MPOETC TEST 3D REVIEW QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A
How do you NOT institute a summary proceeding? Correct Ans- Arrest
Warrant
Can a private citizen institute a summary proceeding? Correct Ans- Yes
How are most summaries instituted? Correct Ans- By citations
What is the least common way a summary is instituted? Correct Ans- By
filing a criminal complaint
How long do you have to file a summary citation? Correct Ans- 5 Days
Does a defendant need to sign on the citation when instituted? Correct
Ans- No
How long does the defendant have to plea guilty on a summary citation?
Correct Ans- 10 Days
What does an officer have to tell the defendant on a traffic stop? Correct
Ans- They must tell them that they have 10 Days to plea
How long for an appeal in summaries? Correct Ans- They have 30 days
to appeal
, What is NOT correct about a summary proceeding? Correct Ans- They
get a jury
What is venue? Correct Ans- The geographic district in which a legal
action is tried and from which the jury is selected.
All proceedings are brought to where the offense occurred? Correct Ans-
This is the venue
If a crime happened within a certain distance from 2 magisterial
districts, what is the distance? Correct Ans- 100 yards
When a summary happens, which magisterial district is the proceeding
held? Correct Ans- It is held within the district that the crime took place
in
What is NOT on a citation? Correct Ans- Names of witnesses
What is NOT on a traffic citation? Correct Ans- The driver's insurance
company and defendant's race
If a complaint is filed, what happens next? Correct Ans- A summons
What is NOT required for a complaint? Correct Ans- DOB if known
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A
How do you NOT institute a summary proceeding? Correct Ans- Arrest
Warrant
Can a private citizen institute a summary proceeding? Correct Ans- Yes
How are most summaries instituted? Correct Ans- By citations
What is the least common way a summary is instituted? Correct Ans- By
filing a criminal complaint
How long do you have to file a summary citation? Correct Ans- 5 Days
Does a defendant need to sign on the citation when instituted? Correct
Ans- No
How long does the defendant have to plea guilty on a summary citation?
Correct Ans- 10 Days
What does an officer have to tell the defendant on a traffic stop? Correct
Ans- They must tell them that they have 10 Days to plea
How long for an appeal in summaries? Correct Ans- They have 30 days
to appeal
, What is NOT correct about a summary proceeding? Correct Ans- They
get a jury
What is venue? Correct Ans- The geographic district in which a legal
action is tried and from which the jury is selected.
All proceedings are brought to where the offense occurred? Correct Ans-
This is the venue
If a crime happened within a certain distance from 2 magisterial
districts, what is the distance? Correct Ans- 100 yards
When a summary happens, which magisterial district is the proceeding
held? Correct Ans- It is held within the district that the crime took place
in
What is NOT on a citation? Correct Ans- Names of witnesses
What is NOT on a traffic citation? Correct Ans- The driver's insurance
company and defendant's race
If a complaint is filed, what happens next? Correct Ans- A summons
What is NOT required for a complaint? Correct Ans- DOB if known