NEW YORK P.I. EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
HowfdoesfafNYfPIfgetfafNYSfDMVfaccount?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERSSubmitfMV-15D
HowfmanyfcountiesfareftherefinfNY?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS62
MinimumfagefrequiredftofobtainfafNYflicensefforfPI,fGuardfAgencyforfBailfEnforcement:f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS25
Whatfshouldfyoufdofiffyouf(thefPI)freceivefafreportfthatfafsexualfharassmentfsituationfoccurredfinvol
vingfthefemployeefoffthefPI?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSImmediatelyfinvestigatefandftakefcorrectivefaction
Iffafcasefisf"DismissedfWITHfPrejudice,"fthisfmeans...f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAfnewfcasefCANNOTfbeffiled.fItfisfdonefforever--goodbye
Iffafcasefisf"DismissedfWITHOUTfPrejudice,"fthenfthisfmeans...f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAfnewfcasefCANfbeffiledfonfthis
WhatfMALFEASANCE?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSWrongdoingforfMisconduct...usuallyfbyfafpublicfofficial.fViolationfoffpublicftru
stfbyfafpublicfofficial
Whatfisfaf"BailfEnforcementfAgent?"f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSThefbusinessfoffenforcingftheftermsfandfconditionsfoffafperson'sfreleaseffromfc
,ustodyfonfbailfinfafcriminalfproceeding,fincludingfLOCATING,fAPPREHENDINGfandfRETURNINGfanyf
suchfpersonfreleasedfonfbail
CanfafPIfworkfaf"SplitfFee"farrangementfwithfanfattorney?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERSNO
IffafPIfneedsftoftalkftofafpersonfwhofisfrepresentedfbyfanfattorney,fandfthefpersonfisfwillingftoftalkftof
thefPIfbutfthefattorneyfisfunavailable,fshouldfthefPIftalkfwithfthefperson?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERSNO
IffafPIfisfinvestigatingfthefscenefoffaffatalfcarfaccidentfafweekfafterfitfhappened,fandfthefPIffindsfsome
fnewfevidencefthere,fwhatfshouldfbefdone?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSPhotographfitfbeforeftouchingfit/movingfit
Contactfthefclientfforfinstruction
Iffthefclientfagrees,fcontactfLEfbeforefmovingfevidence
InfNY,fpolygraphfisfregulatedfby:f-ffCORRECTfANSWERSFederal
andfthat'sfonlyfforfemployeeftesting.f
NYfdoesn'tflicensefpolygraphfexaminers.
Therefisfnofregulationfoffrelationshipftestingfbyffederal,fstateforfanyonefelse.
IffafPIfisfinterviewingfafgroupfoffwitnessesfandfhefbelievesfthatfoneforfmorefareflying,fwhatfshouldfh
efdo?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERSConductfseparatefinterviews.
Iffappropriatefandfiffthefclientfagrees,fsuggestfpolygraphftests.
Whatfarefthef4fthingsfthatfemployersfshouldfknowfaboutfthefFederalfI-
9fformf(Employmentfeligibilityfandfidentificationfverification)?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fMustfNOTfbefkeptfinfthefemployee'sfpersonnelffile
2.fMustfretainfanfI-9fforfallfcurrentfemployees
, 3.fMustfretainfanfI-9fformfforfallfex-
employeesfforfwhicheverfoffthesefisflongerf(3fyearsfafterfhiredforf1fyearfafterfemploymentfended)
4fHomelandfSecurityfcanffinefyoufforfnotffollowingfthefrulesfaboutfthisfdocument.
WhatfisfanfINTERIMfREPORT?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAnfupdatingfreportftofapprisefthefclientfoffcompiledffactsfandfactivitiesfupftoft
hefcurrentfmomentfasfthefinvestigationfcontinues;fitfshouldfclearlyfstatefthatfthisfdocumentfisfanfU
NFINISHEDfREPORTfaboutfanfunfinishedfongoingfinvestigationfandfisfnotftheffinalfreport.fItfshouldfo
nlyfbefreleasedftofthefclientforfhis/herfdesignate;fknowfthefriskfthatfreleasingfthisfdevelopingfdatafn
owfsometimesfleadsftofafclientfinterferingfwithfthefinvestigation.
Iffyoufhavefafperson'sfaddressfbutfneedftheirfphonefnumber,fwhatfarefsomefmethodsftoftry?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fDeliverforfmailfafnotefaskingfthemftofcallfyou
2.fGooglefthefaddress
3.fOn-linefdatabases
4.fDofafLocatefandfIDfonfthefperson'sfname
5.fCallf411fiffyoufhavefafname
Iffyoufareffollowingfafvehiclefandflosefitfinftraffic,fwhatfshouldfyoufdo?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSItfisfgenerallyfsuggestedftofgofSTRAIGHTfahead.
Thenfcomefbackfandfcheckfsidefstreets
ExperiencefRequirementsftofobtainfNYflicensefforfBAILfENFORCEMENTfAGENT...f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSApplicantsfmustfestablishfthatfthey'vefbeenfregularlyfemployed,fforfafperiodfo
ffnotflessfthanf3fyears,fperformingfsuchfdutiesforfprovidingfsuchfservicesfasfdescribedfasfthoseffurni
shedfbyfafbailfenforcementfagent,fsheriff,fpolicefofficer,fstatefinvestigator,finsurancefinvestigator,flic
ensedfPIforfpolicefofficerfforf20fyears.
Somefmustfalsofcompletefaf25fhourfbailfenforcementftrainingfthatfisfapprovedfbyfthefSOS.
WhatfdoesfINDEMNIFYfmean?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fTofsecurefagainstfhurt,floss,forfdamage
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
HowfdoesfafNYfPIfgetfafNYSfDMVfaccount?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERSSubmitfMV-15D
HowfmanyfcountiesfareftherefinfNY?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS62
MinimumfagefrequiredftofobtainfafNYflicensefforfPI,fGuardfAgencyforfBailfEnforcement:f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS25
Whatfshouldfyoufdofiffyouf(thefPI)freceivefafreportfthatfafsexualfharassmentfsituationfoccurredfinvol
vingfthefemployeefoffthefPI?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSImmediatelyfinvestigatefandftakefcorrectivefaction
Iffafcasefisf"DismissedfWITHfPrejudice,"fthisfmeans...f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAfnewfcasefCANNOTfbeffiled.fItfisfdonefforever--goodbye
Iffafcasefisf"DismissedfWITHOUTfPrejudice,"fthenfthisfmeans...f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAfnewfcasefCANfbeffiledfonfthis
WhatfMALFEASANCE?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSWrongdoingforfMisconduct...usuallyfbyfafpublicfofficial.fViolationfoffpublicftru
stfbyfafpublicfofficial
Whatfisfaf"BailfEnforcementfAgent?"f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSThefbusinessfoffenforcingftheftermsfandfconditionsfoffafperson'sfreleaseffromfc
,ustodyfonfbailfinfafcriminalfproceeding,fincludingfLOCATING,fAPPREHENDINGfandfRETURNINGfanyf
suchfpersonfreleasedfonfbail
CanfafPIfworkfaf"SplitfFee"farrangementfwithfanfattorney?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERSNO
IffafPIfneedsftoftalkftofafpersonfwhofisfrepresentedfbyfanfattorney,fandfthefpersonfisfwillingftoftalkftof
thefPIfbutfthefattorneyfisfunavailable,fshouldfthefPIftalkfwithfthefperson?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERSNO
IffafPIfisfinvestigatingfthefscenefoffaffatalfcarfaccidentfafweekfafterfitfhappened,fandfthefPIffindsfsome
fnewfevidencefthere,fwhatfshouldfbefdone?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSPhotographfitfbeforeftouchingfit/movingfit
Contactfthefclientfforfinstruction
Iffthefclientfagrees,fcontactfLEfbeforefmovingfevidence
InfNY,fpolygraphfisfregulatedfby:f-ffCORRECTfANSWERSFederal
andfthat'sfonlyfforfemployeeftesting.f
NYfdoesn'tflicensefpolygraphfexaminers.
Therefisfnofregulationfoffrelationshipftestingfbyffederal,fstateforfanyonefelse.
IffafPIfisfinterviewingfafgroupfoffwitnessesfandfhefbelievesfthatfoneforfmorefareflying,fwhatfshouldfh
efdo?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERSConductfseparatefinterviews.
Iffappropriatefandfiffthefclientfagrees,fsuggestfpolygraphftests.
Whatfarefthef4fthingsfthatfemployersfshouldfknowfaboutfthefFederalfI-
9fformf(Employmentfeligibilityfandfidentificationfverification)?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fMustfNOTfbefkeptfinfthefemployee'sfpersonnelffile
2.fMustfretainfanfI-9fforfallfcurrentfemployees
, 3.fMustfretainfanfI-9fformfforfallfex-
employeesfforfwhicheverfoffthesefisflongerf(3fyearsfafterfhiredforf1fyearfafterfemploymentfended)
4fHomelandfSecurityfcanffinefyoufforfnotffollowingfthefrulesfaboutfthisfdocument.
WhatfisfanfINTERIMfREPORT?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAnfupdatingfreportftofapprisefthefclientfoffcompiledffactsfandfactivitiesfupftoft
hefcurrentfmomentfasfthefinvestigationfcontinues;fitfshouldfclearlyfstatefthatfthisfdocumentfisfanfU
NFINISHEDfREPORTfaboutfanfunfinishedfongoingfinvestigationfandfisfnotftheffinalfreport.fItfshouldfo
nlyfbefreleasedftofthefclientforfhis/herfdesignate;fknowfthefriskfthatfreleasingfthisfdevelopingfdatafn
owfsometimesfleadsftofafclientfinterferingfwithfthefinvestigation.
Iffyoufhavefafperson'sfaddressfbutfneedftheirfphonefnumber,fwhatfarefsomefmethodsftoftry?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fDeliverforfmailfafnotefaskingfthemftofcallfyou
2.fGooglefthefaddress
3.fOn-linefdatabases
4.fDofafLocatefandfIDfonfthefperson'sfname
5.fCallf411fiffyoufhavefafname
Iffyoufareffollowingfafvehiclefandflosefitfinftraffic,fwhatfshouldfyoufdo?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSItfisfgenerallyfsuggestedftofgofSTRAIGHTfahead.
Thenfcomefbackfandfcheckfsidefstreets
ExperiencefRequirementsftofobtainfNYflicensefforfBAILfENFORCEMENTfAGENT...f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSApplicantsfmustfestablishfthatfthey'vefbeenfregularlyfemployed,fforfafperiodfo
ffnotflessfthanf3fyears,fperformingfsuchfdutiesforfprovidingfsuchfservicesfasfdescribedfasfthoseffurni
shedfbyfafbailfenforcementfagent,fsheriff,fpolicefofficer,fstatefinvestigator,finsurancefinvestigator,flic
ensedfPIforfpolicefofficerfforf20fyears.
Somefmustfalsofcompletefaf25fhourfbailfenforcementftrainingfthatfisfapprovedfbyfthefSOS.
WhatfdoesfINDEMNIFYfmean?f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS1.fTofsecurefagainstfhurt,floss,forfdamage
