81.2 Vehicle Procedures Manual

Question 1

When encountering a 12500 at a DUI checkpoint what shall be done?

Answer 1

Release to R/O or any licensed driver authorized by R/O

Question 2

Section 14602.8 California Vehicle Code – 5-or 15-day Impoundment for prior DUI conviction(s): This section should be used to impound a vehicle for 5 or 15 days when the driver has a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.10 percent or more and has _____ or more prior driving under the influence (DUI) convictions.

Answer 2

one (5 day is for one prior, 15 is for two or more)

Question 3

True or false. 40. Field Officers/Scene Managers - Shall not recommend any tow company to provide service.

Answer 3

true

Question 4

True or False Field Officers/Scene Managers - Shall not request a flatbed/car carrier tow truck, or auto loader, for vehicles which require recovery (e.g., overturned, down an embankment).

Answer 4

true (once again policy is not equal to reality)

Question 5

Field Officers/Scene Managers - ______ monitor response times, failures to respond, dispatching of the wrong equipment, dispatching of incompetent drivers, failures to perform the required service, and report violations to the communications center at the time they occur.

Answer 5

shall