TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT -
TCOLE LATEST VERSION UPDATED AND REVISED IN
2025
Which is NOT a method of good problem solvers
Select one:
a. Positive attitude
b. Concern for accuracy
c. Breaking the problem into parts
d. Avoiding guessing
e. All of the above - ANSWER ->e. All of the above
That portion of the law which defines the personal and
property right of individuals; the rights of an individual to seek
redress or to prevent wrong defines; (4.3.3)
Select one:
a. Constitutional "rights" Law
b. Tort Law
c. Civil Law
d. Criminal Law
e. Case Law - ANSWER ->c. Civil Law
Which of the following Texas courts has jurisdiction over all the
misdemeanors involving official misconduct: (6.3.4)
Select one:
a. Court of Criminal Appeals Incorrect
,b. County Court
c. Justice Court
d. District Court
e. all of the above courts - ANSWER ->d. District Court
"The entire width between the boundary lines of every way
publicly maintained when any part thereof is open for public
use for purposes of vehicular travel" is: (9.1.3)
Select one:
a. A highway Incorrect
b. A street
c. A roadway
d. A trafficway
e. Both a highway and a street - ANSWER ->e. Both a highway
and a street
_____________________% of family violence is male on
female. (26.1.2)
Select one:
a. 95%
b. 96%
c. 97%
d. 0.98 - ANSWER ->a. 95%
According to the TCOLE outline, what percentage of officer
contacts require physical force? (17.3.4)
Select one:
a. 3%
b. 7%
,c. 10%
d. 0.3 - ANSWER ->a. 3%
Which of the following is NOT considered marihuana? (13.1.1)
Select one:
a. The female plant
b. The seeds
c. The oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant
d. All of the above are considered marihuana - ANSWER ->c.
The oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant
According to the Family code, an application for a Protective
order may be filed by: (26.2.2)
Select one:
a. An adult member of a family or household.
b. Any adult for the protection of a child member of a family or
household.
c. At The Department of Protective and Regulatory Services for
the protection of a member of a family or household.
d. All the above may file a protective order. - ANSWER ->d. All
the above may file a protective order.
Which of the following is a defense to prosecution for not
wearing a seat belt? (9.1.15)
Select one:
a. police officer on patrol
b. city official on official business
c. mail carrier on rounds
d. fire chief answering a call
, e. any elected official on official business - ANSWER ->c. mail
carrier on rounds
Among other requirements, each law enforcement agency in
this state shall adopt a policy on racial profiling that requires:
(6.2.4)
Select one:
a. reading a citizen the Miranda Warning if the citizen is not
Anglo.
b. public education relating to the agency's complaint process.
c. mandatory training for its officers about racial profiling.
d. reporting the location of the contact with the citizen. -
ANSWER ->b. public education relating to the agency's
complaint process.
A person knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another in
the course of committing theft. According to the Penal Code,
what is the most serious offense committed? (8.7.2)
Select one:
a. Burglary
b. Robbery
c. Aggravated theft
d. Aggravated robbery - ANSWER ->d. Aggravated robbery
Title 8 of the Texas Penal Code (chapters 36, 37 and 39): (3.3.1)
Select one:
a. protects officers against frivolous law suits
b. outlines the rights of individuals guaranteed by the Federal
Constitution
TCOLE LATEST VERSION UPDATED AND REVISED IN
2025
Which is NOT a method of good problem solvers
Select one:
a. Positive attitude
b. Concern for accuracy
c. Breaking the problem into parts
d. Avoiding guessing
e. All of the above - ANSWER ->e. All of the above
That portion of the law which defines the personal and
property right of individuals; the rights of an individual to seek
redress or to prevent wrong defines; (4.3.3)
Select one:
a. Constitutional "rights" Law
b. Tort Law
c. Civil Law
d. Criminal Law
e. Case Law - ANSWER ->c. Civil Law
Which of the following Texas courts has jurisdiction over all the
misdemeanors involving official misconduct: (6.3.4)
Select one:
a. Court of Criminal Appeals Incorrect
,b. County Court
c. Justice Court
d. District Court
e. all of the above courts - ANSWER ->d. District Court
"The entire width between the boundary lines of every way
publicly maintained when any part thereof is open for public
use for purposes of vehicular travel" is: (9.1.3)
Select one:
a. A highway Incorrect
b. A street
c. A roadway
d. A trafficway
e. Both a highway and a street - ANSWER ->e. Both a highway
and a street
_____________________% of family violence is male on
female. (26.1.2)
Select one:
a. 95%
b. 96%
c. 97%
d. 0.98 - ANSWER ->a. 95%
According to the TCOLE outline, what percentage of officer
contacts require physical force? (17.3.4)
Select one:
a. 3%
b. 7%
,c. 10%
d. 0.3 - ANSWER ->a. 3%
Which of the following is NOT considered marihuana? (13.1.1)
Select one:
a. The female plant
b. The seeds
c. The oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant
d. All of the above are considered marihuana - ANSWER ->c.
The oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant
According to the Family code, an application for a Protective
order may be filed by: (26.2.2)
Select one:
a. An adult member of a family or household.
b. Any adult for the protection of a child member of a family or
household.
c. At The Department of Protective and Regulatory Services for
the protection of a member of a family or household.
d. All the above may file a protective order. - ANSWER ->d. All
the above may file a protective order.
Which of the following is a defense to prosecution for not
wearing a seat belt? (9.1.15)
Select one:
a. police officer on patrol
b. city official on official business
c. mail carrier on rounds
d. fire chief answering a call
, e. any elected official on official business - ANSWER ->c. mail
carrier on rounds
Among other requirements, each law enforcement agency in
this state shall adopt a policy on racial profiling that requires:
(6.2.4)
Select one:
a. reading a citizen the Miranda Warning if the citizen is not
Anglo.
b. public education relating to the agency's complaint process.
c. mandatory training for its officers about racial profiling.
d. reporting the location of the contact with the citizen. -
ANSWER ->b. public education relating to the agency's
complaint process.
A person knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another in
the course of committing theft. According to the Penal Code,
what is the most serious offense committed? (8.7.2)
Select one:
a. Burglary
b. Robbery
c. Aggravated theft
d. Aggravated robbery - ANSWER ->d. Aggravated robbery
Title 8 of the Texas Penal Code (chapters 36, 37 and 39): (3.3.1)
Select one:
a. protects officers against frivolous law suits
b. outlines the rights of individuals guaranteed by the Federal
Constitution
