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FLETC WRITTEN EXAM #2 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Elements of Plain View Seizure - correct answer -LEO must be
lawfully in a position to observe item, incriminating nature of item
must be immediately apparent, LEO must have lawful right of
access to the item
Carroll Doctrine - correct answer -If probable cause exists to
believe a mobile conveyance located in a public place has
evidence of a crime or contraband in it, you may search without
obtaining a warrant
Acevedo Rule - correct answer -If LEO has probable cause to
believe a specific container placed inside a vehicle contains
evidence of a crime or contraband, vehicle may be stopped and
searched as is necessary to retrieve that container (PC to
container doesnt apply to entire vehicle)
Exigent Circumstances - correct answer -Circumstances
specifically granted by Supreme Court; warrantless searches are
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legal where there is a compelling need for official action and not
time to secure a warrant
3 Types of Exigent Circumstances - correct answer -Hot Pursuit
Destruction/Removal of Evidence
Crime Scene Emergency
Arizona v. Hicks - correct answer -Supreme Court holds
warrantless entry by officers, under exigent circumstances
exception, is valid
Permitted Reasons for Search Incident to Arrest - correct answer
-Discover Weapons
Prevent Destruction/Concealment of Evidence
Discover Means of Escape
Requirements for Search Incident to Arrest - correct answer -
Lawful custodial arrest
Search is substantially contemporaneous to arrest
Currently accessible by arrestee
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Requirements for Consent to Search - correct answer -Voluntarily
given
Actual or apparent authority to consent
Voluntary Consent - correct answer -Valid consent cannot be
given as result of duress or coercion, express or implied
Actual Authority - correct answer -Consent to search may be
given by any individual who has authority over, or sufficient
relationship to, the item to be searched
Ownership not necessary for actual authority
Apparent Authority - correct answer -Officers believe untrue info,
which they used to assess control and authority; belief was
objectively reasonable; if true, the third party would have had
actual authority to consent
FLETC WRITTEN EXAM #2 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Elements of Plain View Seizure - correct answer -LEO must be
lawfully in a position to observe item, incriminating nature of item
must be immediately apparent, LEO must have lawful right of
access to the item
Carroll Doctrine - correct answer -If probable cause exists to
believe a mobile conveyance located in a public place has
evidence of a crime or contraband in it, you may search without
obtaining a warrant
Acevedo Rule - correct answer -If LEO has probable cause to
believe a specific container placed inside a vehicle contains
evidence of a crime or contraband, vehicle may be stopped and
searched as is necessary to retrieve that container (PC to
container doesnt apply to entire vehicle)
Exigent Circumstances - correct answer -Circumstances
specifically granted by Supreme Court; warrantless searches are
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legal where there is a compelling need for official action and not
time to secure a warrant
3 Types of Exigent Circumstances - correct answer -Hot Pursuit
Destruction/Removal of Evidence
Crime Scene Emergency
Arizona v. Hicks - correct answer -Supreme Court holds
warrantless entry by officers, under exigent circumstances
exception, is valid
Permitted Reasons for Search Incident to Arrest - correct answer
-Discover Weapons
Prevent Destruction/Concealment of Evidence
Discover Means of Escape
Requirements for Search Incident to Arrest - correct answer -
Lawful custodial arrest
Search is substantially contemporaneous to arrest
Currently accessible by arrestee
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Requirements for Consent to Search - correct answer -Voluntarily
given
Actual or apparent authority to consent
Voluntary Consent - correct answer -Valid consent cannot be
given as result of duress or coercion, express or implied
Actual Authority - correct answer -Consent to search may be
given by any individual who has authority over, or sufficient
relationship to, the item to be searched
Ownership not necessary for actual authority
Apparent Authority - correct answer -Officers believe untrue info,
which they used to assess control and authority; belief was
objectively reasonable; if true, the third party would have had
actual authority to consent
