Quiz Flashcards
A General Order is created when a manual is not feasible. GOs __________ exceed 20 numbered pages including annexes and appendices.
shall not
If over 20 pages, a GO is converted to a __________.
manual
Manuals establish policy, assign responsibility and contain procedures that direct personnel on how they are to perform their duties. T or F
True
Highway Patrol Guides establish policy. T or F
False
Management Memorandums (MMs)are good for up to how many months from their effective date?
6
MMs provide temporary directives, policy and regulatory material. T or F
True
Policy or procedures of continuing duration contained in the comm-net messages ______ be placed in the appropriate publication within ____ days of the date of the message.
Shall / 30
Staff, Board, Committee and Conference minutes must be placed in a permanent publication after _____ to remain in effect
6 months
Departmental policy is changed by the __________ and is contained in GOs, HPMs, MMs and Comm-Net Messages. Departmental policy or direction does not go into effect permanently until published in a recognized publication as prescribed by this manual
Commissioner
MMs and Comm-Net Messages are on a temporary basis (6 months). T or F
True
Government Code section 6215 specifies that all agency documents shall be written in plain, straightforward language, avoiding technical terms as much as possible, and use a coherent and easily readable style. T or F
True
California Highway Patrol employees may view any of the Department’s publications through the ________________.
Online Publications Library
The Online Publications Library is considered the “official” Publications Library and is accessible to all departmental employees on a “read-only” basis. T of F
True
Employees may “copy and paste” text from the online publication to another document, but editing the online publication is not permitted. T or F
True
Publications _______ be reviewed by the OPI every six months to assure they are current and to recommend changes if necessary.
shall
Comm-Net Messages contain policies or procedures that expire _______ calendar days from the date of the message.
90
The Commissioner is the approving authority for which publications which announce new or amended policies. T or F
True
_____________ could require that material disclosed be subsequently considered a public record, and no longer privileged and therefore, subject to review or sale to the general public.
Unauthorized disclosure
Unauthorized disclosures of publications can be grounds for disciplinary action, including dismissal. T or F
True
How does the CHP identify exempt material in internal publications?
Computer generated shaded overlay.
T or F. Publications with exempt material may be shared with allied agencies without waiving privilege when used for internal purposes such as: education and and coordination and development of parallel/consistent enforcement policies.
True
The general public may view publications printed in a sanitized version. T or F.
True
Former CHP employees are regarded in the same way as the ____________; they have no right to obtain or disclose exempt material contained in publications.
general public
Providing former CHP employees with exempt material is a violation of Government Code 6254(f). T or F
True.
