BLEA STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔Enforcement Authority - ✔✔Your traffic enforcement authority comes from the
Revised Code of Washington (RCW). The RCW is the compilation of all permanent laws
now in force.
✔✔RCW 46.61.015 - ✔✔Obedience to Police Officers, Flagmen, or Fire Fighters
(Misdemeanor)
✔✔RCW 46.61.020 - ✔✔Refusal to Give Information to or Cooperate with Officer
(Misdemeanor)
It is unlawful for any person while operating or in charge of any vehicle when requested
by a police officer to:
- Refuse to give their name and address
- Refuse to give the name and address of the owner of the vehicle
- Give a false name and address
✔✔RCW.46.61.021 - ✔✔Duty to Obey Law Enforcement OFficer (Officer Authority)
Any person requested to signal to stop by a law enforcement officer for a traffic stop has
a duty to stop.
✔✔RCW 46.61.022 - ✔✔Failure to Obey Officer (Misdemeanor)
Any person who willfully fails to stop when requested or signaled to do so by a person
reasonably identifiable as a law enforcement officer or to comply with RCW 46.61.021 is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
✔✔RCW 46.61.024 - ✔✔Attempting to Elude Pursuing Police Vehicle (Class C Felony)
Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to immediately bring his
vehicle to a stop
✔✔Necessary - ✔✔RCW 99.16.010
Necessary means that no reasonably effective alternative to the use of force appeared
to exist and that the amount of force used was reasonable to effect the lawful purpose
intended.
✔✔SCSO Mission Statement - ✔✔Our mission is to provide safe communities through
dedicated and professional service. It is our promise that Snohomish County will have a
Sheriff's Office that is community minded, progressive, and professional.
✔✔ Patrol Procedures; 5 Primary Objectives - ✔✔1. Protect & Serve
2. Crime Prevention
3. Preserve the Peace
4. Enforce all Laws
5. Arrest
, ✔✔Patrol Responsibilities; The 4 C's of Patrol - ✔✔1. Communicate
2. Coordinate
3. Command
4. Control
✔✔The 7 Fatal Tendencies - ✔✔1. Unbalanced P.R. / Service Orientation
2. Uses less force than peers
3. Uses force later than peers
4. Shortcuts rules and procedures
5. Acts without waiting for backup
6. Relies too heavily on reading people
7. Drops guard when good is perceived
✔✔10 Deadly Errors - ✔✔1. Failure to watch offender's hands
2. Apathy towards suspect
3. Lack of rest (tired, sleepy, or asleep)
4. Tombstone courage
5. Preoccupation
6. Missing danger signs (pre-attack indicators)
7. Taking a bad position
8. Relaxing too soon
9. Improper search or use of handcuffs
10. Failure to maintain proficiency with weapon, vehicle, or equipment
✔✔Criminal Procedures - ✔✔The combination of laws and rules that establish the
standards and limitations to be employed by the government and its agents. The term
also addresses a variety of issues; search and seizure, powers of arrest, interrogation,
prosecutorial limitations, and bail/sentencing.
✔✔Substantive Law - ✔✔Establishes the acts and mental state necessary to commit a
crime
✔✔Procedural Law - ✔✔Establishes the procedures to be employed in governmental
affair (the actions taken by law enforcement like getting a warrant)
✔✔The significance of criminal procedures - ✔✔Protects the rights of all citizens
Enhances the ability to successfully prosecute criminals
Reduces criminal and civil liability to the officer
Reduces likelihood of internal discipline
Enhances public cooperation in "critical times"
✔✔The sources of criminal procedures - ✔✔Constitutional Documents (i.e. United
States and Washington State)
Revised Code of Washington/RCW (State Laws)
GRADED A+
✔✔Enforcement Authority - ✔✔Your traffic enforcement authority comes from the
Revised Code of Washington (RCW). The RCW is the compilation of all permanent laws
now in force.
✔✔RCW 46.61.015 - ✔✔Obedience to Police Officers, Flagmen, or Fire Fighters
(Misdemeanor)
✔✔RCW 46.61.020 - ✔✔Refusal to Give Information to or Cooperate with Officer
(Misdemeanor)
It is unlawful for any person while operating or in charge of any vehicle when requested
by a police officer to:
- Refuse to give their name and address
- Refuse to give the name and address of the owner of the vehicle
- Give a false name and address
✔✔RCW.46.61.021 - ✔✔Duty to Obey Law Enforcement OFficer (Officer Authority)
Any person requested to signal to stop by a law enforcement officer for a traffic stop has
a duty to stop.
✔✔RCW 46.61.022 - ✔✔Failure to Obey Officer (Misdemeanor)
Any person who willfully fails to stop when requested or signaled to do so by a person
reasonably identifiable as a law enforcement officer or to comply with RCW 46.61.021 is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
✔✔RCW 46.61.024 - ✔✔Attempting to Elude Pursuing Police Vehicle (Class C Felony)
Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to immediately bring his
vehicle to a stop
✔✔Necessary - ✔✔RCW 99.16.010
Necessary means that no reasonably effective alternative to the use of force appeared
to exist and that the amount of force used was reasonable to effect the lawful purpose
intended.
✔✔SCSO Mission Statement - ✔✔Our mission is to provide safe communities through
dedicated and professional service. It is our promise that Snohomish County will have a
Sheriff's Office that is community minded, progressive, and professional.
✔✔ Patrol Procedures; 5 Primary Objectives - ✔✔1. Protect & Serve
2. Crime Prevention
3. Preserve the Peace
4. Enforce all Laws
5. Arrest
, ✔✔Patrol Responsibilities; The 4 C's of Patrol - ✔✔1. Communicate
2. Coordinate
3. Command
4. Control
✔✔The 7 Fatal Tendencies - ✔✔1. Unbalanced P.R. / Service Orientation
2. Uses less force than peers
3. Uses force later than peers
4. Shortcuts rules and procedures
5. Acts without waiting for backup
6. Relies too heavily on reading people
7. Drops guard when good is perceived
✔✔10 Deadly Errors - ✔✔1. Failure to watch offender's hands
2. Apathy towards suspect
3. Lack of rest (tired, sleepy, or asleep)
4. Tombstone courage
5. Preoccupation
6. Missing danger signs (pre-attack indicators)
7. Taking a bad position
8. Relaxing too soon
9. Improper search or use of handcuffs
10. Failure to maintain proficiency with weapon, vehicle, or equipment
✔✔Criminal Procedures - ✔✔The combination of laws and rules that establish the
standards and limitations to be employed by the government and its agents. The term
also addresses a variety of issues; search and seizure, powers of arrest, interrogation,
prosecutorial limitations, and bail/sentencing.
✔✔Substantive Law - ✔✔Establishes the acts and mental state necessary to commit a
crime
✔✔Procedural Law - ✔✔Establishes the procedures to be employed in governmental
affair (the actions taken by law enforcement like getting a warrant)
✔✔The significance of criminal procedures - ✔✔Protects the rights of all citizens
Enhances the ability to successfully prosecute criminals
Reduces criminal and civil liability to the officer
Reduces likelihood of internal discipline
Enhances public cooperation in "critical times"
✔✔The sources of criminal procedures - ✔✔Constitutional Documents (i.e. United
States and Washington State)
Revised Code of Washington/RCW (State Laws)
