CCP Flashcards
A railroad peace officer ________ not issued a traffic citation for a violation of transportation code
may
__________ constables so appointed shall, during the time for which they are appointed, exercise the powers and perform the duties properly belonging to peace officers
Special
The director of the department of public safety may appoint up to _______ railroad peace officers.
250
If any sheriff or other officer shall willfully refuse or fail from neglect to execute any summons, subpoena or attachment for a witness, or any other legal process which is made his duty by law to execute, he shall be liable to a fine for contempt of court, not less than ______ nor more than _______ at the discretion of the court. CCP 2.16
$10 - $200
________________ some activity out of ordinary is or has taken place
Reasonable suspicion
_______________ - Property derived from an event or transaction.
Proceeds
According to Blacks Law Dictionary, suspicious can be defined as: ______
The act of imagining, or doubt, something without proof or on slight evidence
Only a person with a __________ or proprietary interest in the place to be searched may give consent
Possessory
Mere Suspicion is sufficient proof of any fact in a court of law.
True or False
False
CCP 1.03
OBJECTS OF THIS CODE. This Code is intended to embrace rules applicable to the prevention and prosecution of offenses against the laws of this State, and to make the rules of procedure in respect to the prevention and punishment of offenses intelligible to the officers who are to act under them, and to all persons whose rights are to be affected by them. It seeks:
♛1. \_\_\_\_\_\_ ♛2. \_\_\_\_\_\_ ♛3.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ♛4. \_\_\_\_\_\_ ♛5. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ♛6. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
♛1. adopt measures for preventing the commission of crime
♛2. exclude the offender from all hope of escape
♛3. insure a trial w/as little delay as is consistent w/the ends of justice
♛4. bring to the investigation of each offense on the trial all the evidence tending to produce conviction or acquittal
♛5. insure a fair & impartial trial
♛6. The certain execution of the sentence of the law when declared.
Who is not a police officer? CCP 2.12
a. sheriffs and deputies
b. constables and deputies
c. District Attorney
D. officers comm by a water control & improvement district
c. District Attorney
Who is not a police officer? CCP 2.12
a. county park rangers commissioned by LGC Ch.351.
b. Law enforcement agents of TABC
c. Rangers commissioned by Public safety commission
d. Federal Officer
d. Federal Officer
Who is not a Special Investigator? CCP 2.122
a. Special agents of the Children Protection Services
b. Special agenst of the Internal Revenue Services
c. Special agenst of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
d. Special agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration
a. Special agents of the Children Protection Services
Who is not a Special Investigator? CCP 2.122
a. Inspectors of the United States Postal Service
b. Special agents of the Naval Investigative Services
c. Special agents of the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services
d. Special agents of the Attorney Regulatory Advisory Administration
d. Special agents of the Attorney Regulatory Advisory Administration
________ ,are not deemed Peace officers, but shall have the powers of arrest, search and seizure as to felony offenses only under the law of the State of Texas
Special Investigators
Within counties under 200,000 population, the chief of police of a municipality or the sheriff of the county, may appoint up to ____ peace officers. CCP 2.123
a. 250
b. 50
c. 25
d. 150
b. 50
The director of the DPS may appoint up to ___ special rangers who are employed by the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association to aid law enforcement agencies in the investigation of the theft of livestock or related property. CCP 2.125
a. 250
b. 150
c. 25
d. 50
d. 50
It is the duty of every peace officer to preserve the peace w/in the officer’s jurisdiction.
To effect this purpose, the officer ____ use all lawful means. CCP 2.13
shall
An establishment serving the public may not prohibit or otherwise restrict a peace officer or special investigator from carrying on the establishment’s premises a weapon that the peace officer or special investigator is otherwise authorized to carry, regardless of whether the peace officer or special investigator is engaged in the actual discharge of the officer’s or investigator’s duties while carrying the weapon.
What is the fine for each violation committed?
$1000
On receipt of a report that is assigned the highest priority that alleges an immediate risk of physical or sexual abuse of a child that could result in the death of or serious harm to the child by a person responsible for the care, custody, or welfare of the child.
When should a peace officer from the appropriate local law enforcement agency investigate the report ? CCP 2.27
As soon as possible after being notified by the department of the report, but not later than 24 hrs after being notified,
Definition:
_________ an act by a member of a family or household against another member of the family or household that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or that is a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive measures to protect oneself. CCP 5.02
Family Violence
Definition:
_______ - includes individuals related by consanguinity or affinity, individuals who are former spouses of each other, individuals who are the parents of the sale child, without regard to marriage, and a foster child and foster parent, without regard to whether those individuals reside together.
Family
Definition:
______ - means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other
Household
A peace officer who investigates a family violence incident or who responds to a disturbance call that may involve family violence shall make a written report, including but not limited to:
(1) _____;
(2) _____;
(3) _____;
(4) _____; and
(5) _____.
Provide report to victim on request.
Must report to CPS that home was a foster home or verified agency foster within 24 hours
(1) the names of the suspect and complainant;
(2) the date, time, and location of the incident;
(3) any visible or reported injuries;
(4) a description of the incident and a statement of its disposition; and
(5) if the suspect is an active military member of the state military forces or is serving in the armed forces of the United States.
Provide report to victim on request
The conduct of peace officers, in preventing offenses about to be committed in their presence, or within their view, is to be regulated by the same rules as are prescribed to the action of the person about to be injured. They ____ use all force necessary to repel the aggression. CCP 6.07
may
