to have - ✔✔- 2 way device or radio
- headlights on
✔✔What court is the original jurisdiction? - ✔✔Superior court
✔✔What are the 3 elements of rape? - ✔✔- carnal knowledge
- lack of consent
- less than 10 yrs of age
✔✔What is carnal knowledge? - ✔✔Penetration of a male organ and a females organ
✔✔What has to happen for carnal knowledge to occur? - ✔✔The SLIGHTEST
penetration
✔✔The burden of proof in criminal prosecution is? - ✔✔Proof beyond a reasonable
doubt
✔✔The burden of proof in civil proceedings is? - ✔✔Preponderance of evidence
✔✔What case comes to the grand jury? - ✔✔True bill & no bill
✔✔If someone takes the life of another in provocation in the heat of passion it is? -
✔✔Voluntary Manslaughter
✔✔If you kill someone WITHOUT intention it is? - ✔✔Involuntary Manslaughter
✔✔If you rent a hotel room but fail to pay it is? - ✔✔Theft of services
, ✔✔If you change a price tag in the store it is considered? - ✔✔shoplifting
✔✔What age can someone be found guilty of a crime? - ✔✔13 years old
✔✔If a father has sex with his blood, step daughter, or anyone in the family he has
committed? (EXCEPT COUSINS) - ✔✔Incest
✔✔What is not a type of patrol? - ✔✔Administrative patrol
✔✔4 Graham Factors - ✔✔1. Severity of the Crime
2. Immediate Threat of death or serious bodily injury.
3. Active Resistance
4. Attempt to evade arrest by flight
✔✔What is 17-4-20 (b)? - ✔✔Deadly force for officers
✔✔What is 16-3-21? - ✔✔Deadly force for civilians
✔✔What are the 3 P's for chapter 8 title 35? - ✔✔Possess, Probable Cause, Poses
✔✔What are the 2 questions you have to answer when using reasonable force? - ✔✔-
What did you do?
- Why did you do it?
✔✔What is the purpose of a roadblock? - ✔✔To check for drunk drivers
✔✔Tort is broken down into 2 categories with are? - ✔✔Intentional and Negligent
✔✔A person cannot go without seeing a judge (without a warrant) for? - ✔✔48 hrs
✔✔A person cannot go without seeing a judge (with a warrant) for? - ✔✔72 hrs
✔✔Which is NOT effective interpersonal communication? - ✔✔the message IMPLIED
✔✔What are the components of effective interpersonal communication? - ✔✔Message
intended
Message sent
Message received
✔✔If an officer responds to a domestic violence call, the first thing the officer must do
is? - ✔✔Get situation under control
✔✔How can we fix someone who is prejudice? - ✔✔Education
✔✔What is the speed of a school bus on the interstate/highway? - ✔✔55 mph
✔✔School buses are required to have - ✔✔- 2 way device or radio
- headlights on
✔✔What court is the original jurisdiction? - ✔✔Superior court
✔✔What are the 3 elements of rape? - ✔✔- carnal knowledge
- lack of consent
- less than 10 yrs of age
✔✔What is carnal knowledge? - ✔✔Penetration of a male organ and a females organ
✔✔What has to happen for carnal knowledge to occur? - ✔✔The SLIGHTEST
penetration
✔✔The burden of proof in criminal prosecution is? - ✔✔Proof beyond a reasonable
doubt
✔✔The burden of proof in civil proceedings is? - ✔✔Preponderance of evidence
✔✔What case comes to the grand jury? - ✔✔True bill & no bill
✔✔If someone takes the life of another in provocation in the heat of passion it is? -
✔✔Voluntary Manslaughter
✔✔If you kill someone WITHOUT intention it is? - ✔✔Involuntary Manslaughter
✔✔If you rent a hotel room but fail to pay it is? - ✔✔Theft of services
, ✔✔If you change a price tag in the store it is considered? - ✔✔shoplifting
✔✔What age can someone be found guilty of a crime? - ✔✔13 years old
✔✔If a father has sex with his blood, step daughter, or anyone in the family he has
committed? (EXCEPT COUSINS) - ✔✔Incest
✔✔What is not a type of patrol? - ✔✔Administrative patrol
✔✔4 Graham Factors - ✔✔1. Severity of the Crime
2. Immediate Threat of death or serious bodily injury.
3. Active Resistance
4. Attempt to evade arrest by flight
✔✔What is 17-4-20 (b)? - ✔✔Deadly force for officers
✔✔What is 16-3-21? - ✔✔Deadly force for civilians
✔✔What are the 3 P's for chapter 8 title 35? - ✔✔Possess, Probable Cause, Poses
✔✔What are the 2 questions you have to answer when using reasonable force? - ✔✔-
What did you do?
- Why did you do it?
✔✔What is the purpose of a roadblock? - ✔✔To check for drunk drivers
✔✔Tort is broken down into 2 categories with are? - ✔✔Intentional and Negligent
✔✔A person cannot go without seeing a judge (without a warrant) for? - ✔✔48 hrs
✔✔A person cannot go without seeing a judge (with a warrant) for? - ✔✔72 hrs
✔✔Which is NOT effective interpersonal communication? - ✔✔the message IMPLIED
✔✔What are the components of effective interpersonal communication? - ✔✔Message
intended
Message sent
Message received
✔✔If an officer responds to a domestic violence call, the first thing the officer must do
is? - ✔✔Get situation under control
✔✔How can we fix someone who is prejudice? - ✔✔Education
