ND Post Exam Study Guide, 2026 – Law Enforcement
Certification Study Material
where can an officer take a 10-56 (4 places) - correct answer ✔✔ 1. the persons home 2.detox
3. hospital
4. jail
how long can an intoxicated person be held in jail? - correct answer ✔✔ 24 hours
who can order treatment and for how long? - correct answer ✔✔ physician, LAC, or detox
center (for 72 hours)
can a person be charged with public intoxication in ND - correct answer ✔✔ NO
when can a minor (under 21) possess alcohol? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. religious service
2. entering restaurants
3. employment circumstances
4. under age LEO
what must you do for a juvenile drinking (under 18) - correct answer ✔✔ arrest. (refer to court)
when is a person deemed 21 - correct answer ✔✔ 8 am of their 21st birthday (for alcohol
purposes)
charge level of misrepresentation / misstating of age - correct answer ✔✔ class B misdemeanor
,charge level of delivering alcohol to a minor, habitual drunkard, incompetent person, or drunk
person, selling (dispensing) outside of lawful days and times, allowing someone under 21 to
remain on the alcohol licensed premise outside of the above exceptions - correct answer ✔✔
Class A misdemeanor
when it is prohibited to sell alcohol. If you do, what is the penalty - correct answer ✔✔ 1. after 2
am on Sundays
2. before noon on Sundays
3. between 2am and 8am on all other days
4. after 6pm on Christmas Eve
-Penalty is Class A Misdemeanor
how can you prove you were innocent (Prima Facie) of unlawful delivery of alcohol - correct
answer ✔✔ the purchaser falsely represented their age with reliable docs, the person appeared
to be ordinarily prudent and 21 years of age, and the sale was made based on the false
documents
can a person who was operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor be refused to be
released upon promise to appear? - correct answer ✔✔ yes
define: criminal attempt - correct answer ✔✔ a substantial step toward the commission
define: criminal facilitation - correct answer ✔✔ assistance to a person intending to commit a
felony
define: conspiracy - correct answer ✔✔ if he agrees with one or more persons to engage
define: criminal solicitation - correct answer ✔✔ induced, entreats, persuades, to commit a
felony
, define: physical obstruction of government function - correct answer ✔✔ obstruct
administration
define: preventing arrest or discharge of other duties - correct answer ✔✔ intent to prevent a
public servant
define: hindering law enforcement - correct answer ✔✔ hinder apprehension, prosecution,
conviction
define: criminal coercion - correct answer ✔✔ threaten to expose a secret
define: threatening public servants - correct answer ✔✔ intent to influence official action
define: impersonating officials - correct answer ✔✔ falsely pretends to be public servants
define: prostitution - correct answer ✔✔ solicits another person with the intent of being hired
to engage in sex
define: promoting prostitution - correct answer ✔✔ operates a prostitution business or house
of prostitution
define: facilitating prostitution - correct answer ✔✔ knowingly solicits a person to patronize a
prostitute or procures a prostitute for a patron
define: adultery - correct answer ✔✔ sexual relations with someone other than spouse
define: fornication - correct answer ✔✔ a minor engaging in a sexual act
Certification Study Material
where can an officer take a 10-56 (4 places) - correct answer ✔✔ 1. the persons home 2.detox
3. hospital
4. jail
how long can an intoxicated person be held in jail? - correct answer ✔✔ 24 hours
who can order treatment and for how long? - correct answer ✔✔ physician, LAC, or detox
center (for 72 hours)
can a person be charged with public intoxication in ND - correct answer ✔✔ NO
when can a minor (under 21) possess alcohol? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. religious service
2. entering restaurants
3. employment circumstances
4. under age LEO
what must you do for a juvenile drinking (under 18) - correct answer ✔✔ arrest. (refer to court)
when is a person deemed 21 - correct answer ✔✔ 8 am of their 21st birthday (for alcohol
purposes)
charge level of misrepresentation / misstating of age - correct answer ✔✔ class B misdemeanor
,charge level of delivering alcohol to a minor, habitual drunkard, incompetent person, or drunk
person, selling (dispensing) outside of lawful days and times, allowing someone under 21 to
remain on the alcohol licensed premise outside of the above exceptions - correct answer ✔✔
Class A misdemeanor
when it is prohibited to sell alcohol. If you do, what is the penalty - correct answer ✔✔ 1. after 2
am on Sundays
2. before noon on Sundays
3. between 2am and 8am on all other days
4. after 6pm on Christmas Eve
-Penalty is Class A Misdemeanor
how can you prove you were innocent (Prima Facie) of unlawful delivery of alcohol - correct
answer ✔✔ the purchaser falsely represented their age with reliable docs, the person appeared
to be ordinarily prudent and 21 years of age, and the sale was made based on the false
documents
can a person who was operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor be refused to be
released upon promise to appear? - correct answer ✔✔ yes
define: criminal attempt - correct answer ✔✔ a substantial step toward the commission
define: criminal facilitation - correct answer ✔✔ assistance to a person intending to commit a
felony
define: conspiracy - correct answer ✔✔ if he agrees with one or more persons to engage
define: criminal solicitation - correct answer ✔✔ induced, entreats, persuades, to commit a
felony
, define: physical obstruction of government function - correct answer ✔✔ obstruct
administration
define: preventing arrest or discharge of other duties - correct answer ✔✔ intent to prevent a
public servant
define: hindering law enforcement - correct answer ✔✔ hinder apprehension, prosecution,
conviction
define: criminal coercion - correct answer ✔✔ threaten to expose a secret
define: threatening public servants - correct answer ✔✔ intent to influence official action
define: impersonating officials - correct answer ✔✔ falsely pretends to be public servants
define: prostitution - correct answer ✔✔ solicits another person with the intent of being hired
to engage in sex
define: promoting prostitution - correct answer ✔✔ operates a prostitution business or house
of prostitution
define: facilitating prostitution - correct answer ✔✔ knowingly solicits a person to patronize a
prostitute or procures a prostitute for a patron
define: adultery - correct answer ✔✔ sexual relations with someone other than spouse
define: fornication - correct answer ✔✔ a minor engaging in a sexual act
