HPM 110.5- AI Flashcards
How long shall collisions reports be stored?
48 months
MAIT report retention period?
10 years
Unresolved felony hit n run retention?
7 years
For the significant reasons explained in the foreword of this manual, local agencies _____ document and report all collisions that occur within the scope of their responsibility in accordance with the provisions of this manual. If a city has contracted for traffic law enforcement services with another law enforcement agency, the contract agency has reporting responsibilities.
should
The basic form of documentation of collisions _____ be the Investigation format. In certain limited situations, a Report format may be completed. Whichever form of documentation is used, it is expected that the completed document will exemplify the best possible traffic investigation and report writing techniques. The document shall lead to logical conclusions based upon the facts of the investigated collision
shall
_______ is an intentional act, in which injury or damage is caused by law enforcement intervention, usually resulting in apprehension or an attempt to apprehend. Legal intervention which results in injury or damage is not a motor vehicle collision insofar as the enforcing agency and violator relationship is concerned. If intentional acts are committed that result in injury or damage beyond that which is reasonably expected, the subsequent event(s) should be documented as a motor vehicle collision.
Legal intervention
A motor vehicle non-traffic collision is any collision involving a motor vehicle in-transport occurring entirely at a place other than a highway.
This includes collisions involving a motor vehicle in-transport occurring off-highway on public or private property.
Off-highway collisions not involving a motor vehicle in-transport and events that do not meet the definition of a motor vehicle collision, such as airplane crashes on highways or train accidents, are the responsibility of the sheriff, police department, coroner, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, or appropriate federal authority.
true
To qualify a collision as an On-Duty Emergency Vehicle collision, the following must apply:
a. The driver of the vehicle must be a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Part 2 of Title 3 of the California Penal Code, or a firefighter, while in the performance of their duty during the hours of employment.
AND
b. The driver must be operating one of the following vehicles:
(1) An authorized emergency vehicle as described in subdivision (a), (b), or (f) of CVC Section 165.
(2) Any employer-leased or employer-rented vehicle.
(3) The employee’s privately owned passenger vehicle at the request or
direction of their employer.
(a) A “private passenger motor vehicle” is defined as a motor vehicle insured by an individual or individuals residing in the same household, but does not include a vehicle with less than four wheels.
true
The Department of Motor Vehicles ______ the on-duty emergency vehicle collision on the officer’s driving record.
will note
What’s a CHP 418?
“Crash Card”
The officer is _______ to go to the hospital solely to provide a CHP 418 to a victim.
not required
