Quiz's Flashcards
When a person arrested (arrest includes issuance of a CHP 215) by this Department is released from custody without being formally charged with an offense, that person shall be issued a CHP 103. While on duty, supervisors_____ be responsible for having copies of the CHP 103 in their possession
A. May
B. Should
C. Shall
D. Shall not
Shall
A change fund shall be furnished to each field command upon written request from the commander to FMS. The change fund shall not be used to cash checks, money orders or cashier/travelers checks for any person regardless of collateral. The change fund is subject to audit and shall always total the amount furnished to the field command plus any collections which have not been transmitted. The commander shall be responsible and accountable for the fund. Responsibility for the sale of items and the collection of cash shall be separated from the responsibility for the security of cash and transmittal. Shortages due to fraud, embezzlement, burglaries, or robberies shall be reported to FMS, Cashiering Unit. Shortages of $ or more must be reported in writing no later than the first business day following the discovery of the shortage
a. $5.00
b. $6.00
c. $10.00
$6.00
Informal Dispute Resolution, Level III, involves a formal “meet and confer” between the CAHP and ___________.
a. Division Commander of the Division where the employee works.
b. Area Commander for the Command where the employee works.
c. Commissioner of the CHP.
d. Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)
Commissioner of the CHP.
When enforcing a “zero tolerance law” for drivers under 21 does the requirements of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations apply?
Yes or No
Yes
You are the graveyard Sergeant for the Bakersfield Area. Officer Jones has been on your shift for one year. Officer Jones’ enforcement activity seems to be within the normal range for the shift but Officer Jones’ has always been one of the enforcement contact leaders on your shift. You decide to conduct a private- closed door discussion with Officer Jones about the unexpected drop in enforcement contacts. During your conversation with Officer Jones, he discloses that he is experiencing marital problems. You refer the Employee Assistance Program to Officer Jones. Your private discussion with Officer Jones is considered:
a. Preventative Action
b. Corrective Action
c. Adverse Action
d. Occupational Safety Action
Preventative Action
In-Custody Arrests/Detentions. In situations where departmental
personnel have temporary custody of a minor for a criminal law violation which necessitates the administration of a chemical test or an investigative procedure within a jail or other law enforcement facility, the following guidelines and safeguards shall be followed:
A. The minor shall be removed as soon as reasonably possible. In no event shall a minor be present in an adult detention facility or jail for a continuous period in excess of two hours.
B. The minor shall be removed as soon as reasonably possible. In no event shall a minor be present in an adult detention facility or jail for a continuous period in excess of four hours.
C. The minor shall be removed as soon as reasonably possible. In no event shall a minor be present in an adult detention facility or jail for a continuous period in excess of six hours.
D. The minor shall be removed as soon as reasonably possible. In no event shall a minor be present in an adult detention facility or jail for a continuous period in excess of eight hours.
The minor shall be removed as soon as reasonably possible. In no event shall a minor be present in an adult detention facility or jail for a continuous period in excess of two hours.
The Department’s occupational safety program consists of several elements:
What are the five elements?
Injury & Illness Prevention Program Hazardous Hazardous Substance Program Defensive driving Training Hazardous Exposure Control Programs Personal Protective Equipment
A minor taken into custody for a violation of law (602 WIC), who is under 14 years of age or is not believed to be a security risk, may be kept in temporary custody at a law enforcement facility. The total secure and nonsecure detention time in a law enforcement facility, excluding a jail, may not exceed ___ hours.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
6 Hours
Represented employees have certain rights as provided by the Dills Act and their contracts between the state and their exclusive representatives. If there is a conflict between departmental policy and the provisions of a negotiated contract, the ______shall be controlling
a. Policy
b. Contract
c. Depending on the Bargaining Unit
d. CHP policy is always the best according to Lutzke
Contract
Final level of approval for adverse actions resulting in suspension of six (6) to 20 working days, or the equivalent monthly step reduction, or removal from a specialty pay position (Bargaining Unit 5 personnel), is vested in which of the following positions:
a. Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner
b. Assistant Commissioner
c. Division Commander
d. Area Commander
Assistant Commissioner
How often shall an employee review the IIPP (injury and illness prevention program)?
a. Monthly
b. Quarterly
c. Bi-Annually
d. Annually
Annually
Which of the following is the process to resolve a dispute of one or more employees, or a dispute between the State and CAHP involving the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the express terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU):
a. Complaint
b. Grievance
c. Informal Dispute Resolution
d. Mediation
Grievance
The commander is responsible for ensuring all investigations are
completed in a timely manner. The normal suspense period for complaints received at the command, or forwarded from BIA,
is _____days. The suspense period for legislative complaints is____ days.
A. 30 & 45 days
B. 30 & 60 days
C. 45 & 60 days
D. 60 & 30 days
60 & 30 days
All complainants shall be acknowledged by correspondence within______ days of the Department’s notification of the complaint. As an exception, interim correspondence is not required if the complainant originally contacted the Department in person and the requisite information normally contained in an interim letter was provided at that time. Interim correspondence should include a brief summary of the allegations, which command will conduct the investigation, notification that an investigator will contact the complainant as a part of the investigation, and that the investigation findings will be provided in writing. In either case, the complainant shall be requested to return the CHP 240B or CHP 240D within_____ days.
A. 3 &5 business days
B. 5 & 10 calendar days
C. 5 & 10 business days
D. 7 & 10 calendar days
5 & 10 business days
Which of the following employee job classifications is considered a “non sensitive position”:
a. Office Assistant
b. Officer
c. Auto Technician
d. Commercial Vehicle Inspection Specialist (CVIS)
Office Assistant
Which of the following is NOT an unfair labor practice:
a. Giving the employee representative all the bad jobs or inundating them with unwanted overtime.
b. Assisting employees in researching background to file grievances.
c. Failing to bargain in good faith.
d. Speaking with an employee about their union activity.
Speaking with an employee about their union activity.
The Peace Officer Bill of Rights (POBR) entitles public safety employees to all of the following rights EXCEPT:
a. Interrogation must be conducted at a reasonable hour, during normal waking hours.
b. Right to refuse to take a lie detector test.
c. Right to refuse to provide personal financial disclosure.
d. Right to respond to a written adverse comment in his/her personnel file within 15 days.
Right to respond to a written adverse comment in his/her personnel file within 15 days.
Sufficient cause for a confirming official to order a chemical test be obtained from a sensitive employee could be based on all of the following EXCEPT:
a. An industrial accident, red/watery eyes, unsteady gait.
b. Unusual demeanor or appearance and atypical behavior.
c. The odor of alcohol or marijuana on the employee’s breath or clothing.
d. Slow or slurred speech, poor balance, and abnormal work performance.
Unusual demeanor or appearance and atypical behavior.
Peace Officer Bill of Rights, which is located in California Government Code, is NOT extended to which of the following job classifications in the CHP:
a. Officer
b. Sergeant
c. Office Assistant
d. Cadet
Cadet
Commands shall complete and maintain the CHP 520, Area Public Records Act Request Log and forward the form on a basis,
a. Weekly
b. Bi-Weekly
c. Monthly
d. Quarterly
Quarterly
A formal written reprimand is considered what level of progressive discipline:
a. Preventative Action
b. Corrective Action
c. Adverse Action
d. Either Preventative or Corrective Action based upon the language of the reprimand.
Adverse Action
If it is known that a civilians’ complaint was filed when completing the CHP 268, the fact should be noted under the “Area Commander Review” section. Copies of the CHP 268____ not be included in the complaint investigation report.
A. Should
B. Shall
C. May
D. Should not
Shall
Enforcement of the absolute speed limits shall be governed by the following:
A. At 5 MPH or more above the absolute speed limit for the vehicles(s) or roadway, the officer shall stop and take appropriate enforcement action. From 1 to 4 MPH above the absolute speed limit for the vehicle(s) or roadway, the officer may stop and take appropriate enforcement
B. At 10 MPH or more above the absolute speed limit for the vehicles(s) or roadway, the officer shall stop and take appropriate enforcement action. From 5 above the absolute speed limit for the vehicle(s) or roadway, the officer may stop and take appropriate enforcement
C. At 15 MPH or more above the absolute speed limit for the vehicles(s) or roadway, the officer shall stop and take appropriate enforcement action. From 10 above the absolute speed limit for the vehicle(s) or roadway, the officer may stop and take appropriate enforcement
At 5 MPH or more above the absolute speed limit for the vehicles(s) or roadway, the officer shall stop and take appropriate enforcement action. From 1 to 4 MPH above the absolute speed limit for the vehicle(s) or roadway, the officer may stop and take appropriate enforcement
The VCGCB has delegated authority to the Department to settle and pay property damage/loss claims up to $1,000 per claim pursuant to Government Code Section 953.6.
When an individual claims to have suffered a loss $1,000 and under they shall be provided with a
a. CHP 268-Potential Civil Liability Form
b. CHP 287, Claims of 1,000 or less
c. CHP 103-Certficate of Release from Custody
d. CHP 117 Reproduction Request
CHP 287, Claims of 1,000 or less
Complaints which may contain Category I or II allegations as outlined above, but which also meet the definition of one of the following types of complaints, are considered “Other” complaints. What are some “Other” complaint examples?
D________
C________
F________
R________
Departmental
Citizen Validity
Frivolous
Resigned
Section 851.5 of the California Penal Code (PC) requires that an arrested person has the right to make at least______ completed telephone calls, as described, immediately upon being booked or detained, and, except where physically impossible, no later than ______hours after arrest. Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to Section 851.5(c) PC, if upon questioning, an arrestee is identified as a custodial parent with responsibility for a minor child, the arrestee shall be entitled to make_____additional calls for the purpose of arranging for the care of the minor child or children in the parent’s absence. These telephone calls shall be given immediately upon request, or as soon as practicable
A. 1,2,2
B. 2,3,2
C. 3,3,2
D. 3,2,2
3,3,2
If there is a death, serious injury or illness to a CHP employee, commander or designee shall telephone assistant commissioner and Division ______________.
a. As soon as practical
b. Within 24 hours
c. Within 48 hours
d. Immediately
Immediately
The Peace Officer Bill of Rights (POBR) entitles public safety employees to protection from the following behavior by management, EXCEPT:
a. Not allowing an Officer to run for elected office as member of a school board.
b. Requiring the consent of an officer to post his/her photograph on the Internet for any purpose if that officer reasonably believes that the disclosure may result in a threat, harassment, intimidation, or harm to that officer or his/her family.
c. No adverse comments placed in the employee’s personnel file without employee having opportunity to read and sign or refuse to sign the document containing the adverse comment.
d. Employee reassigned to duties that are within the normal scope of his/her employment.
Employee reassigned to duties that are within the normal scope of his/her employment.
Preventative action in the progressive discipline methodology is all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. Adequate ongoing training for all classifications
b. Informal counseling regarding substandard performance
c. Referrals to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
d. Provide fair, engaged, and impartial supervision
Informal counseling regarding substandard performance
You are the graveyard Sergeant in the Bakersfield Area. One of the officers on your shift calls you and tells you he arrested a 15-year old for DUI. The officer wants to take the arrestee into Kern County Jail for the breath test but can remember the rules about minors in adult lockup or jail facilities. The most appropriate advice to give the officer is:
a. The officer may take the minor into the jail for the purpose of administering a chemical test for alcohol or drugs as long as the minor is not locked in a cell or room within the jail, is under continuous personal supervision, and is not permitted to come into contact with in-custody adults
b. The officer may take the minor into the jail for the purpose of administering a chemical test for alcohol or drugs as long as the minor is adequately supervised and the custody is nonsecure (the minor is not locked in a cell or room).
c. The officer should not take the minor into the jail for the purpose of administering a chemical test because the minor is too young to be able to entire a jail.
d. The officer should not take the minor into the jail for the purpose of administering a chemical sample because the jail environment is not the least restrictive of the minor’s freedom of movement.
The officer may take the minor into the jail for the purpose of administering a chemical test for alcohol or drugs as long as the minor is not locked in a cell or room within the jail, is under continuous personal supervision, and is not permitted to come into contact with in-custody adults
Discipline with a suspension of more than 20 days is considered to be what level of review:
a. Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner
b. Assistant Commissioner, Staff
c. Assistant Commissioner, Field
d. Division Commander
Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner
Each level of review for Informal Dispute Resolution must occur within __________ of the issuance of written comments considered adverse to the employee’s performance.
a. 14 calendar days
b. 14 business days
c. 21 calendar days
d. 21 business days
21 calendar days
You are the graveyard sergeant in your Area. While reviewing CHP 415s, you observe that an officer on your shift has submitted a CHP 415 requesting OIC pay. Which of the following are required for the officer to qualify for OIC pay:
a. The Officer must supervise two or more officers for 4 hours or more during a shift.
b. The Officer must supervise three or more officers for 4 hours or more during a shift.
c. The Officer must supervise two or more officers for 6 hours or more during a shift.
d. The Officer must supervise three or more officers for 6 hours or more during a shift.
The Officer must supervise two or more officers for 6 hours or more during a shift.
You are on-duty Sergeant in your Area Office conducting a substance abuse investigation on Officer Jones. You smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his person. You observe the Officer and obtain additional observations of alcohol use/impairment. You inform a confirming official of your reasonable suspicion. The confirming official authorizes you to obtain a chemical sample from the employee. Because you suspect solely the abuse of an alcoholic beverage, which of the following chemical tests SHALL you use to obtain a chemical sample:
a. Breath Test Only
b. Blood Test Only
c. Either Breath, Blood, or Urine Test
d. Urine Test Only
Breath Test Only
With regard to an Unit 5 employee filing a formal Complaint against the Department. If the complainant is not satisfied with the decision rendered in ___________, the complainant may appeal the decision with _________ to the Office of the Commissioner. This is the final and last step of the procedure.
a. Level II, 14 calendar days
b. Level III, 14 calendar days
c. Level II, 21 calendar days
d. Level III, 21 business days
Level II, 21 calendar days
A member of the public can make a PRA request in writing, over the telephone, or in person. Written requests can include letters, e-mail, and fax. Only existing records in the Department’s possession would be responsive to a PRA request. How long does the Department have to respond to the PRA request?
a. 7 calendar days
b. 10 calendar days
c. 14 calendar days
d. 21 calendar days
10 calendar days