Chapter 1

Question 1

Each level of command should/shall evaluate each subordinate’s demonstrated willingness to accept personal obligations for the fulfillment of departmental duties and objectives within the scope of assigned responsibilities ?

Answer 1

SHALL

Question 2

Who is responsible for ensuring the most efficient performance of personnel and the best use of available equipment and facilities?

Answer 2

Division Chiefs OR Area Commanders

Question 3

Under current state and federal law, peace officers in the performance of their duties may not discriminate based on…

Answer 3

ethnic, racial religious or socioeconomic background.

Question 4

CHP officers should/shall not conduct traffic stops for the primary purpose of drug interdiction in the absence of probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe the motorist or an occupant of the vehicle is involved in illegal drug-related activity.

Answer 4

SHALL NOT

Question 5

Officers should/shall not extend the stop beyond the time necessary to address the traffic violation unless…

Answer 5

SHALL NOT and unless there is reasonable suspicion or probable cause of criminal activity.

Question 6

Emphasis should/shall be placed on quality enforcement rather than quantity alone

Answer 6

SHOULD

Question 7

Officers should/shall take appropriate enforcement action for all violations of the law witnessed.

Answer 7

SHOULD

Question 8

Where the law or departmental policy permits, but does not require a physical arrest, the decision to arrest must be based upon…

Answer 8

Sound professional judgment.

Question 9

All physical arrests should/shall be made in accordance with the policies and procedures contained in chapter 2 of HPM 100.68

Answer 9

SHALL

Question 10

A CHP 215 should/shall normally charge a single, major, hazardous violation observed during the continuing movement immediately prior to the enforcement action.

Answer 10

SHOULD

Question 11

Correctable violations should/shall be charged on a CHP 281?

Answer 11

SHOULD

Question 12

If the officer has reason to believe the violator will not comply with the conditions of the CHP 281, the CHP 215 should/shall be used to cite the violation(s).

Answer 12

SHOULD

Question 13

Verbal warnings should/shall be accomplished by stopping the vehicle and discussing the unsafe act or omission with the driver.

Answer 13

SHALL

Question 14

Normally, equipment inspections will be limited to vehicles over 3, 5, or 10 years old?

Answer 14

THREE

Question 15

Vehicle inspections should/shall not be conducted on vehicles stopped on congested freeways.

Answer 15

SHOULD

Question 16

Officers patrolling the highways observing motorist behavior or writing reports should/shall remain on their assigned beats and in public view at all times. Officers should/shall not create an appearance of concealment

Answer 16

SHALL and SHALL NOT

Question 17

TRUE OR FALSE: Parking on freeway ramps is restricted to providing services, investigating traffic collisions, or taking enforcement action.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

Officers monitoring traffic from the side of the roadway should/shall not use the technique of parking on the wrong side of the highway facing oncoming traffic.

Answer 18

SHALL NOT

Question 19

Parking in the center median to monitor traffic for any reason including radar use is…

Answer 19

DISCOURAGED

Question 20

Monitoring traffic from the center median requires approval from what level?

Answer 20

DIVISION

Question 21

Officers should/shall not face the wrong direction while monitoring traffic from the center median.

Answer 21

SHALL NOT

Question 22

Officers should/shall maintain reasonable, continuous patrol of their assigned beats.

Answer 22

SHALL

Question 23

TRUE OR FALSE: Area commanders shall refrain from assigning officers to the duty of enforcing and city or county ordinance

Answer 23

SHALL