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MCOLES State Licensing Real Exam Prep
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1. A suspect runs from a store after stealing a candy bar.
You are in uniform and identify yourself. The suspect
ignores you. You may:
A) Use deadly force
B) Use only verbal commands
C) Use reasonable non-deadly force to stop them ✅
D) Demand a warrant
Rationale: For a non-violent misdemeanor (retail fraud under
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$200), deadly force is prohibited. Non-deadly force
(grabbing, tackling) is allowed under MCL 764.16.
2. (Scenario) You stop a vehicle for speeding. The driver
hands you a valid license. The passenger is nervous and
keeps reaching under the seat. What is your best action?
A) Order passenger out for a pat-down
B) Draw your weapon immediately
C) Order passenger out for safety, then pat-down if
reasonable suspicion ✅
D) Ignore it
Rationale: Terry v. Ohio allows limited pat-down for weapons
based on reasonable suspicion of danger.
3. The Michigan Penal Code defines “assault with intent to
do great bodily harm less than murder” as a:
A) Misdemeanor
B) Felony ✅
C) Civil infraction
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D) Ordinance violation
Rationale: MCL 750.84 – felony punishable by up to 10
years imprisonment.
4. What level of proof is required for a lawful arrest without
a warrant?
A) Reasonable suspicion
B) Probable cause ✅
C) Preponderance of evidence
D) Beyond reasonable doubt
Rationale: Probable cause = facts and circumstances that
would lead a reasonable person to believe a crime was
committed by the suspect.
5. (Scenario) Dispatch says a domestic violence suspect is
“armed with a knife.” You arrive; the suspect is unarmed
but violent. You may:
A) Wait for backup only
B) Use reasonable force to subdue, including less-lethal
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options ✅
C) Shoot immediately
D) Retreat
Rationale: MCOLES Use of Force policy – deadly force only if
imminent threat of death or great bodily harm. Knife not
present, so non-deadly force.
6. The “Fleeing and Eluding” statute (MCL 257.602a)
requires:
A) Any traffic violation
B) Willful failure to stop after signal, plus at least 3rd-
degree fleeing ✅
C) Accident involved
D) Out-of-state plates
Rationale: 1st-4th degree depending on risk created (e.g., 4th
degree = misdemeanor, 1st degree = felony with injury).
7. A store security guard detains a suspected shoplifter. This
is:
MCOLES State Licensing Real Exam Prep
Questions And Correct Answers (Verified
Answers), 100 % Guaranteed Pass
||Complete A+ Guide
1. A suspect runs from a store after stealing a candy bar.
You are in uniform and identify yourself. The suspect
ignores you. You may:
A) Use deadly force
B) Use only verbal commands
C) Use reasonable non-deadly force to stop them ✅
D) Demand a warrant
Rationale: For a non-violent misdemeanor (retail fraud under
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$200), deadly force is prohibited. Non-deadly force
(grabbing, tackling) is allowed under MCL 764.16.
2. (Scenario) You stop a vehicle for speeding. The driver
hands you a valid license. The passenger is nervous and
keeps reaching under the seat. What is your best action?
A) Order passenger out for a pat-down
B) Draw your weapon immediately
C) Order passenger out for safety, then pat-down if
reasonable suspicion ✅
D) Ignore it
Rationale: Terry v. Ohio allows limited pat-down for weapons
based on reasonable suspicion of danger.
3. The Michigan Penal Code defines “assault with intent to
do great bodily harm less than murder” as a:
A) Misdemeanor
B) Felony ✅
C) Civil infraction
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D) Ordinance violation
Rationale: MCL 750.84 – felony punishable by up to 10
years imprisonment.
4. What level of proof is required for a lawful arrest without
a warrant?
A) Reasonable suspicion
B) Probable cause ✅
C) Preponderance of evidence
D) Beyond reasonable doubt
Rationale: Probable cause = facts and circumstances that
would lead a reasonable person to believe a crime was
committed by the suspect.
5. (Scenario) Dispatch says a domestic violence suspect is
“armed with a knife.” You arrive; the suspect is unarmed
but violent. You may:
A) Wait for backup only
B) Use reasonable force to subdue, including less-lethal
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options ✅
C) Shoot immediately
D) Retreat
Rationale: MCOLES Use of Force policy – deadly force only if
imminent threat of death or great bodily harm. Knife not
present, so non-deadly force.
6. The “Fleeing and Eluding” statute (MCL 257.602a)
requires:
A) Any traffic violation
B) Willful failure to stop after signal, plus at least 3rd-
degree fleeing ✅
C) Accident involved
D) Out-of-state plates
Rationale: 1st-4th degree depending on risk created (e.g., 4th
degree = misdemeanor, 1st degree = felony with injury).
7. A store security guard detains a suspected shoplifter. This
is:
