Florida FDLE Law Enforcement Academy - State Exam Test Review
STUDY GUIDE EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Administrative Law The body of law that allows for the creation of public regulatory
agencies
Case Law The body of law that is formed by the decisions of the court
system
The area of the law that pertains to the legal action that
Civil Law
a person takes to resolve a private dispute with
another person
The standards set forth in the Constitution and court
Constitutional Law decisions or interpretations of the Constitution handed
down by the U.S. District and Supreme Courts; identifies
the powers and limitations of each branch of the U.S.
government (Checks & Balances)
The part of statutory law that defines unacceptable
Criminal Law
behaviors in government prosecution of those who
commit them
A statute enacted by a municipal (city) or county
Ordinance government and which applies only within the
jurisdiction of the government entity which created it,
maybe criminal or civil
The written laws enacted by Congress, State
Statutory Law
Legislators, or local governing authorities in response
to a perceived need.
Bill of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The part of the 14th Amendment that expands the
restrictions the Bill of Rights places on the Federal
Government to state and local governments and
Due Process Clause
states, "No state shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens of
the United States; Nor shall any state deprive any
person of life, liberty, or property without due process
, of law; nor deny any person within its jurisdictions of
the equal protection of the laws."
A criminal offense committed within the state in which
Felony
the maximum penalty is death or incarceration in a
state correctional facility for MORE THAN ONE YEAR
Any criminal offense that is punishable by a term of
Misdemeanor
imprisonment in a county correctional facility NOT IN
EXCESS OF ONE YEAR
An offense, also known as a civil infraction, for which the
Noncriminal Violation
only penalty may be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil
penalty.
Offense a criminal or noncriminal act punishable by law
Capital Felony Death or life imprisonment in a state correctional facility without
possible parole
Life Felony Life imprisonment, $15,000.00 fine, or both
Felony 1st Degree 30 years and, in some cases, life imprisonment, $10,000 fine, or
both
Felony 2nd Degree 15 years imprisonment, $10,000 fine, or both
Felony 3rd Degree 5 years imprisonment, $5,000 fine, or both
Misdemeanor 1st Degree Imprisonment in a county correctional facility for up to one year,
$1,000 fine, or both
Misdemeanor 2nd Degree Imprisonment up to 60 days, $500 fine, or both
$500 fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalties. According
Penalty of Noncriminal
to s. 775.08(3), F.S., noncriminal shall not mean any
Offense/Civil Violation
conviction for any violation of any municipal (city) or
(Infraction/Violation)
county ordinance
Penalty of Civil penalty of up to $500 or imprisonment of up to 60 days, or
Municipal/County both
Ordinance Violation
(Civil/Criminal)
BOLO An acronym that stands for BE ON THE LOOK OUT.
When an officer comes into voluntary contact with a
Consensual Encounter citizen under circumstances in which a reasonable
person would feel free to disregard the police and go
about their business
, A rule that involves relying on a collective knowledge of
Fellow Officer Rule
other officers in taking law enforcement action
A stop that may be made only if an officer has
Investigative Stop (Terry Stop) reasonable suspicion that the person stopped was
committing, is committing, or is about to commit a law
violation, A.K.A. TERRY STOP
The presentation of a number of individuals, which may
Live Line-Up
include a known suspect, to a victim or a witness in a
non-suggestive manner for the purpose of
identification
A hunch or gut feeling based on law-enforcement
Mere Suspicion
training and knowledge but is not acceptable to
justification of interfering with someone's rights
A presentation of a series of photographs to a victim or
Photographic Array
witness in a non-suggestive manner for the purpose of
identifying the suspect
A rule that during a valid stop and frisk allows an officer
Plain touch/feel doctrine
to seize an item he or she readily recognizes as
contraband even if it does not feel like a weapon
A stop made by an officer on a basis of a traffic
Pretext stop infraction when there is not enough information for
reasonable suspicion to make a stop but for the
purpose of investigating other, more serious criminal
activity
A fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that a
Probable Cause
crime was committed, based on the totality of
circumstances
A standard used to determine if a criminal defendant is
Proof Beyond A Reasonable guilty and which holds that based on the facts of the
Doubt
case, there is no other reasonable explanation than that
the defendant committed the crime
A level of justification needed to support a legal terry
Reasonable Suspicion stop, or investigative detention where an officer can
articulate the facts that support a suspicion of a law
violation, AKA "Articulable Suspicion" or "Founded
, Suspicion"
A one-on-one identification of a suspect in the field
Show-Up by a victim or witness orchestrated by a law-
enforcement officer a short time after the commission of
an offense.
Totality of Circumstances A court review of all factors known to the officer at the time of
the incident
The principle that an officer may search a vehicle or
Carroll doctrine other mobile conveyance without a warrant if there is
a probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains
contraband or evidence of criminal activity
The enclosed space of ground and the outbuildings
Curtilage
immediately surrounding a structure
A rule which states that evidence obtained illegally by
Exclusionary Rule
law-enforcement cannot be used as evidence in court
Certain emergencies, such as evidence destruction, an
Exigent Circumstances
emergency scene, or fresh pursuit that justify a
warrantless entry
A civil proceeding in which the law-enforcement agency
Forfeiture
asks the court to transfer ownership of property from
the defendant to the government
Any government intrusion into a place in which a person
Search
has a reasonable expectation of privacy
Search Warrant A court order that authorizes law-enforcement to conduct a
search and seizure
An act that occurs when the government affects a
Seizure
person's right to have or control his or her property,
usually by physically taking that property
Arrest To deprive a person of their liberty by legal authority
STUDY GUIDE EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!! 2026
Administrative Law The body of law that allows for the creation of public regulatory
agencies
Case Law The body of law that is formed by the decisions of the court
system
The area of the law that pertains to the legal action that
Civil Law
a person takes to resolve a private dispute with
another person
The standards set forth in the Constitution and court
Constitutional Law decisions or interpretations of the Constitution handed
down by the U.S. District and Supreme Courts; identifies
the powers and limitations of each branch of the U.S.
government (Checks & Balances)
The part of statutory law that defines unacceptable
Criminal Law
behaviors in government prosecution of those who
commit them
A statute enacted by a municipal (city) or county
Ordinance government and which applies only within the
jurisdiction of the government entity which created it,
maybe criminal or civil
The written laws enacted by Congress, State
Statutory Law
Legislators, or local governing authorities in response
to a perceived need.
Bill of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The part of the 14th Amendment that expands the
restrictions the Bill of Rights places on the Federal
Government to state and local governments and
Due Process Clause
states, "No state shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens of
the United States; Nor shall any state deprive any
person of life, liberty, or property without due process
, of law; nor deny any person within its jurisdictions of
the equal protection of the laws."
A criminal offense committed within the state in which
Felony
the maximum penalty is death or incarceration in a
state correctional facility for MORE THAN ONE YEAR
Any criminal offense that is punishable by a term of
Misdemeanor
imprisonment in a county correctional facility NOT IN
EXCESS OF ONE YEAR
An offense, also known as a civil infraction, for which the
Noncriminal Violation
only penalty may be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil
penalty.
Offense a criminal or noncriminal act punishable by law
Capital Felony Death or life imprisonment in a state correctional facility without
possible parole
Life Felony Life imprisonment, $15,000.00 fine, or both
Felony 1st Degree 30 years and, in some cases, life imprisonment, $10,000 fine, or
both
Felony 2nd Degree 15 years imprisonment, $10,000 fine, or both
Felony 3rd Degree 5 years imprisonment, $5,000 fine, or both
Misdemeanor 1st Degree Imprisonment in a county correctional facility for up to one year,
$1,000 fine, or both
Misdemeanor 2nd Degree Imprisonment up to 60 days, $500 fine, or both
$500 fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalties. According
Penalty of Noncriminal
to s. 775.08(3), F.S., noncriminal shall not mean any
Offense/Civil Violation
conviction for any violation of any municipal (city) or
(Infraction/Violation)
county ordinance
Penalty of Civil penalty of up to $500 or imprisonment of up to 60 days, or
Municipal/County both
Ordinance Violation
(Civil/Criminal)
BOLO An acronym that stands for BE ON THE LOOK OUT.
When an officer comes into voluntary contact with a
Consensual Encounter citizen under circumstances in which a reasonable
person would feel free to disregard the police and go
about their business
, A rule that involves relying on a collective knowledge of
Fellow Officer Rule
other officers in taking law enforcement action
A stop that may be made only if an officer has
Investigative Stop (Terry Stop) reasonable suspicion that the person stopped was
committing, is committing, or is about to commit a law
violation, A.K.A. TERRY STOP
The presentation of a number of individuals, which may
Live Line-Up
include a known suspect, to a victim or a witness in a
non-suggestive manner for the purpose of
identification
A hunch or gut feeling based on law-enforcement
Mere Suspicion
training and knowledge but is not acceptable to
justification of interfering with someone's rights
A presentation of a series of photographs to a victim or
Photographic Array
witness in a non-suggestive manner for the purpose of
identifying the suspect
A rule that during a valid stop and frisk allows an officer
Plain touch/feel doctrine
to seize an item he or she readily recognizes as
contraband even if it does not feel like a weapon
A stop made by an officer on a basis of a traffic
Pretext stop infraction when there is not enough information for
reasonable suspicion to make a stop but for the
purpose of investigating other, more serious criminal
activity
A fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that a
Probable Cause
crime was committed, based on the totality of
circumstances
A standard used to determine if a criminal defendant is
Proof Beyond A Reasonable guilty and which holds that based on the facts of the
Doubt
case, there is no other reasonable explanation than that
the defendant committed the crime
A level of justification needed to support a legal terry
Reasonable Suspicion stop, or investigative detention where an officer can
articulate the facts that support a suspicion of a law
violation, AKA "Articulable Suspicion" or "Founded
, Suspicion"
A one-on-one identification of a suspect in the field
Show-Up by a victim or witness orchestrated by a law-
enforcement officer a short time after the commission of
an offense.
Totality of Circumstances A court review of all factors known to the officer at the time of
the incident
The principle that an officer may search a vehicle or
Carroll doctrine other mobile conveyance without a warrant if there is
a probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains
contraband or evidence of criminal activity
The enclosed space of ground and the outbuildings
Curtilage
immediately surrounding a structure
A rule which states that evidence obtained illegally by
Exclusionary Rule
law-enforcement cannot be used as evidence in court
Certain emergencies, such as evidence destruction, an
Exigent Circumstances
emergency scene, or fresh pursuit that justify a
warrantless entry
A civil proceeding in which the law-enforcement agency
Forfeiture
asks the court to transfer ownership of property from
the defendant to the government
Any government intrusion into a place in which a person
Search
has a reasonable expectation of privacy
Search Warrant A court order that authorizes law-enforcement to conduct a
search and seizure
An act that occurs when the government affects a
Seizure
person's right to have or control his or her property,
usually by physically taking that property
Arrest To deprive a person of their liberty by legal authority
