Colorado POST questions and answers graded A+ 2024/2025

Colorado POST How long for a speedy trial? (18-1-405) - correct answer 6 months What is a contact? - correct answer A consensual encounter between a law enforcement officer and a citizen What is reasonable suspicion? - correct answer -A particularized and objective basis for suspecting that a citizen is involved in criminal activity -LEO must be able to articulate facts that indicate a reasonable suspicion of involvement of criminal activity What is a stop? - correct answer -A limited detention for the purposes of obtaining a person's name and address, identification, and explanation of actions -Stop must be supported by reasonable suspicion What is an arrest? - correct answer -Occurs when a citizen is taken into custody by a LEO's significant restraint of the citizen's freedom to leave -Must be based on probable cause Presumption of Innocence (18-1-402) - correct answer Every person is presumed innocent until proven guilty Legal Assistance and Supporting Services (18-1-403) - correct answer All indigent persons who are charged with or held for the commission of a crime are entitled to legal representation and supporting services at state expense Preliminary Hearing (18-1-404) - correct answer Right to a preliminary hearing within a reasonable time to determine whether probable cause exists to believe that the offense charged has been committed by the defendant