BLET 2025 State exam study UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
during an investigation stop an officer may frisk the suspect is - CORRECT ANSWER -
officer can articulate that his safety is in jeopardy and the suspect may be armed
what type of speech has no 1st amendment protection - CORRECT ANSWER - obscenity,
fighting words, incendiary speech
when conducting an investigation detention on a reasonable suspicion officers may - CORRECT
ANSWER - use reasonable force to detain the suspect if necessary
who may give valid consent to search a private residene - CORRECT ANSWER - only
those persons who have apparent control of the residence
incident to the lawful arrest of the occupants of an automobile. when the arrestee has not been
placed in the back of the patrol car, officers may search: - CORRECT ANSWER - only the
occupants lungeable area
when the occupants of a motor vehicle has been arrested and secured in the back of a patrol car
the officer may - CORRECT ANSWER - search any evidence of the crime for which the
occupant has been arrested
a 17yr old in custody juvenile suspect may - CORRECT ANSWER - waive both additional
rights and there Miranda rights
the consequences for violating a citizens constitutional rights may include - CORRECT
ANSWER - criminal prosecution, law suit, exclusion of evidence
,before an officer may make an investigation detention that officer must have - CORRECT
ANSWER - reasonable suspicion
a LEO may make a warrantless arrest: - CORRECT ANSWER - for a misdemeanor
committed in his presence, for a felony, if the suspect is likely to injure someone of damage
property if not apprehended immediately
what is part of the warning required prior to a custodial interrogation - CORRECT
ANSWER - right to remain silent, what you say will be used against you in court, right to
a lawyer present before questioning
a field "show up" should be conducted - CORRECT ANSWER - as close in time to the
offence as possible, near the scene of the crime
what must be sworn by an affidavit in support of a non testimonial identification order -
CORRECT ANSWER - probable cause to believe that an offense punisable by
imprisonment for more than 1 yr has been committed & reasonable grounds to suspect that the
person armed of described in it committed the offense
once a search warrant has been issued the officer has to begin the search within? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 48 hrs
officer smith has to execute a search warrant for ms. schaefer's house. when he arrives w/the
warrant he sees that there are 3 visiting friends in the living room. what can he do - CORRECT
ANSWER - he may detain everyone while he conducts his search
true or false
the right to stop always leads to the right to frisk - CORRECT ANSWER - false
any evidence obtained by the government through an unreasonable search & seizure is
inadmissible in court this is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - the exclusionary rule
,True or false
to maintain power to arrest the offender, the officer must cont. pursuit and not stop to do
something else - CORRECT ANSWER - true
non testimonial identification orders can be issued by - CORRECT ANSWER - judges
who can request a nontestimonial identification order - CORRECT ANSWER - proseuter
once probable cause has been evaporated N.C. G.S 15A-51(a)(1) requires an officer to take a
defendant in front of______w/o unnecessary delay - CORRECT ANSWER - magistrate
the test for whether a person is seized is an objective one and is based on - CORRECT
ANSWER - a reasonable person's belief
a "frisk" type of search can be used to - CORRECT ANSWER - pat down a suspects outer
clothing for weapons
true or false
a valid arrest warrant must have the defendants address - CORRECT ANSWER - false
true or false
a landlord can give consent when tenant has permanently left the residence - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
an officer must execute a search warrant w/in _______ hrs of its issuance of the warrant becomes
invalid - CORRECT ANSWER - 48
the best evidence that a suspect wasn't in custody during an interview at the police station is: -
CORRECT ANSWER - he goes home after the interview
, what can be charged on a citation - CORRECT ANSWER - any misdemeanor
laws written by elected representatives are referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER -
statutory laws
you have a search warrant authorizing you to search jon's house. a vehicle belonging to jon's
friend is parked in the driveway. can you search that car - CORRECT ANSWER - no, it is
not named on the search warrant & its parked on a private property
although courts have upheld longer detentions, as a general rule, investigatory stops are limited
to - CORRECT ANSWER - 20 mins
true or false
you can collect blood on the basis of a non testimonial identification order - CORRECT
ANSWER - false
if not served, arrest warrants are invalid after - CORRECT ANSWER - no time limit
if not served arrest warrants must be returned after how many days - CORRECT
ANSWER - 180
true or false
a search warrant an be issued by the register of deeds - CORRECT ANSWER - false
the _____ amendment established rights that we consider the basics in a free society. freedom of
speech, religion, press, assembly and petition. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1st
what expression is protected by the 1st amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - burning
American flag
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
during an investigation stop an officer may frisk the suspect is - CORRECT ANSWER -
officer can articulate that his safety is in jeopardy and the suspect may be armed
what type of speech has no 1st amendment protection - CORRECT ANSWER - obscenity,
fighting words, incendiary speech
when conducting an investigation detention on a reasonable suspicion officers may - CORRECT
ANSWER - use reasonable force to detain the suspect if necessary
who may give valid consent to search a private residene - CORRECT ANSWER - only
those persons who have apparent control of the residence
incident to the lawful arrest of the occupants of an automobile. when the arrestee has not been
placed in the back of the patrol car, officers may search: - CORRECT ANSWER - only the
occupants lungeable area
when the occupants of a motor vehicle has been arrested and secured in the back of a patrol car
the officer may - CORRECT ANSWER - search any evidence of the crime for which the
occupant has been arrested
a 17yr old in custody juvenile suspect may - CORRECT ANSWER - waive both additional
rights and there Miranda rights
the consequences for violating a citizens constitutional rights may include - CORRECT
ANSWER - criminal prosecution, law suit, exclusion of evidence
,before an officer may make an investigation detention that officer must have - CORRECT
ANSWER - reasonable suspicion
a LEO may make a warrantless arrest: - CORRECT ANSWER - for a misdemeanor
committed in his presence, for a felony, if the suspect is likely to injure someone of damage
property if not apprehended immediately
what is part of the warning required prior to a custodial interrogation - CORRECT
ANSWER - right to remain silent, what you say will be used against you in court, right to
a lawyer present before questioning
a field "show up" should be conducted - CORRECT ANSWER - as close in time to the
offence as possible, near the scene of the crime
what must be sworn by an affidavit in support of a non testimonial identification order -
CORRECT ANSWER - probable cause to believe that an offense punisable by
imprisonment for more than 1 yr has been committed & reasonable grounds to suspect that the
person armed of described in it committed the offense
once a search warrant has been issued the officer has to begin the search within? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 48 hrs
officer smith has to execute a search warrant for ms. schaefer's house. when he arrives w/the
warrant he sees that there are 3 visiting friends in the living room. what can he do - CORRECT
ANSWER - he may detain everyone while he conducts his search
true or false
the right to stop always leads to the right to frisk - CORRECT ANSWER - false
any evidence obtained by the government through an unreasonable search & seizure is
inadmissible in court this is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - the exclusionary rule
,True or false
to maintain power to arrest the offender, the officer must cont. pursuit and not stop to do
something else - CORRECT ANSWER - true
non testimonial identification orders can be issued by - CORRECT ANSWER - judges
who can request a nontestimonial identification order - CORRECT ANSWER - proseuter
once probable cause has been evaporated N.C. G.S 15A-51(a)(1) requires an officer to take a
defendant in front of______w/o unnecessary delay - CORRECT ANSWER - magistrate
the test for whether a person is seized is an objective one and is based on - CORRECT
ANSWER - a reasonable person's belief
a "frisk" type of search can be used to - CORRECT ANSWER - pat down a suspects outer
clothing for weapons
true or false
a valid arrest warrant must have the defendants address - CORRECT ANSWER - false
true or false
a landlord can give consent when tenant has permanently left the residence - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
an officer must execute a search warrant w/in _______ hrs of its issuance of the warrant becomes
invalid - CORRECT ANSWER - 48
the best evidence that a suspect wasn't in custody during an interview at the police station is: -
CORRECT ANSWER - he goes home after the interview
, what can be charged on a citation - CORRECT ANSWER - any misdemeanor
laws written by elected representatives are referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER -
statutory laws
you have a search warrant authorizing you to search jon's house. a vehicle belonging to jon's
friend is parked in the driveway. can you search that car - CORRECT ANSWER - no, it is
not named on the search warrant & its parked on a private property
although courts have upheld longer detentions, as a general rule, investigatory stops are limited
to - CORRECT ANSWER - 20 mins
true or false
you can collect blood on the basis of a non testimonial identification order - CORRECT
ANSWER - false
if not served, arrest warrants are invalid after - CORRECT ANSWER - no time limit
if not served arrest warrants must be returned after how many days - CORRECT
ANSWER - 180
true or false
a search warrant an be issued by the register of deeds - CORRECT ANSWER - false
the _____ amendment established rights that we consider the basics in a free society. freedom of
speech, religion, press, assembly and petition. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1st
what expression is protected by the 1st amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - burning
American flag
