2020 Test Questions Flashcards
Approval of the __________________ is required if an MSP vehicle will be used off duty, beyond mileage limit or out of state. Approval of the employee’s ____________________ is required if an MSP vehicle will be operated out of state for more than 24 consecutive hours.
employee’s commander, bureau chief
The ________________________ has the authority to approve non-issue equipment, including auxillary lighting, to be installed in or on MSP motor vehicles. Employees will not install any additional equipment without prior approval. Garage must install.
Commander of the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD)
A trooper may arrest a suspect without a warrant if a report to the police was made within _________ hours of the alleged conduct of a domestic dispute.
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Troopers may request the assistance of _____________________ to assist, but hospital staff are not required to participate in restraining the patient.
hospital security personnel
Regardless of the rifle’s magazine capacity, troopers will load each magazine with ____ less rounds than the total magazine capacity. (i.e. 28 round in a 30 round magazine.
2
Generators will be tested _______, under full load, for ______ minutes.
weekly, 30 minutes
The ______________________ is the Exposure Control Officer (ECO) and is responsible for creating a updating the MSP’s Bloodbourne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
Risk Manager
The ___________________ will be responsible for notifying next of kin in all fatal crashes; an MSP chaplain may be called to assist with notifications.
primary investigator
When capital equipment or sensitive items (including a firearm) are donated or awarded to the MSP, the commander of the unit receiving the item will contact SPPS and _____________________ to coordinate the receipt prior to accepting the gift or donation.
Quartermaster Division
Only property approved by the _________________ will be converted to MSP used.
Superintendent
An employee who requests religious observance leave must notify his supervisor in writing at least _____________ day prior to the date of the religious observance. Once received, the employee’s supervisor will forward the request to the employee’s commander or director for approval.
60 days
The commander, OAH will designate either a one-member or three-member board. Board member may review the case file and the information contained in the Form 181.
FALSE, board members MAY NOT review the case file and may ONLY review the information contailed in the Form 181.
The accused trooper will be entitled to ___________________ premptory challenge(s) of persons assigned to the Board.
One
The hearing board chairperson may be challenged (T/F)
FALSE, the hearing board chairperson MAY NOT be challenged
Peremptory challenges must be filed by the accused trooper with the chair at least ________ days prior to the hearing.
10 days
A handgun may be used as an off-duty or secondary weapons if it holds at least _____ rounds when used a secondary or off-duty weapon
6
Uniform items, not issued by the MSP that will be worn as part of the uniform, in addition to or in lieu of issued equipment must be approved by ___________________________ prior to use.
Commander of Education and Training Division
If an administrative investigation or charge is pending against a trooper in relation to an incident which occured during the appraisal period, the troopers Form 164 and related materials will be retained for the period specified by the __________________ .
Legal Counsel Unit
When arbitration is invoked, SLEOLA and the employer shall jointly request a list of ___________________ from AAA. The
10 neutral arbitrators
The parties will meet within ______ days of receipt of the AAA list to seek agreement on one of the listed arbitrators.
10 days
The arbitrator will issue his/her advisory arbitration decision within ______ days after the hearing or after briefs are filed, as applicable.
20 days
The MSP may, within ________ days of receiving said grievance, refer it to a lower step if the MSP believes such lower step is a more appropriate level. In such even, the time for the MSP to respond to the grievance will be extended by ________ days.
5 days, 5 days
________________ is responsible for the destruction of all CDS and paraphernalia, EXCLUDING items voluntarily disposed of by the public in drop boxes.
Forensic Sciences Division
A __________ may be used to communicate informally with another department or agency or document a verbal order given to a subordinate.
Form 17
An organization remains an exclusive representative until another organization provides a petition for representation showing that at least _______% of the employees in the unit was the petitioner to be the exclusive representative.
30%
HRD will allow a union representative to give a ____ minute presentation to new employees.
20 min
A civilian grievance procedure must be initiated within _____ days after the occurrence or when the employee first knew.
20 days
A sworn grievance procedure must be initiated within ______ days after the occurrence or when the employee first knew.
30 days
Student intern applicants will be at least ______ years old and must be attending or are a recent graduate from HS, College, or graduate school.
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Student intern applicants will be at least ______ years old and must be attending or are a recent graduate from HS, College, or graduate school.
16
The trooper’s representative need not be present during the actual administration of a polygraph examination if a copy of the final report is made available to the trooper or his representative within ________ days.
10 days
Administrative charges must be brought against a civilian employee within ______ days after the act that gives rise to the charges come to the attention of MSP
30 days
The supervisor of a civilian employee who receives an overall rating of “unsatisfactory” on an annual performance rating will inform the employee that the employee has __________ calendar days from the issuance to improve to the level of satisfactory.
180 calendar days
The issuance of a traffic summons, warning or SERO is not the goal of patrols, rather a summons, warning, or SERO is ______________________.
A means to achieve the goal
If a report is filed by telephone, the reporting trooper will _______ to the victim/witness information contained in the pamphlet.
summarize verbally
The investigation of a cold case may be re-opened by the _________________
Chief of CIB
The appointing authority may suspend an employee without pay no later than ___________ workdays folling the close of the employee’s next shift after the appointing authority acquires knowledge of the misconduct for which the suspension is imposed
5 workdays
It is the duty of the ____________ of this State to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state any person charged in that state with treason, felony, or other crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this state
Governor
If the Form 195 involves the theft, loss or damage of MSP property with motor vehicle or criminal charges having been placed against a third party, the involved employee’s commander will monitor the case. If the judge orders restitution to be made to the MSP, the involved employee’s commander will obtain a certified copy of the court docket and forwarding it to the ____________.
Finance Division
Any ____________ items that can be identified by a serial number or an MSP barcode will be entered into METERS.
STOLEN
The only lost item that will be entered into METERS is an MSP ____________.
Firearm
In instances where more than one form 63 is used as a result of the same incident, all Form 63 numbers will be cross referenced in the ________________
remarks section
Form 195 involving capital equipment must be filed in the appropriate capital equipment file and forward copies to (3 places)
QMD
Department property officer
Finance Division
The parents of a juvenile suspect can waive or invoke the rights of a juvenile. (T/F)
FALSE, they can not
_____________will maintain a master inventory of all pre-numbered Property Records issued and the name of the receiving installation
QMD
If it is necessary to open a sealed CDS evidence pouch for court, upon return to the unit the investigating trooper and a ___________ will verify the weight or count.
SUPERVISOR
IF a K-9 scan cannot be performed immediately, the evidence pouch WILL be sealed until the scan can be performed and the currency will be stored at a location within the units CDS locker. (T/F)
FALSE, will be stored at a location within a unit not previously contaminated by CDS.
The duty officer will contact the complainant no later than _______ hours after the initial report was filed to determine whether the child was located.
12 hours
Temporary Protective orders are valid of up to __________ and may be extended up to __________
7 days, 6 months
Final Peace Orders are generally valid for up to ___________
6 months
The __________ will determine who has primary responsibility for case investigation of a suspicious letter if terrorism is not confirmed or suspected.
Incident Commander
The _________________ will coordinate MSP positions on legislation between the superintendent, the Governor’s office, other State agencies, and the general assembly.
The Government Affairs Unit
When a person has been missing for _____ days, the criminal section supervisor will ensure that an NCIC missing person packet is completed and filed in the Missing Persons File within _______ days and the complainant is contacted _________ in the initial stages of the investigation.
30 days, 10 days, weekly
Upon receiving an Incident Report after the use of Narcan, the assistance barrack commander will forward a copy of the incident via email to __________ and ___________
Medical Director and Human Resources Division
Color Guard personnel and alternates will receive initial training prior to the assignment. Any additional training will be coordinated with the respective ________________
Trooper Commander
In cases of Identity Fraud, the criminal section supervisor will forward a copy of all approved report to the ______________________ and ________________________.
Computer Crimes section and MCAC
When the employee attends court as a witness on his own time and in his own vehicle, the entire witness fee amount will be ____________________________
returned to the employee
During __________, the FOB will maintain a roster of personnel selected for assignment to the EOC and will provide a copy to the ESD, telecommunications section.
winter months
For Juvenile Citations, If the suspect refuses to sign the citation the trooper will make an arrest (T/F)
FALSE,
a. may not make an arrest absent another violation, the trooper;
b. will write “Refused to Sign” on the line designated for the suspect’s signature;
c. provide the suspect with the appropriate copy of the citation; and
d. allow the suspect to leave
Supervisors will conduct a review of CI files during the months of _________ and ________ to ensure that the provisions in subsection (H)(1) were met and the CI is suitable for continued use.
January and July
The duty officer will review the report of Bias Related Incidents by the end of his shift and (2 things)
- Email it to the barrack commander
- Place a printed copy on the commander’s desk
Except in those cases where the incident is settled directly between the victim and the alleged aggressor, a Discrimination/Harassment Incident Report (Form 51) will be completed by the victim, supervisor, or commander immediately after the incident occurs or is reported and forwarded to ____________________________.
Office of Fair Practices
The Form 161 (Appraisal Form) will be maintained locally in the Trooper’s auxiliary personnel file for a period of ________ years and then destroyed.
5 years
Agency issued body armor WILL be worn by all uniformed non-comissioned officers and MAY be worn by uniformed commissioned officers. All troopers, regardless of assignment, WILL have body armor available while on-duty. (T/F)
TRUE
Only employees of the MSP are permitted to operate or attempt to operate an MSP-owned vehicle, or use any MSP-issued firearm, or use any other item of property owned by the MSP; however, specific exceptions may be made by _________________
Employee’s Commander
Departmental Collisions and damage/loss of MSP equipment are eligible for Alternative Disciplinary Procedures. (T/F)
FALSE, they are NOT eligible because they require an administrative investigation.
Placing an employee on leave, without pay when the employee is absent without approval is a disciplinary action (T/F)
FALSE, it is NOT a disciplinary action
Vehicles will be seized when: (2 things)
- PC to believe it was used/intended to be used in connection with illegal drug trade
- they are purchased with money earned from illegal drug trafficking.
A volunteer is entitled to permanent or partial disability through IWIF and is covered for loss of time.
FALSE, the volunteer is NOT entitled
When may a supervisor require a written report to be completed, regardless of its eligibility to be handled without a report.
AT ANY TIME
___________ is the central repository for all use-of-force data and for all records of administrative action taken against a trooper
Internal Affair Unit
You must be at least _____ years old to buy a sparkler
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