TEXAS BASIC PEACE OFFICER
CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM
REVIEW WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT a
magistrate? (6.2.1)
Select one:
a. Recorders of incorporated cities
b. Justices of the Peace
c. Supreme Court Justices
d. District Attorneys - correct answer-D
What is the first thing an officer does during the "Scene Management" stage? (9.2.2)
Select one:
a. summon assistance
b. care for injured
c. plan route of approach
d. set patrol unit - correct answer-B
At the moment of arrest, ___________________ceases to build. (7.1.7)
Select one:
a. authority of consent
b. criminal offenses
c. probable cause
d. evidence - correct answer-B
According to the Alcoholic Beverage Code, a mixed beverage permittee may normally
sell and offer for sale mixed beverages between the hours of _____ on any day except
Sunday. (12.1.5)
Select one:
a. 7 a.m. and midnight
b. 1 a.m. and midnight
c. 10 a.m. and noon
d. Noon and midnight - correct answer-A
According to TCOLE, which offenses have the least violent offenders? (29.2.1)
Select one:
a. Auto theft/ Professional thief
, b. Burglary/ Robbery
c. White collar criminal/ Con Artists
d. Forgery /Credit card abuse - correct answer-D
Deceptive police practices are (7.1.2)
Select one:
a. acceptable for surveillance.
b. invalid if used to supply motive.
c. invalid if used to provide criminal opportunity
d. all of the above. - correct answer-D
In U.S. v. Carroll, the Supreme Court upheld an officer's right to search a vehicle's trunk
when the officers have _____. (7.1.13)
Select one:
a. a search warrant
b. reasonable suspicion
c. probable cause
d. inventory privilege - correct answer-C
According to the Transportation Code, unless expressly provided otherwise, a lighting
device or reflector mounted on the rear of a vehicle must be or reflect _______. (9.1.17)
Select one:
a. red
b. yellow
c. red or yellow
d. amber or yellow - correct answer-A
44. A person commits the offense of ____________ if the person disposes of litter at a
place that is not an approved solid waste site, including a place on or within 300 feet of
a public highway. (9.1.5)
Select one:
a. Littering
b. Illegal Dumping
c. Illegal Disposal
d. Trash Dum - correct answer-B
According to Sec. 43.04 of the Penal Code, a pimp arrested for having two prostitutes in
his "stable" is charged with ________________________. (8.9.2)
Select one:
a. Promotion of prostitution
b. Aggravated promotion of prostitution
c. Prostitution
d. Compelling prostitution - correct answer-B
CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM
REVIEW WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT a
magistrate? (6.2.1)
Select one:
a. Recorders of incorporated cities
b. Justices of the Peace
c. Supreme Court Justices
d. District Attorneys - correct answer-D
What is the first thing an officer does during the "Scene Management" stage? (9.2.2)
Select one:
a. summon assistance
b. care for injured
c. plan route of approach
d. set patrol unit - correct answer-B
At the moment of arrest, ___________________ceases to build. (7.1.7)
Select one:
a. authority of consent
b. criminal offenses
c. probable cause
d. evidence - correct answer-B
According to the Alcoholic Beverage Code, a mixed beverage permittee may normally
sell and offer for sale mixed beverages between the hours of _____ on any day except
Sunday. (12.1.5)
Select one:
a. 7 a.m. and midnight
b. 1 a.m. and midnight
c. 10 a.m. and noon
d. Noon and midnight - correct answer-A
According to TCOLE, which offenses have the least violent offenders? (29.2.1)
Select one:
a. Auto theft/ Professional thief
, b. Burglary/ Robbery
c. White collar criminal/ Con Artists
d. Forgery /Credit card abuse - correct answer-D
Deceptive police practices are (7.1.2)
Select one:
a. acceptable for surveillance.
b. invalid if used to supply motive.
c. invalid if used to provide criminal opportunity
d. all of the above. - correct answer-D
In U.S. v. Carroll, the Supreme Court upheld an officer's right to search a vehicle's trunk
when the officers have _____. (7.1.13)
Select one:
a. a search warrant
b. reasonable suspicion
c. probable cause
d. inventory privilege - correct answer-C
According to the Transportation Code, unless expressly provided otherwise, a lighting
device or reflector mounted on the rear of a vehicle must be or reflect _______. (9.1.17)
Select one:
a. red
b. yellow
c. red or yellow
d. amber or yellow - correct answer-A
44. A person commits the offense of ____________ if the person disposes of litter at a
place that is not an approved solid waste site, including a place on or within 300 feet of
a public highway. (9.1.5)
Select one:
a. Littering
b. Illegal Dumping
c. Illegal Disposal
d. Trash Dum - correct answer-B
According to Sec. 43.04 of the Penal Code, a pimp arrested for having two prostitutes in
his "stable" is charged with ________________________. (8.9.2)
Select one:
a. Promotion of prostitution
b. Aggravated promotion of prostitution
c. Prostitution
d. Compelling prostitution - correct answer-B
