HPM 100.9 Enforcement Documents Manual

Question 1

What does SIRCOPS stand for?

Answer 1

Signature
In-custody
Refusal
Complaint to be filed
Owner’s Resp.
Parental Notification
Stat purposes only

Question 2

How many 215’s are issued for the same subject who

has two citable warrants from two different counties?

Answer 2

Two separate 215’s

Question 3

What are the three disqualifying conditions to make a correctable violation not correctable?

Answer 3

Fraud or persistent neglect
Immediate safety hazard
Refusal or inability to correct

Question 4

Do I put anything for a citizen’s arrest on the

face of the CHP 215?

Answer 4

Put “private persons arrest” in the special box

Question 5

When do I mark traffic and non-traffic boxes on the CHP 215?

Answer 5

Traffic- if ALL violations are VC

Non-traffic- If ANY violation is not VC

Question 6

When does the “Booking Required” box get marked on the CHP 215?

Answer 6

For all recordable offenses where the person was not taken into custody and processed. Redi-ref denotes recordable offenses with a diamond.

Question 7

Officers should/shall issue a citation for the single most hazardous violation observed.

Answer 7

Should

Question 8

Speed box entries on the CHP 215.

Always _____
Sometimes _____
Never _____

Answer 8

Two
Three
Four

Question 9

T/F
An officer shall take notes on the green copy for all
incidents where a citation is generated

Answer 9

F

If a CHP 216/202 is prepared officer’s notes on the green copy is not required.

Question 10

What is the difference between dismissing and

avoiding a citation?

Answer 10

Dismiss- Issued citation requesting court not prosecute, memo required
Void- Unissued citation generally due to transfer and memo required

Question 11

What three locations should we not place a 422

on a vehicle?

Answer 11

Painted surfaces, windshield and side mirrors

Question 12

What do I do if a violator signs the CHP 215 but refuses to sign the CHP 215S?

Answer 12

Simply write “Refused” in the signature box of the 215S

Question 13

A CHP 411 can be used to correct which documents?

Answer 13

CHP 215
CHP 281
CHP 267

Question 14

Follow-up on a CHP 422 should be assigned within how many days of issuance?

Answer 14

5 days

Question 15

A CHP 281 shall not/should not be used for a violation of 10751 VC.

Answer 15

Shall Not

Question 16

T/F

Officers should not possess more than one full CHP 215 book in addition to the book currently being used

Answer 16

True
Unless, an officer is temporarily assigned to another area. In that case the office should use the temporary area’s CHP 215 for the duration of the temporary assignment.

Question 17

At what point is a CHP 215 considered issued

Answer 17

When the alleged violator has signed and received a copy of the citation

Question 18

T/F

An officer has the discretion to use a CHP 411 to change the violation from a infraction to a misdemeanor

Answer 18

False
Under no circumstance may the charges be upgraded. To change violations or upgrade the charges the complaint process must be used.