POLICE ENTRANCE EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

POLICE ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS



Whatmaremtrafficmenforcementmtechniquesmbasedmon?m-
mAccidentmdata,menforcementmactivitymrecords,mtrafficmvolumemandmtrafficmconditions.




Whatmneedsmtombemdoneminmordermtomstoremamvehicle?m-
m"StoragemForm"malongmwithmamdescriptionmofmproperty mfoundmwithinmthemvehicle.




Whenmdoesmamrequestmformanmimpoundmhearingmneedmtomtakemplace?m-
mllmrequestsmmustmbemsubmitted minmwritingmtomthemTrafficmBureaumwithinmtenmdaysmofmstora

ge.

Whomactsmasmthemhearingmofficermformanmimpoundmhearing?m-
mTrafficmofficermormBureaumSergeant




Whenmismamforcedmwithdrawalmofmamchemicalmtestmacceptable?m-
mThemsuspectmmustmbeminmcustodymandmthemofficermmustmhavemamreasonmtombelievemthemsu

spectmismintoxicated;mthembloodmismtakenminmammedicallymapprovedmmanner;mandmonlymreas
onablemforcemmaymbemusedmtomrestrainmthemarrestee.

Whenmismthemimpoundmhearingmconductedmifmapproved?m-
mWithinm48mhoursmofmthemrequestmexcludingmweekendsmandmholidays.




Circumstancesmwheremamlicensembemsuspendedmformdrivingmundermtheminfluence?m-
mThemarresteemrefusesmtomsubmitmamchemicalmtest;mfailsmtomcompletemthemselectedmtest;mde

clinesmambreathmtestmandmdemandsmbloodmormurinemtestmandmthemarrestingmofficermhasmreas
onablemcausemtombelievemthemthemarrestee'smBloodmAlcoholmContentm(BAC)mwillmexceedmth
em.08%mlevel;marresteemcompletesmthembreathmtestsmwhichmshowmamBACmofm.08%mormhighe
r.

Whatmneedsmtombemforwardedmformamnotificationmofmamlicensemsuspension?m-
mOfficer'smstatementmform,mOrdermofmsuspensionmform,mCopymofmthemprintoutmofmthembreath

mtestm(ifmtaken),mTrafficmcollisionmreportmifmapplicable, mThemoffendersmdriversmlicense.

, Whenmshouldmamcitationmformamtrafficmviolationmbemenforced?m-
mWhenmanmofficermfeelsmitmismappropriate.




Whatmismthemgoalmofmtrafficmlawmenforcement?m-mTomreducemtrafficmcollisions.

Whenmshouldmamtrafficmviolationmwarningmbemused?m-
mInmeachmsituationmandmsubstitutedmformarrestsmormcitationsmwhenmthemcircumstancesmwarr

ant,mespeciallyminmthemcasemofminadvertentmviolations.

Whatmshouldmofficersmdomuponmissuancemofmamcitation?m-
mExplanationmofmofmthemviolationmormcharge;mCourtmappearancemproceduremincludingmoptio

nalmormmandatorymappearancembymthemmotorist.

Wheremdomyoumgetmamreplacementmreflectivemvestmandmwhomdomyoumnotifymifmyoumneedmtom
domso?m-
mPatrolmBureaumequipment mroom,mandmifmthemequipmentmroommneedsmtombemreplenished, m

notifymthemTrainingmManagermimmediately.

Whenmcanmamphysicalmarrestmoccur?m-
mVehicularmmanslaughter;mfelonymandmmisdemeanormdrivingmundermtheminfluencemofmalcoh

ol/drugs;mfelonymormmisdemeanormhit-and-
run;manymothermmisdemeanormatmthemdiscretionmofmthemofficerm(e.g.,mrecklessmdrivingmwithm
extenuatingmcircumstances,metc.)

Whatmshouldmanmofficermdominmamsituationmofmpullingmsomeonemovermwithmamsuspendedmorm
revokedmdriver'smlicense?m-
mOfficermwillmissuemamtrafficmcitation.mIfmthemviolatormstillmhasmpossessionmofmhis/

hermlicense,mthemlicensemismseized.mThemofficermwillmadvisemthemviolatormofmthemsuspension
mormrevocationmandmissuemcitation.mThemofficermthenmcompletesmamVerbalmNoticemFormman

dmforwardsmthemformmandmlicensemtomthemTrafficmBureau.

Whenmdoesmamtrafficmcollisionmonmprivatempropertymwarrantmamreport?m-
mWhenmtheremismamdeathmormseriousminjurymtomanympersonminvolved,mamhit-and-

runmviolation,mormvehiclemcodemviolation.mAmTrafficmInformationmReportmmaymbemtakenmatmth
emdiscretionmofmanymsupervisor.

WhomismresponsiblemformdistributionmofmthemITRSmmanual?m-
mThemTrafficmBureaumCommander.




Whenmdoesmamtrafficmcollisionmonmroadwaysmormhighwaysmwarrantmamreport?m-
mWhenmtheremismamdeathmorminjurymtomanympersonsminvolvedminmthemcollision,mamviolationmofm

themvehiclemcode,mormifmonemismrequestedmbymeithermdrivermformamtrafficmcollisionmreport.

Whenmismtowingmofmamvehicleminmamtrafficmcollisionmrequired?m-
mIfmthemvehiclemismdamagedminmthemcollisionmormifmtheremismamdeath,manminjury,mamvehiclemco

demviolationmormifmonemismrequestedmbymeithermdrivermformamreport.