11.1 Admin Procedures Flashcards
MM update
A completed STD. 270, Vehicle Accident Report, shall be routed to (entity) and a preliminary CHP 208, Accident Prevention Report, shall be submitted within (time) if there is necessary investigative follow-up.
Risk Management Section
48 hours
T/F
Annual Justified Allocations for certain Area expenditure categories are determined prior to the beginning of each fiscal year after consideration of detailed justifications provided by each division. The following are categories that are annually justified: Temporary Help, Overtime, Out-of-State Travel, OPI Responsibilities, Rent, Consulting & Professional Services.
True
This is the intranet delivered application designed to provide timely fiscal data to assist Divisions, commands, and OPIs in managing their respective fiscal allocations
Allocated Resources Management System (ARMS) .
T/F
Command Access Rights allow Users and Viewers to access information that is pertinent to other Divisions or commands, for comparison and exampling purposes.
False, Command Access Rights prohibit Users and Viewers from accessing information that is not pertinent to their particular Divisions or commands.
T/F
Travel expenses incurred by an employee for any type of interviews may be reimbursable
False, are NOT
Only special position recruiting, with prior permission of AC
Expenses incurred by non-state employees whose travel expenses the Department has agreed to pay are claimed on a:
CHP 82, Non-State Employee Expense Claim
An employees Headquarters is the place where the employee spends the ________ ________ of the employee’s working time or the place to which employee returns upon completion of a _______ ___________. Resident Posts (are/are not) considered the employee’s headquarters.
largest portion
special assignment
Are
Per diem is not allowed within __ _____ as determined by normal commute distance of the employee’s headquarters. Per diem is not allowed within __ ______ of the employee’s residence.
50 miles
50 miles
T/F
If your headquarters is Bishop and part of your beat is in Independence, you may claim per diem while attending court in Independence because it is further than 50 miles from your headquarters.
False, could not claim
T/F
An employee is on travel status when employee is more than 50 miles from headquarters or more than 50 miles from the primary residence
False, must be at least 50 miles from both
T/F
Overtime meals may not be claimed while on travel status.
True
For travel within 50 miles of headquarters or home, an employee is not on travel status and may not claim per diem but may be eligible for overtime meals.
Business expenses consist of charges for telegrams, emergency purchases of equipment and supplies, and other actual charges necessary for the completion of official state business. Receipts are required for expenses over:
$5.00
A long-term assignment is any assignment of (time) or more to a given location other than the employee’s headquarters
31 days
T/F
All lodging reimbursements require a receipt from a commercial lodging establishment.
True
T/F
The approval signature must be in blue ink only, and rank of the approving officer must be shown on the original TEC
True
T/F
It is the approving officer’s responsibility to determine which mode of transportation is to be utilized. Reimbursement for the method of transportation will be in the best interest of the state, considering both direct expense as well as the employee’s time.
True
The travel advance amount should be based on the traveler’s estimated expenses for a specific trip or field assignment with a minimum request of ____. Normally the advance should not exceed estimated expenses for ___ _____.
$25.
30 days.
If a trip for which a travel advance has been made is canceled or postponed indefinitely, the advance must be returned immediately or not more than (time) from the (date of receipt/issuance date).
30 calendar days
Issuance date
Travel advance requests must be submitted no earlier than (time) prior to the date of travel. Exceptions to this procedure will be allowed only in unusual circumstances such as the need to pay:
two weeks
registration fees.
On the first day of travel on a trip of 24 hours or more:
Trip begins at or before _____; breakfast may be claimed on the first day.
Trip begins at or before _____; lunch may be claimed on the first day.
Trip begins at or before _____; dinner may be claimed on the first day.
0600
1100
1700
On the fractional day of travel at the end of a trip of more than 24 hours:
Trip ends at or after _____; breakfast may be claimed
Trip ends at or after _____; lunch may be claimed.
Trip ends at or after _____; dinner may be claimed.
0800
1400
1900
T/F
Employees on travel status for less than 24 hours may claim lodging expenses with a receipt, if applicable, and breakfast and/or dinner expenses
True
A breakfast may be claimed if travel began at or before _____ hours and ended at or after _____ hours.
A dinner may be claimed if travel began at or before _____ hours and ended at or after _____ hours.
0600 0900
1600 1900
No lunch or incidentals will be paid when employees are on travel status less than 24 hours
T/F
The incidental allowance is for each full 12-hour period.
Incidental expenses include, but are not limited to, expenses for laundering and pressing of clothing, and tips for services such as porters and baggage handlers.
False, 24 hour period
True
Employees claiming overtime meal compensation must include their:
on the TEC as the meal is:
social security number, as the meal is taxable
Employees in a call-back situation, being paid for their time, are not entitled to an overtime meal unless they are actually performing work-related duties during the (time) period immediately following their shift.
5-hour
To be eligible for reimbursement of overtime meal expenses, the overtime must be worked within (distance) of the employee’s headquarters.
50 miles
An employee must work an additional (time) for each overtime meal after qualifying for the first overtime meal. No more than (#) overtime meals may be claimed for each 24-hour period.
6 hours
three
An employees regular work shift is eight hours, the employee must work at least __ hours to be eligible for the first overtime meal, at least __ hours for the second overtime meal, and at least __ hours for the third overtime meal.
ten
16
22
If the receipt is not imprinted with the name of the establishment, the approving officer must:
sign the receipt
T/F
Normally, employees are not to drive a departmental vehicle for more than 8 consecutive hours. After an 8-hour drive, an employee is not to drive until 8 consecutive hours have elapsed.
An employee may volunteer to extend the driving period; however, this time period is not to exceed 4 hours except in the case of an emergency.
True all
T/F
Employees shall not use mileage earned from state business travels for personal use.
False, may
T/F
The DGS states that it is the state’s policy to only pay for the cost of the ticket and two receipts bag expenses per traveler.
False, one receipts bag expense
Additional baggage expenses may be requested if it is at the sole benefit of the state
Receipts are required for rail or bus fares over ____.
T/F
No more than actual fare will be allowed on any transportation service wether more or less than this amount.
$25
True
Taxi, Hotel Bus Shuttle, Street Car, and Local Rapid Transit. Actual expenses will be allowed when necessary for official state business. Receipts are required for fares over _____.
$10.
T/F
Mileage may be claimed from home to court to home only when the employee travels on a regular day off or completely outside the regular work shift.
True, otherwise use state vehicle or only mileage in excess of normal commute
T/F
Short-term rental is normally up to seven days only.
True
When a privately-owned bicycle is used to conduct official state business, the employee will be allowed to claim ____ cents per mile.
$0.04
T/F
Privately-owned motorcycles or motor-driven cycles are not authorized as a means of transportation in the conduct of official state business. There is no reimbursement for mileage expenses if an employee uses this means of transportation.
True
T/F
Charges exceeding $10 for one continuous period of parking must be substantiated with a parking receipt.
True
Employees with headquarters 50 miles or less from the Academy and who do not elect to reside at the Academy may be reimbursed for daily trips to the Academy.
The actual mileage from home to the academy may be claimed.
True
False, Only the mileage which is in excess of the employee’s regular commute distance from home to their permanent headquarters may be claimed.
When a training class is three weeks or longer, or as authorized by the Assistant Commissioner, Staff (ACS), employees attending the training or providing instruction on a temporary basis (associate instructors) are allowed (#) round-trip(s) to their residence at departmental expense for every three weeks of training at any time during the three-week period
1
T/F
Employees may claim actual lodging expenses supported by a receipt when on approved out of state travel.
True
T/F
Individuals will submit no more than one TEC per month except as noted below under paragraphs 20 and 21 of this chapter. Claims of less than $10 can be combined and submitted with the following month’s claim.
True
T/F
Approving officers may not require additional verification or information beyond receipts that show an expense was actually and reasonably incurred.
False, Approving officers may require any additional verification or information they deem necessary to determine that an expense was actually and reasonably incurred
Receipts are required for expenses of ___ or more.
$25
Receipts are also required for:
(1) Railroad and bus fares over ___ when travel is wholly within the State of California.
(2) Street car, ferry fares, bridge and road tolls, local rapid transit system, taxi, shuttle, or hotel bus fares over ___.
(3) Parking fees over ___.
(4) Telephone, telegraph, fax, or other business charges over ___.
$25
$10
$10
$5
Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Incidentals ----------- Total
$ 6.00 $10.00 $18.00 $6.00 --------- $40.00
Actual lodging cost up to _____ plus applicable taxes.
Actual lodging cost up to ____ plus applicable taxes in the counties of Los Angeles and San Diego.
Actual lodging cost up to ____ plus applicable taxes in the counties of Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara.
$84.00
$110.00
$140.00
The state mileage rate changes in (month) each year. The rates mirror those of the (entity) published mileage reimbursement rates
January
IRS
When employees are required to work overtime, they may receive an overtime meal allowance of ____. A receipt (is/is not required).
$8.00
Is not
To be eligible for an OT meal, employees must be required to report to work at least (#) hours prior to, or remain at least (#) hours past, their regularly scheduled workday, or work a minimum of (#) hours on a regularly scheduled day off or holiday.
two
two
ten
In order to qualify for moving expense reimbursement, the move must be a minimum of (#) miles plus the number of miles between:
50
the old residence and the old headquarters
Employees who quality for relocation status may claim relocation per diem allowances for a maximum of (#) days, and only while actively searching for a new residence in their new headquarters
60
Meal and/or lodging expenses for up to (#) days, arising from trips to the new location, for the sole purpose of locating housing shall be reimbursed
14
In Re: moves due to threats: The Department (shall/shall not) be liable for any loss in value to a residence or for the decrease in value due to a forced sale.
Temporary relocation shall not exceed ___ days.
The Department ceases to be liable for relocation costs after ___ days of the original notification of a viable threat if the employee has failed to relocate.
Shall not
60
120
The mileage reimbursement rate for 2016 was:
$0.54 per mile
T/F
Credit card requests to purchase collision reports may be made in person, or called in by phone.
Credit card information shall be forwarded to Fiscal Management Section (FMS) within:
True
24 hours.
A fee of (#) cents per page for regular copies up to 8 ½” x 14”, (#) cents per page for copies of microfilm or computer records shall be charged for records released to an individual under the Information Practices Act
10
20
A fee of (#) cents per page for regular copies up to 8 ½” x 14”, (#) cents per page for copies larger than 8 ½” x 14” or copies of microfilm, or the actual cost charged by a third party shall be charged for records provided under the Public Records Act.
30
50
The fee charged for reproduction of MAIT DVDs will be _____ per DVD
$75.00
The fee for a copy of a CD recording or a CD recording of a portion of a dispatch center recording is ______.
$5.00.
Witness fees in the amount of _______ must be deposited with the appropriate field command for each employee’s appearance.
$275.00
If a Rotation Tow Live Scan is conducted at the Area office, the fees to be collected for a Department of Justice (DOJ) check is ______, and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) check is an additional ______.
$32.00
$19.00
All checks/money orders shall be payable to:
the “California Highway Patrol.”
All checks, money orders, and warrants shall be restrictively endorsed for deposit:
Immediately upon receipt
T/F
The Department does not automatically refund overpayments of $5.00 or less
True
Forward the completed CHP 365N to FMS by first-class mail within:
24 hours.
The cashier shall turn in all collections and counter receipts (monthly/weekly/daily) to someone not involved with the cashiering function.
Daily
T/F
A client’s personal check shall not be accepted, if represented by legal counsel.
True
Maximums
_______ in cash (for commands with no safe, vault, or money chest that is adequate to safeguard cash).
_______ in cash (for commands with a safe, vault, money chest, or other comparable storage that is adequate to safeguard cash).
Two hundred fifty dollars
One thousand dollars
T/F
Close of business each Thursday; the weekly transmittal period for all offices begins on Friday and ends at close of business the following Thursday.
True
T/F
Prior to transmittal, collections shall not be retained in a locked desk, file cabinet, or other device providing comparable safekeeping.
False, collections shall be retained in an envelope or a locked box which is then stored in a locked desk, file cabinet, or other device providing comparable safekeeping.
Shortages of $6.00 or more must be reported in writing no later than:
following the discovery of the shortage.
the first business day
Cost per page for reproduction:
Arrest report to arrestee:
Arrest logs:
Arrest report as public record request:
10¢
30¢
30¢
T/F
Cancellations must be made during normal CHP business hours between 0800 and 1700, Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays
True
Payment for reimbursable services contracts invoices, with the exception of motion/film picture service detail, shall be made directly to:
by the party requesting services.
FMS, Cashiering Unit
All billing documents shall be forwarded to FMS, RSU within:
after completion of the service detail.
ten business days
A copy of the CHP 78R reimbursable service request package shall be retained in an assigned procurement file at the respective Division or Area command for:
after the term ending date.
one year
Retain one signed original STD. 213 standard agreement package in an assigned CSU procurement file for:
after term ending date
one year
Retain the signed original CHP 465 reimbursable letter of agreement package in an assigned procurement file for:
after term ending date.
one year
T/F
Nonuniformed personnel hours shall be reflected in the Report of Overtime Hours for Reimbursable Special Projects.
False, are not
If there are reimbursable nonuniformed personnel hours to be reported, a copy of each nonuniformed personnel’s CHP 71, Attendance Report, must be attached to the Report of Overtime Hours for Reimbursable Special Projects to be submitted to the respective Division
T/F
Any sequential number not matched to a CHP 467 within 30 days shall be investigated by the Division coordinator.
True
Reimbursable Services Overtime Report
The signed original report reconciliation is forwarded to FMS, RSU and a signed copy to Division by the ____ of each month.
10 th
T/F
When there is no activity for the month, a Reimbursable Services Overtime Report will not be generated.
True
Reimbursable services valued at more than $50,000 require:
approval/signature
the Division commander or designee’s
If requested by the governing body of a newly incorporated city, the CHP will continue to provide traffic law enforcement services without reimbursement during the remainder of the:
or until establishment of a police department, whichever occurs first.
fiscal year of incorporation
T/F
Traffic law enforcement services generally will not be provided for a period longer than 12 months from the date of incorporation.
True
When considering an Reimbursable Services Agreement start date, the command shall allow a minimum of:
four months