QUICKS Flashcards
The Department requires the CHP 370/CHP 370S, Public Records Act Requests Poster, be displayed in every Area office __________.
In public view, in both English and Spanish
You are contacted by your watch officer who relates a gentleman at the front counter is requesting 3 years of speed enforcement statistics for your Area as his right to know under the Public Records Act, but is refusing to give his name or say why he is requesting the statistics. What (5) things are required during the initial steps in responding to this PRA request : (HPM 11.1, 13-4)
1) Complete the CHP 370C, Public Records Act Request form logging the date, time, employee name, and employee identification number.
2) Do not ask for the requestor’s name or identification. Name and identification cannot be requested under the PRA, but may be volunteered.
3) Read the information on the CHP 370C in quotation marks verbatim to the requester, detach the requestor’s copy of the CHP 370C and provide it to the requestor.
4) Forward the CHP 370C to Special Counsel by FAX or electronic mail
5) Log the PRA request in the CHP 520, Area Public Records Request Log
To determine the time the Department has to respond to a PRA request it’s required to calculate ___________________ from the date the request is received. The date after the request is received is day one. If day __ is on a weekend or holiday, use the ___________________. Document this date on the CHP 370 C
10 calendar days/10/next business day
Mr. Jones enters the Area office and states his vehicle was impounded by one of your officers the previous day, and requests to have a storage hearing. The Watch Officer locates the CHP 180, Vehicle Report, and determines the vehicle was impounded the previous day per section 14602.6 VC. As the on duty sergeant, you provide Mr. Jones a storage hearing. You determine Mr. Jones was the driver at the time of the stop and he has never had a driver license. Under what circumstance are you required to release the vehicle? HPM 81.2, Chapter 2 (2-6, 2-7)
When Mr. Jones provides proof he has obtained a driver license.
You are assigned to supervise a DUI checkpoint. During the checkpoint, an officer encounters an unlicensed driver. Per Section 2814.2 California Vehicle Code, the officer can do what (3) things: HPM 81.2, Chapter 2 (2-3)
1) Make a reasonable attempt to identify the vehicle’s RO, and release to a valid licensed RO or any licensed driver authorized by the RO by the end of the checkpoint.
2) When issuing a CHP 215, for Section 12500 VC, the name and driver license number of the licensed driver to whom the vehicle was released to shall be listed on the officer’s copy of the CHP 215.
3) Cite the unlicensed driver and allow a licensed passenger to drive the vehicle.
All uniformed personnel are authorized to wear the knit cap under what conditions:
When worn in conjunction with the cold weather uniform, blue in color with winged-wheel logo.
A two officer graveyard unit under your supervision responded to a pedestrian in the roadway wearing a ninja costume, failing his arms and cursing at passing motorists. Upon your arrival to the incident Officer Walker advises you the party has been handcuffed and taken into protective custody per 5150 WI. The subject is clearly in crisis, physically struggling in the back seat of their patrol vehicle which is equipped with a protective screen. He is also shouting he will spit the devils blood onto the officers. What is the appropriate prisoner securement procedure to transport the party?
Transport the party in the rear seat, seatbelt on, utilizing the prisoner securement device and spit sock to protect the officers.
Departmental policy requires that a limited cash purchase fund, also known as petty cash, be retained in a command for making small purchases. All purchasing activity shall comply with applicable laws and established policies/procedures. The total petty cash fund shall be limited to:
$200.00
Hazardous Material Incident Command shall be assumed, by CHP uniformed personnel, immediately upon arrival at a hazardous materials incident where the Department has (3 things):
Authority, responsibility and jurisdiction
In accordance with AB 415 and to prevent potential misuse of the AMBER Alert system, specific alert criteria have been established in law for activation of the EAS. In order for the Department to initiate an AMBER Alert, what (3) criteria are required :
1) Confirmation that an abduction has occurred or the child was taken by anyone, including, but not limited to, a custodial parent or guardian.
2) The victim is 17 years of age or younger, or an individual with a proven mental or physical disability.
3) The victim is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death. There is information available that, if disseminated to the public, could assist in the safe recovery of the victim.
Aerosol Subject Restraint, Oleoresin Capsicum, (ASR OC) policy is required to be reviewed by ________________ on a/an __________ basis:
All uniformed employees at the rank of sergeant and below/quarterly
proper use of OC when attempting to control an uncooperative subject includes (3 things):
1) Aim the nozzle at the subjects face however the projector should not be aimed directly at the eyes at a distance less than five feet
2) OC shall not be used at a distance less than three feet unless an extreme hazard exists to the officer or other innocent persons
3) Duration of the spray should be limited to the amount of spray necessary to effectively control the subject
Officers shall not exceed _____ hours during the FLSA period, without incurring overtime, CTO, or half-time payments.
170
What document shall a supervisor always have in their possession?
CHP 103, Certificate of Release from Custody
The policy requirements relating to the Less-Lethal Shotgun shall be reviewed ______________.
Quarterly
