220 - Traffic function Flashcards
Officers shall only conduct traffic stops on vehicles for which there is at least ______ to do so.
Reasonable Suspicion
Whenever possible an officer will avoid conducting a traffic stop on ______ property.
Private
Where should an officer position their police car while conducting a traffic stop?
Approximately 20 feet behind and slightly offset to the left of the violators vehicle.
Warnings will always be given for:
- Tag expired 30 days or less
- No vehicle registration paperwork
- Speeding 5 mph or less (Except school zones or other areas where speeding fines are doubled.
Officers are prohibited from issuing ______ or more citations unless the driver is being arrested.
3
Officers are required to obtain permission for arrests related to misdemeanor traffic charges from who?
Supervisor
The white copy of a traffic citation should be forwarded to a supervisor within _____ hours.
24
Each radar device shall be serviced and calibrated every _____ months.
Six
Radar maintenance and calibration written records submitted to the Special Events Unit are maintained for ____ days past the devices working life.
90
Officers may issue parking citations on private property provided the officer has _________ to be on the property.
A legal right
How many violations should be listed on each parking citation?
Only one
Officers are prohibited from issuing more than ___ parking citations unless the violator is being arrested.
3
COJ parking citations will only be utilized for handicap parking citations. _____ will not be used.
Uniform Traffic Citations
The _____ shall provide a copy of every traffic crash report to the COJ Traffic Engineering Division.
JSO Copy Center
The Chief of Patrol Support shall on a ______ basis analyze traffic crash data, traffic enforcement data, and roadway hazard information.
Quarterly
What color FDOT sticker shall be placed on damaged state property?
Orange
The location of a crash must be known in order to use a Traffic Crash Report in Arms. If the location is unknown a _____ shall be completed and routed to traffic homicide.
FIR
If a person provides proof of insurance within 24 hours of a crash that was valid at the time of the crash. The law enforcement agency may ___ the citation
Void
The investigating officer must use the driver exchange of information form in every crash with ____ or less vehicles or pedestrians.
Three
In all hit and run cases the investigating officer shall record the number of _______ that he spent investigating the case in the narrative.
Hours and minutes
Anytime a JSO vehicle is involved in a traffic crash which results in death or life threatening injury, the ______ shall assume all the responsibility for the investigation. FHP shall not be used.
JSO Traffic Homicide
Officers investigating a traffic crash involving a non-JSO COJ vehicle shall complete _______ regardless of the value of the damage caused by the crash.
A traffic crash report
A traffic crash report _____ when a vehicle catches on fire unless the vehicle was involved in a collision.
is not required
At no time will _______ personnel be used to direct traffic.
Civilian or nonsworn
When a patrol officer is called to the scene of a fire and traffic control is needed, a ______ shall be notified.
Supervisor
The _____ shall determine how many CSO’s are assigned to each zone.
Chief of Patrol
CSO’s shall utilize ewarrants to run wanted checks in all traffic related incidents the CSO works. If a hit is detected the CSO shall immediately request a ______ to respond.
Sworn officer
