General Order 300 Flashcards
Authorized emergency vehicles will be equipped at a minimum with a siren and externally mounted red and blue emergency warning lights that have been installed in a manner approved by the Chief of Police.
True
An exception to externally mounted red and blue lights will be made for designated SUV model vehicles equipped with interior red and blue lights mounted at the top, and extending across the width of the windshield.
True
The operation of an emergency vehicle in normal traffic without using emergency lights and siren.
Code 1
The operation of an emergency vehicle using the emergency warning devices, as well as activating the emergency vehicle’s headlights. This method of operation is authorized by the State Transportation Code and is outlined in General Order 301.05
Code 3
The general guideline shall be that officers operating their vehicles in this manner (code3) shall not exceed the posted speed limit by more than____ miles per hour on major streets and freeways and shall observe the posted speed limit in residential neighborhoods and school zones.
20
The ________ permits authorized emergency vehicles to be operated in an emergency manner in response to an emergency call and in immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.
The State Transportation Code
A______ is defined as an active attempt by an officer in an authorized emergency vehicle to apprehend a fleeing suspect in a motor vehicle who is attempting to elude the officer.
Pursuit
The term “_____” will be considered synonymous with “Pursuit.”
Chase
Any element initiating a pursuit will immediately notify the police dispatcher of the following information
a) Element number
b) Direction of travel
c) Reason for pursuit to include offense that has been, or is about to be, committed
d) Description and number of occupants
No more than _______vehicles will be involved in a pursuit unless one of the vehicles involved is a supervisor
2
When an element becomes involved in a pursuit, ________________, if available, will be assigned by the dispatcher as the Controlling Supervisor.
The field supervisor of the responding element
If another first line supervisor is not available to be the controlling supervisor, the _______ will be assigned.
The Watch Commander
A controlling Supervisor will order a pursuit discontinued when any of the following are applicable:
a) The known circumstances or facts do not justify continuing the pursuit
b) The actions of other police agencies or individuals increase the danger to officers or the public. This includes actions of other police agencies that violate the Inter-Jurisdictional Pursuit Agreement, whether or not the violating agency is a signatory to that agreement.
c) Upon receiving a recommendation by the primary pursuit element, the supervisor involved in the pursuit, or a superior officer.
d) The risk to any person of injury, collision or death outweighs the immediate need to apprehend the offender.
If a supervisor authorizes additional elements in a pursuit, either based on his or her own judgment or in response to a request by involved elements, the justification for the authorization must be documented in the _______.
Data Pursuit Form
The Patrol Watch Commander at the conclusion of the pursuit, will evaluate the controlling supervisor’s performance on the Data Pursuit Form and review the entire report prior to forwarding it the ________.
Division Commander
The radio dispatcher will ensure a patrol ____________ is made aware that a pursuit is occurring.
Watch Commander
In regards to police pursuits crossing into another dispatch area, the dispatcher will activate the Alert Tone; activation of the Alert Tone will include ______ short beep(s) of this signal followed by pertinent information regarding the pursuit.
Two
No officer will join a pursuit without obtaining approval from the dispatcher and/or the _______ of the channel and/or division where the pursuit originated.
Controlling Supervisor
The Communications Division will notify ________with all available information so that intelligence can be developed while the pursuit is occurring.
Fusion
A total of no more than _______vehicles from the combined jurisdictions will be involved in any pursuit - two elements and one supervisor.
3
At the conclusion of each vehicular pursuit, officers will obtain a service number and prepare a direct entry offense report titled __________.
Evading Arrest
Officers will prepare an offense report titled _______ whenever a suspect fails to stop for an authorized emergency vehicle but a pursuit was prohibited by departmental policy.
Evading Arrest-No Pursuit
The Controlling Supervisor and initiating element will complete a Data Pursuit Form _______.
At the end of their tour of duty
The Data Pursuit Form, offense report, AVL report, any arrest reports, and any video recording of the pursuit will be reviewed by the initiating officer’s chain of command through the _____________ level.
Division Commander
The Division Commander will:
a) Review all pursuits for adherence to departmental policy
b) Ensure that any appropriate follow-up including commendation, correction or training is taken
c) Notify the Departmental Safety Officer of any recommendations that may enhance officer or citizen safety
d) Forward an electronic copy of the Data Pursuit Form to the Planning Unit after approval
A coordinated and supervised operation involving one or more departmental workgroups in the apprehension of a suspect (s) with vehicular mobility or other similar circumstance is the definition of:
Tactical Apprehension
Traffic citations will not be issued to persons under twelve years of age or to persons over ____ years of age for pedestrian violations.
65
Citations may be issued to persons over ___ for moving traffic violations.
65
If an officer determines that it is not safe to allow the driver who is experiencing health problems to continue to operate a motor vehicle the officer will report the driver to the:
Texas Department of Public Safety Driver Improvement and Compliance Bureau
The memo (regarding previous question) will be forwarded through the officer’s chain of command to the commander of the:
Field Services Division
The Traffic Court system code for a Middle Eastern/Indian person is:
C
The Traffic Court system code for a Native American person is:
I
Any traffic ticket issued to a DART bus driver, out of the driver’s presence, will be delivered to a ___.
Dart Supervisor
In all accidents involving DART buses that result in injuries or fatalities, a _______ will be ordered through the police dispatcher.
DART Adjuster
If the damage to the vehicle/property of any one person exceeds ____ and the accident is not investigated by an officer, the responding field element will provide the person involved a blue form ST2 or direct him or her to the nearest substation to pick up a form.
500
The first sentence of a FLID or FSRA Offense report must read:
See Accident Report on Service#
FLID-type accidents involving property damage that occur on private property (if defined as a non-reportable area in the Patrol Bureau S.O.P.), will be investigated as:
Reckless Damage/Criminal Mischief
A city vehicle accident on private property with less than $500 damage will not require a ST-3 unless the private citizen requests one.
True
In all city vehicle accidents involving injuries or fatalities a computer generated MIR will be completed.
True
The ________ Center body shop personnel will estimate vehicle damages at their office.
Southeast Service
The body shop will be open for estimates between the hours of _____ Monday – Friday.
7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m
Which of the following vehicles will not be estimated at the Southeast Service Center body shop:
a) DART vehicles
b) Privately owned equipment (including city contract wreckers) on city business.
c) Fire Department vehicles
d) Park Department vehicles
In the event that a fire hydrant is damaged the dispatcher will notify the _______.
Water Utilities Department
Non-revenue Toll Tags are not accepted at
a) Love Field
b) DFW Airport
c) The Harris County Toll Road Authority
Upon detaining a traffic offender under ____ years of age, the officer will take the youth home and release him/her to the parents, guardian, or other responsible adult.
10
If no adult is at the location, the officer will take the child into Protective Custody and transport him/her to _________.
Child Protective Services
Child Protective Services is located at:
2355 N. Stemmons Freeway
Juveniles age _____ will be issued a traffic citation that will be set in Municipal Court.
10-16
Adult minors (________ years of age) who have a breath/blood test result below .08 or adult minors with any detectable amount of alcohol on their breath will be processed according to General Order 315.18 (Underage Alcohol Consumption Laws).
17-20
D.W.I. Charges - If the arrested person has: No previous D.W.I. conviction - charge will be ______ .
DWI M/B
Only one previous D.W.I. conviction - charge will be:
DWI-Enhanced M/A
Two or more convictions for D.W.I., the charge will be:
DWI Enhanced F3
For enhancement purposes, the following information is required on prior D.W.I. convictions:
Date of conviction, county of conviction, docket number, convicting court name and sentence.
A conviction prior __________ punished by probation, deferred adjudication, and suspended sentences cannot be used to enhance a D.W.I. case.
January 1, 1984
Arresting officers may request a Drug Recognition Expert be called to evaluate a suspect who has a breath alcohol level below ____ and whose impairment is not consistent with the BAC.
.08
The arresting officer will notify the Service Desk of a DWI/DRE arrest and request a signal ___ service number.
40
Officers will consult with an Accident Investigator or __________ before offering a mandatory (blood or breath) test of any intoxicated driver.
Vehicle Crime Detective
Officers requesting a mandatory blood specimen will complete a _________ form that will be available at Detention Services Section.
Statutory Authorization Mandatory Blood Specimen
Any mandatory blood testing of intoxicated juveniles (Ages 10-16) will be done at:
Parkland Memorial Hospital
A Mandatory Suspension of a driver’s license is usually the result of a
DWI
A subject who is found to be driving with a suspended license will be charged with:
Investigation of DWLS
The Communication Section will inform the arresting officer of the following:
Reason suspended, location(county) of suspension, expiration of suspension
A subject cannot be arrested on the county charge of Investigation of D.W.L.S. if it is dated before:
June 19, 1975
If a subject has violated the restriction of the occupational driver’s license, the operator will be
arrested for the charge of:
Violation Code Restriction, Occupation License, M/B
The purpose of the _________________ is to allow the field officer the option of releasing, in the
field, any person with a single Alias Warrant
ALTAR
OCA number has _____ digits.
6
A FTA will be considered a _____ arrest on the daily activity.
City
A citizen has _____ days to adjudicate a FTA.
21
When seizing a personal computer, if the computer is turned off, do not power it on.
True
The person administering the line-up has no knowledge of which person in the photo line-up is the suspect is the definition of:
Blind
A method of administration where photographs are shown to the witness one at a time, with an independent decision on each, before the next photo is shown.
Sequential
The ____________ will develop and administer appropriate training for all Line-up Administrators in the “sequential” line-up process, and will ensure that all trained administrators are promptly notified of any changes in protocols for “sequential “ line-up administration.
Investigations Bureau Commander
Prior to creating the line-up the investigating detective will contact the complainant/witness and complete the “Line-up Creation Form” this form is used to support the line-up in court and can be found on the n:drive in the.
True
The sequential line-up packet will consist of a photograph of the suspect and ___“filler” photos of persons unconnected to the incident under investigation.
5
If a line-up needs to be shown after hours, the investigating detective can call the Fusion Center, Youth Operations, or Communications for an on call line-up administrator.
True
_______identification is the presentation of one suspect to a victim or eyewitness within a short time frame after the commission of a crime.
Show-Up
In an a Show-up identification line-up, the supervisor in charge must ensure that the suspect was located near the crime scene and detained no more than ______ minutes before the “show-up” identification is conducted and no longer than _____ hour(s) after the offense occurred.
30,2
At the conclusion of show-up identification, the supervisor in charge will be responsible for completing a “show-up” identification documentation form on all uses of this process. A copy of the form must be faxed to ________________and the original forwarded through the sergeant’s chain of command to the Deputy Chief and then forwarded to the _____________________________.
Investigative Bureau Commander, Investigative unit with follow-up responsibility.
. In incidents involving death or serious injury, the _______ assigned to handle the incident is responsible for notifying the next of kin as soon as possible.
Investigative section
Felony in progress calls demand three primary considerations:
All of the above
The Explosive Ordnance Squad will transport all explosives to the__________.
Fire arms Training Center
Ammunition that is ______ caliber and smaller will not be considered to be explosives and may be handled by the investigating officer.
.50
If a bomb threat involves a commercial airplane, the ______ will be in charge of the investigation.
FBI
After the officers answering the call determine that a sexual assault may have occurred and they have control of the situation, they will inform the female victim that a _______ will conduct any further interviews if the victim so desires.
Female officer
Female officer
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas