TEXAS DPS EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Justice courts have original jurisdiction for all misdemeanors arising from the Texas
Penal Code that are punishable by a fine only not to exceed ______ dollars. - Answer-
500
The primary duty of a peace officer in a family violence case is _________________. -
Answer-make lawful arrest, protect any potential victim and enforce the law
An indictment is a written statement of a ______ accusing a person of some act or
omission which is declared an offense of the Penal Code. - Answer-grand jury
What is an arrest warrant? - Answer-written order from a magistrate
An officer who executes a warrant of arrest shall take the person before a
magistrate________ (time). - Answer-without unneccessary dely but within 48 hours
When executing a search warrant, the officer must provide what to the property owner?
- Answer-give the property owner a copy of the warrant
A search warrant must be executed within _____ days of issuance. - Answer-3
A Capias is a______ directed to a peace officer commanding him to arrest a person
accused of an offense and bring him before the court immediately or on a day or at a
term so stated. - Answer-writ
A law enforcement action based on an idividual's race, ethnicity, or national origin
define__________. - Answer-racial profiling
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution requires that all warrants be supported
by_____________. - Answer-probable cause
What Article of the Texas Constitution provides the same protection as the Fourth
Amendment? - Answer-article 1 section 9
The US Supreme Court case that made the Fourth Amendment applicable to the states
via the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment is_______________. - Answer-
mapp v ohio
If a violation of a protective order occurs within the presence of an officer,
he____________________. - Answer-shall arrest the subject
,To imagine one guilty or culpable on slight evidence without proof is the definition of
_____________. - Answer-suspicion
The requisites of a lawful frisk are: (1) ____________ and (2) reasonable suspicion that
a subject is armed and dangerous. - Answer-lawful detention
The court ruling that established the frisk is: ________________. - Answer-terry v ohio
When conducting a frisk, an officer may use ______________ force. - Answer-
necessary
Readily observable things an officer sees in a place the officer has a legal right to be
that are not the product of the search and are not subject to exclusion from evidence
defines___________________. - Answer-the plain view doctrine
An arrest warrant must be executed within how many days from the date of issuance? -
Answer-has no limit
When searching a vehicle incident to a lawful arrest, an officer can search what part of
the vehicle? - Answer-passenger compartment
When searching a portion of the house incident to a lawful arrest, the arrest must be
made where? - Answer-inside the house
Verbal provocation _____________ grounds alone for justifiable use of force. - Answer-
may not be
Mobility refers to the exigent circumstance existing that allow for what type of searches
without warrant? - Answer-searches of a motor vehicle
When conducting a vehicle inventory, closed containers may be opened in the
_________________ of the vehicle. - Answer-trunk or passenger compartment
______________ may be withdrawn at any time during an officer's search. - Answer-
consent
Once the exigent circumstance no longer exists, the officer must_________________. -
Answer-leave the place
The element of arrest that distinguishes an arrest from a lesser form of detention is
_______________. - Answer-intent
If a person is arrested in another county other than where the warrant was issued and is
then magistrated in a bordering county and refused to make bail, he shall be placed in
jail and cannot be held for more than_______ in the bordering county. - Answer-72
hours
, Things that are illegally possessed and that cannot be lawfully owned are defined as
_______________. - Answer-contraband
The purpose of the Texas Exclusionary Rule is to ________________. - Answer-deter
police misconduct
A NO TRESSPASSING sign has what relationship to determining if an area is curtilage?
- Answer-It does not have a relationship
Where may a vehicle be "frisked"? - Answer-anywhere in the passenger compartment,
anywhere a weapon could be hidden
What are general defenses to criminal prosecution? - Answer-insanity, duress,
entrapment
____________ is needed for conviction in any criminal offense. - Answer-proof beyond
a reasonable doubt
________ is a convenient legal device which courts employ to justify convicting those
who intend to harm one victim or property, but in fact harm another. - Answer-causation
What are the culpable mental states? - Answer-intentionally, knowingly, recklessly,
criminal negligence
_____ is a conscious desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result. - Answer-
intentional
Punishment for a State Jail Felony is: ___________________. - Answer-180 days-2
years imprisonment, and fine up to $10K
Punishment for a Class C Misdemeanor is: __________________. - Answer-fine up to
$500
Punishment for a 3rd Degree Felony is: __________________. - Answer-2-10 years
imprisonment and fine up to $10k
Punishment for a 1st Degree Felony is: __________________. - Answer-5-99 years
imprisonment and fine up to $10K
Punishment for a Class B Misdemeanor is: __________________. - Answer-up to 180
days confinement and fine up to $2K
Which step in the valuation ladder is used to determine a Class B Misdemeanor
offense? - Answer-$50-500
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Justice courts have original jurisdiction for all misdemeanors arising from the Texas
Penal Code that are punishable by a fine only not to exceed ______ dollars. - Answer-
500
The primary duty of a peace officer in a family violence case is _________________. -
Answer-make lawful arrest, protect any potential victim and enforce the law
An indictment is a written statement of a ______ accusing a person of some act or
omission which is declared an offense of the Penal Code. - Answer-grand jury
What is an arrest warrant? - Answer-written order from a magistrate
An officer who executes a warrant of arrest shall take the person before a
magistrate________ (time). - Answer-without unneccessary dely but within 48 hours
When executing a search warrant, the officer must provide what to the property owner?
- Answer-give the property owner a copy of the warrant
A search warrant must be executed within _____ days of issuance. - Answer-3
A Capias is a______ directed to a peace officer commanding him to arrest a person
accused of an offense and bring him before the court immediately or on a day or at a
term so stated. - Answer-writ
A law enforcement action based on an idividual's race, ethnicity, or national origin
define__________. - Answer-racial profiling
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution requires that all warrants be supported
by_____________. - Answer-probable cause
What Article of the Texas Constitution provides the same protection as the Fourth
Amendment? - Answer-article 1 section 9
The US Supreme Court case that made the Fourth Amendment applicable to the states
via the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment is_______________. - Answer-
mapp v ohio
If a violation of a protective order occurs within the presence of an officer,
he____________________. - Answer-shall arrest the subject
,To imagine one guilty or culpable on slight evidence without proof is the definition of
_____________. - Answer-suspicion
The requisites of a lawful frisk are: (1) ____________ and (2) reasonable suspicion that
a subject is armed and dangerous. - Answer-lawful detention
The court ruling that established the frisk is: ________________. - Answer-terry v ohio
When conducting a frisk, an officer may use ______________ force. - Answer-
necessary
Readily observable things an officer sees in a place the officer has a legal right to be
that are not the product of the search and are not subject to exclusion from evidence
defines___________________. - Answer-the plain view doctrine
An arrest warrant must be executed within how many days from the date of issuance? -
Answer-has no limit
When searching a vehicle incident to a lawful arrest, an officer can search what part of
the vehicle? - Answer-passenger compartment
When searching a portion of the house incident to a lawful arrest, the arrest must be
made where? - Answer-inside the house
Verbal provocation _____________ grounds alone for justifiable use of force. - Answer-
may not be
Mobility refers to the exigent circumstance existing that allow for what type of searches
without warrant? - Answer-searches of a motor vehicle
When conducting a vehicle inventory, closed containers may be opened in the
_________________ of the vehicle. - Answer-trunk or passenger compartment
______________ may be withdrawn at any time during an officer's search. - Answer-
consent
Once the exigent circumstance no longer exists, the officer must_________________. -
Answer-leave the place
The element of arrest that distinguishes an arrest from a lesser form of detention is
_______________. - Answer-intent
If a person is arrested in another county other than where the warrant was issued and is
then magistrated in a bordering county and refused to make bail, he shall be placed in
jail and cannot be held for more than_______ in the bordering county. - Answer-72
hours
, Things that are illegally possessed and that cannot be lawfully owned are defined as
_______________. - Answer-contraband
The purpose of the Texas Exclusionary Rule is to ________________. - Answer-deter
police misconduct
A NO TRESSPASSING sign has what relationship to determining if an area is curtilage?
- Answer-It does not have a relationship
Where may a vehicle be "frisked"? - Answer-anywhere in the passenger compartment,
anywhere a weapon could be hidden
What are general defenses to criminal prosecution? - Answer-insanity, duress,
entrapment
____________ is needed for conviction in any criminal offense. - Answer-proof beyond
a reasonable doubt
________ is a convenient legal device which courts employ to justify convicting those
who intend to harm one victim or property, but in fact harm another. - Answer-causation
What are the culpable mental states? - Answer-intentionally, knowingly, recklessly,
criminal negligence
_____ is a conscious desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result. - Answer-
intentional
Punishment for a State Jail Felony is: ___________________. - Answer-180 days-2
years imprisonment, and fine up to $10K
Punishment for a Class C Misdemeanor is: __________________. - Answer-fine up to
$500
Punishment for a 3rd Degree Felony is: __________________. - Answer-2-10 years
imprisonment and fine up to $10k
Punishment for a 1st Degree Felony is: __________________. - Answer-5-99 years
imprisonment and fine up to $10K
Punishment for a Class B Misdemeanor is: __________________. - Answer-up to 180
days confinement and fine up to $2K
Which step in the valuation ladder is used to determine a Class B Misdemeanor
offense? - Answer-$50-500
