Equipment & Firearms/Weapons

Question 1

Departmental Property, Restriction of Use: Property shall not be loaned or permanently transferred to any employee without the explicit permission of the employee’s ____.

Answer 1

division/bureau commander

Question 2

Misuse of Police Radio: No personal or unauthorized software applications will be used, stored, or saved on any departmental computer,____ excepted.

Answer 2

screen savers

Question 3

Use of Confiscated Property: Department employees shall not take or borrow any confiscated property for their personal use without authorization from the ____.

Answer 3

Chief of Police

Question 4

Operation of Vehicles: Employees shall at all times set

a proper ____ for other persons by the operation of official vehicles.

Answer 4

example

Question 5

All Employees/Authorized Drivers: Only authorized ____ employees are permitted to drive or operate any city owned, leased or rented vehicles.

Answer 5

City of Tampa

Question 6

All Employees/Vehicle Driver Identification: Department employees shall notify their ____ of any moving violations, suspension, added restriction or revocation of their driver license.

Answer 6

immediate supervisore

Question 7

All Employees: ____ while driving for city business is prohibited.

Answer 7

Eating

Question 8

Non-Sworn Employees: Driver Training: Department employees shall not operate city vehicles, or conduct city business in a personal vehicle unless the employee has successfully completed the City’s driver training course offered through the Risk Management Division of the Department of Human Resources.
Completion of the driver training course is valid for ____ years.

Answer 8

3

Question 9

Non-Sworn Employees: Any employee who is involved in a vehicle crash while on duty or while operating a city vehicle will, regardless of the amount of damage, immediately stop and contact the ____.

Answer 9

Communications Bureau

Question 10

Anti-Idling Requirements: Department employees shall not permit a vehicle’s engine to idle (operate the engine while the vehicle is not in motion) for more than ____ minutes in any ____ period.

Answer 10

5 / 1 hour

Question 11

Exceptions: Idling is permitted only when the vehicle is required to remain motionless for the following:

1. An emergency
2. Protection of a city laptop computer
3. Motor traffic has stopped at an official traffic control device
4. Participating in an authorized ____ or special event..

Answer 11

parade

Question 12

Cellular Phone and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Usage: Department employees operating personal
vehicles for city business or city owned, leased or rented vehicles are prohibited from utilizing cellular phones or PDAs while driving unless utilizing a____.

Answer 12

hands-free device

Question 13

Cellular Phone and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Usage: Employees will defer telephone conversations until the employee can safely____.

Answer 13

pull of the road

Question 14

Sworn employees involved in a vehicle crash while on duty or while operating a city vehicle will, regardless of the amount of damage, immediately stop and contact the ____. An exception might be justified when in pursuit of a ____, under authorized conditions, or in other cases of extreme emergency.

Answer 14

Communications Bureau / felon

Question 15

Sworn Employees: Upon discretion, sworn employees shall utilize ____ for prisoners to avoid heat and/or cold stress.

Answer 15

climate control

Question 16

Body Armor: Officers who initially decline a department issued vest may subsequently request
a vest at ____.

Answer 16

any time.

Question 17

Body Armor: All sworn personnel are authorized to wear personally owned body armor. Authorization is contingent upon approval of the Personnel & Training Unit. All such armor must____ current department specifications.

Answer 17

meet or exceed

Question 18

Body Armor: All body armor must comply with the current minimum protective standards
prescribed by the____.

Answer 18

National Institute of Justice

Question 19

Sworn employees who are on duty shall carry department issued or approved firearms/weapons/ammunition and holsters as may be necessary to fulfill their duties and responsibilities. Exceptions shall be made for certain assignments when approved by a ____.

Answer 19

Division commander

Question 20

Any firearms, which are department issued or approved, shall not be altered without the approval of a person authorized by the department to inspect and/or repair duty firearms and is a ____.

Answer 20

certified armorer

Question 21

Carrying: Off-Duty: Sworn employees are authorized, not ____, to carry a firearm when off-duty, when otherwise permitted by law, whether inside the city or outside.

Answer 21

mandated

Question 22

When wearing civilian clothes, sworn employees shall conceal the firearm from public view, except while engaged in an activity where exposing the firearm is
appropriate such as target shooting or ____.

Answer 22

hunting

Question 23

Display (Line of Duty): Firearms shall never be displayed or taken from holsters in public except ____.

Answer 23

in the line of duty

Question 24

Sworn employees are specifically warned against any

“____” of weapons when on duty, except by direction of the Training Unit.

Answer 24

dryfiring

Question 25

To prevent theft or unauthorized access to any firearm under the control of any sworn employee, firearms shall not be kept or stored in any City owned vehicle during off duty hours unless:

• In a department issued or approved secured lock box;
• Locked in an approved mount or rack;
• In the locked trunk of the vehicle with the remote trunk release button operational only when the vehicle key is in the ignition switch;
• The vehicle is parked within the garage of the ____.

Answer 25

employee’s residence

Question 26

Knives: Knives are not considered authorized weapons; however, they may be carried for
____(i.e., cutting seat belts).

Answer 26

utility purposes

Question 27

Knives: “____” or “____” knives are not authorized and will not be worn by any on-duty
personnel.

Answer 27

Boot or sheath knives

Question 28

The ____ will generate and maintain a list of approved firearms and firearms related equipment, including holsters and ammunition, authorized for on-duty and off-duty self-defense use.

Answer 28

High Liability Training and Evaluation Committee

Question 29

Discharge of Firearms: Officers shall make an immediate ____ and subsequent written report, of each instance of the discharge of a firearm, other than for training or recreational purposes including any unintentional discharge.

Answer 29

oral

Question 30

Misuse of Police Radio: Department employees shall not misuse or abuse any pager device issued by the
City of Tampa. This includes the transmitting device or software application that can access any pager of an employee. Misuse includes sending messages of a
personal and private nature but does not include the occasional ____ page.

Answer 30

personal

Question 31

____ employees, while operating a department vehicle, shall be armed
with a firearm approved by the department.

Answer 31

Off-duty sworn

Question 32

One decal or sticker smaller than ____ square inches having a law enforcement or U.S. military service theme may be affixed to a rear side window (not to any painted surface).

Answer 32

30

Question 33

No unauthorized stickers, stuffed animals, hats, lights, beads or other objects will be affixed to, or displayed within, City vehicles without the express permission of the _____.

Answer 33

Chief

Question 34

No unauthorized stickers, decals, plates, signs or other markings or objects may be affixed to City vehicles without the express permission of the ____ except:

A front plate ___be affixed having a law enforcement or U.S. military
service theme, or

Answer 34

Chief / may