Study Guide Flashcards
Properly identified members of the news media shall not be restricted from entering a location where newsworthy events have occurred as specified in Penal Code Section 409.5. Members of the media shall be denied access under the following condition.
The emergency incident that has been deemed a crime scene.
The California public records act ensures the release of information upon request. Exceptions include circumstances in which the release of information would endanger an investigation, or a related investigation or would endanger the safety of a person involved in the investigation: Government Code Section 6254(f). Which of the following is not releasable?
A juvenile involved in any traffic collision whereas a complaint to be filed has been issued for driving under the influence.
Actions taken and tasks assigned in response to emergency incidents will comply with the following priorities:
Life saving efforts 2.)Property protection efforts 3.) The resumption of essential services
(In that order)
Incident Command System is the nationally recognized and standardized on-scene emergency management system specifically designed to allow its user(s) to adopt an integrated organizational structure equal to the complexity and demands of single or multiple incidents that:
Are NOT hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.
There are five(5) sections in/under the Incident Command System (ICS). All of the following are true and fall under icyCass, EXCEPT
Communications Section
According to Penal Code section 832.5 Investigative reports (Citizens Complaints) must be retained for _____ years.
Five
What legal code prohibits disclosure of the records of peace officers who were not present during the arrest or who had no contact with the individual seeking disclosure from the time of a rush through the booking process?
Evidence Code
When a Pitchess Motion it’s received at the Area office, who shall be notified immediately?
Legal Coordination Unit
During an “In Camera” review in Chambers the district attorney and the defense attorney are allowed in the judges chambers.
FALSE
We are required as an Agency under ________ _______ to establish a procedure to investigate citizens complaints against the personnel of our department.
Penal Code
When should a vehicle be stopped solely for failure to display year-round registration tabs?
The first day of the second month following expiration.
Any seizure made under the authority of section 9801 VC shall be with the concurrence of ________ Who is familiar with the contents of this chapter relating to such seizures and has assured that the procedures have been followed.
Supervisior
The Department’s authority to legally investigate vehicle theft is contained in the ____________.
Vehicle Code
The Department’s enforcement efforts must consistent with the organizational values of:
Fairness, Respect, Ethical Practices, Equitable Treatment
You are the leader of a search warrant team. Upon arrival at the address on the warrant, 1234 Main St., you determine based on the description of the residence that the warrant is an error and that the address you should be searching is 1233 Main St. The appropriate course of action would be;
Establish a perimeter, securing the residence until a correct warrant can be obtained.
What are the eight crime categories, in hierarchal order, that are required to be reported for Uniform Crime Reporting purposes?
Homicide, Forcible Rape, Robbery, Assault, Burglary, Larceny-Theft, Motor Vehicle Theft, Arson
According to the Injury and Illness Manual, HPM 10.7, Commanders or their designees shall contact SCIF, how often to review the status of cases in which employees have been placed off duty?
Monthly
According to the Injury and Illness Manual, HPM 10.7 , if an employee suffers a spontaneous recurrence of a previous work-related injury, the supervisor should:
Direct the employee to submit a memorandum within 24 hours.
Which two related incidents shall be reported, even when the crime itself is not a Uniform Crime Reportable offense?
Domestic Violence Incidents and Incidents of Hate Crime
A minor has the right to make _____ call(s) within _____ of being taken into custody.
two calls/ one hour
What is the maximum amount of time a minor can be detained without a lock up facility?
6 hours
When a person is arrested and is released from custody, a ______ “should” or “shall” be issued.
CHP 103 / shall
Regarding the Graduated Provisional Driver License, a driver with a provisional license cannot drive between what time frames?
11:00 pm and 5:00 am
A person with a Graduated Provisional Drivers License, cannot transport passengers under what age at any time?
Under 20
The use of unmarked vehicles for apprehension of 23109 VC violations must be approved by:
Office of the Commissioner
When an officer is advised that a motorist is transporting an ill or injured party, officers are to offer all possible assistance which may include all of the following EXCEPT:
Escort the party to the appropriate facility.
16028(a) VC is the primary section to be used when citing for Financial Responsibility. The following statements are correct EXCEPT :
And Officer may issue a verbal warning and then site for 16028a
Owners Responsibility citations for violations of 16028(a) VC can only be issued when an employee/employer relationship exists. An O/R citation for section 16028(a) VC may be issued only when the driver cannot provide evidence of the employers financial responsibility and ________.
The motor vehicle involved is owned or leased by the driver’s employer & the motor vehicle involved is being operated with the employer’s permission.
Trains, other than passenger trains, can only block public grade crossings for how long if vehicles or pedestrians are waiting?
10 minutes
There are mandatory call-outs for the Departments MAIT team. All of the following are mandatory call-outs EXCEPT :
Safety restraint system failure resulting in severe or fatal injuries to the involved parties.
Before any substance abuse sample is obtained, who is required to approve the supervisor’s reasonable suspicion?
The first designated manager in the supervisor’s chain of command.
The positions that have been deemed “sensitive” by the Department of Personnel Administration include:
Peace Officer; Auto Mechanic; Auto Technician Series; Cadet; PSD I and II; Heavy Truck Driver; Lead Auto Mechanic; Lead Motorcycle Mechanic; Motor Carrier Specialist I, II and III; Motorcycle Mechanic, School Pupil Transportation Safety Coordinator; Gunsmith
What is the level of alcohol determined by DPA to result in a positive test for substance abuse?
.04 or above
The Division Asset Forfeiture Coordinator should be notified within _____ hours of all vehicle seizures
48
Smoking shall not be permitted within ____ of doorways and ground level air intake structures.
25 feet
When life stock is killed or injured, reasonable efforts shall be made to locate the owner. Notification shall be made to the ___________ when owner can’t be located and becomes necessary to confine the animal or store the carcass.
A. State Hide and Brand Inspector
B. Local Brand Inspector
C. Secretary of Food and Agriculture
D. Any of the above
D. Any of the above
The requirement that each department or agency which employs Peace Officers establish a procedure to investigate citizen complaints is contained in the _________.
Penal Code
A collision report show normally be available to the public with and how long?
8 working days
And on soft fatal hit and run investigation must be routine for a period of?
A. 3 years
B. 5 years
C. 10 years
D. Indefinitely
Indefinitely
Which three field sobriety test were determined to be the most sensitive and efficient in detecting alcohol influence and are especially valuable when testing a high tolerant drinker?
One Leg Stand, Walk and Turn, Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus
What code do we get our legal authority to discharge firearms?
Penal Code
OC shall be used at less than _____ feet, unless an extreme hazard exists. OC should not be directed at the eyes at less than _____ feet
Three/ Five
Designated employees are required to report incidents to the County Health Officers and Board of Supervisors if there is a reasonable believe that the release or threatened to release poses substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property or the environment within their jurisdiction within_____.
72 hours
The ________ is responsible for ensuring telephone notifications to the California State (previously OES) Warning Center as soon as discovery of a hazardous material incident occurs.
Incident Commander
Indian Reservations and Rancherias are to be considered __________________ with respect to criminal matters.
Proprietary Jurisdiction
Mustaches shall not extend more than a _____ beyond the corners of the mouth nor below the vermilion border of the upper lip, or more than a _____ inch below the corner of the mouth.
1/2 inch and 1/4 inch
Departmental Policy is established or change by the ________________.
Commissioner
When an employee is injured on duty, who is required to complete a CHP 121 and in what time frame?
The Supervisor in 24 hours
What for documents are considered departmental policy?
General Orders, HPM, Management Memorandums, Comm-Net, Commander Memos, SOP
According to the current MOU for unit 5 employees and the Personal Transaction Manual (HPM 10.3), regarding OIC pay; Which of the following is true?
Must work 6 or more hours to receive OIC pay with two or more employees
In the event a mail carrier is physically arrested the following shall apply to the government vehicle;
The Postal Service shall be notified an allowed to pick up the vehicle
If an interview with a Department employee regarding his civil rights violation is held on state time, it’s a departmental ___________ be present.
Supervisor Shall
Which of the following statements is correct regarding violators who fail to sign a CHP 215?
A. Arresting officer shall direct violator to admonition in signature box, “ without admitting guilt…”
B. The officer shall notify and on-duty supervisor.
C. Violator shall be taken before the magistrate during the court business hours.
D. All of the above
All of the above
When a juvenile is issued a notice to appear, the appearance shall be:
The Local Juvenile Court, information shall be specified.
Preliminary Screening Devices are required to be calibrated every _____ uses or every _____ days , whichever occurs first.
150 uses or 10 calendar days
How often shall Sergeants and Officers review the shooting policy ?
Quarterly
Every Officer and Sergeant shall be certified ________ (how often?) in enforcement tactics, physical methods of arrests and proper use of safety equipment.
Annually
All persons arrested on a charge requiring incarceration shall be handcuffed, except
Pregnant females
A Cadet/Officer Trainee cannot miss more than _____ of the program schedule training days during a phase without that training phase being increased by the same number of days that the trainee missed.
2 days
When shells soft body armor be worn by the uniforms employee?
A. When assigned to field enforcement duties.
B. When operating a marked patrol vehicle.
C. One participating in “live fire” weapon training
D. All of the above
All of the above
After the storage or impoundment of a vehicle, how many days does an owner have to request a storage hearing at the Area level?
10 days
You respond to the scene of a vehicle accident in an unincorporated neighborhood where a vehicle has struck a private home. Sensing a dury to enter the home and determine if any of the residents were injured, you force open the locked the front door. As you enter the damaged room, you can see into a closet to your left and observe an indoor marijuana grow. After securing the residence and removing the vehicle you re-enter the residence and sees the contraband. Is this lawful?
No. You must take action immediately in order for the seizure to be lawful. If the emergency dissipates before the seizure, it warrant would be required for re-entry.
Management and supervisory personnel are responsible for instilling interest any sense of obligation in the officers to prevent collisions on their beats. This can be done by.
A. Identifying an Officer’s strengths and weaknesses to increase their individual effect
B. Ensuring that each officer is familiar with the Departments in view patrol policy
C. Providing a high-quality of leadership and direction as a supervisor
D. Both A and C
D. Both A and C
On a routine traffic stop, an Officer request driver’s license, registration and proof of insurance. The violator replace that he/C is not in possession of the license and states that there is no paperwork in the vehicle. The Officer conducted a search of the vehicle club box, visor and center consul finding no documents. Upon looking under the passenger side of the front seat, the officer locate a wallet. Upon opening the wallet, the officer finds a small amount of methamphetamine and the drivers identification card. The officer ceases to narcotics and makes a physical arrest. Is this a valid search and seizure?
No. (New Case Law)
The Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) was developed to provide assistance to the assigned command of any CHP employee who is killed in the line of duty. The CIRT services may be requested by whom?
Any Commander
Complaint investigations shall be retained for a period of _______ years beginning on the date the complaint was received by the Department.
5 years
Disclosure a police officer records is regulated pursuant to 832.5 PC and requires that a _______ motion be filed with the court or administrative body holding the records.
Pitchess Motion
An Officer has _____ days within which to file a written response to any adverse comment entered into his or her personnel file.
30 days
A CHP 268, Potential Civil Litigation Report, Shop be completed for all of the following cases, except
While arresting an extremely intoxicated driver, and Officer is forced to apply reasonable pressure to the bent wrist control hold in order to make the suspect comply with the officers commands.
Which of the following is not required to be reported as a discharge a firearm incident?
A. While target shooting with his own concealable pistol on private property, an officer in advertently fires one round into the ground
B. Why lawfully hunting wild pigs on public property, an off-duty Officer accidentally discharges one round from his friends rifle into a nearby tree.
C. While participating in a monthly shoot, a sergeant in advertently fires one round into the air: however, no one is injured
D. While off-duty in his own residence, an Officer fires a warning shot to scare off a burglar
B. While lawfully hunting wild pigs on public property, and off-duty officer accidentally discharges one round from his friends rifle into a nearby tree.
20155(a) VC grants the operant of an authorized emergency vehicle exception to the rules of the road and all of the following conditions, except which one?
A. In response to an emergency call.
B. In the immediate pursuit of a violator of the law
C. While engaged in rescue operations
D. In response to and returning from a fire alarm
E. In the immediate pursuit of a suspect violator of the law.
D. In response to and returning from a fire alarm
Which of the following conditions is not required to be met prior to initiating legal intervention on the pursued vehicle?
A. All of the reasonable means of apprehension have been considered
B. When the apparent risk of harm, to other than the occupant of the pursuit vehicle, is so great as to outweigh the apparent risk of harm involved in making the forcible stop
C. It would be unlikely that the use of legal intervention will cause harm to the driver of the pursued vehicle
C. It would be unlikely that the use of legal intervention will cause harm to the driver of the pursued vehicle
A spike strip shall not be deployed to stop which of the following vehicle?
A. Motorcycles, mopeds, and vehicles similar to motorcycles and mopeds
B. If vehicle transporting radiological waste
C. A school bus loaded with children
D. If you go that would pose an unusual has your twin the same person’s
E. All of the above
A. Motorcycles, mopeds and vehicles similar to Motorcycles and mopeds
Who is responsible for coordinating, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on affirmative action to the Commissioner?
A. All employees
B. All EEO counselors, Investigators and Division Chiefs
C. Only the Department’s Office of EEO Commander
D. All Department managers
C. Only the Department’s Office of EEO Commander
A commander receives a request for a “Reasonable Accommodation” from a prospective employee. The commander is expected to review the request, determine its feasibility and to render a decision regarding a “Reasonable Accommodation” by making notification to the employee within what time frame?
10 days
An experience office assistant who had a prominent official score was passed over for promotion to a receptionist position. The supervisor promoted a less experienced office assistant because he/she believed that members of the public might have difficulty in looking at the employee with the scar. Was the employee with the scar discriminated against?
Yes. The employee was discriminated against as a person with a disability because the supervisor perceived and treated the individual with his car as being substantially limited.
An employee who was fired internally, a formal discrimination complaint has certain guaranteed rights. If the state fair is to complete its investigation with a specified time frames, what recourse to see employee have?
The employee may file directly with SPB, EEOC or DFEH at any time during the investigation.
Evidence gathered during an administrative investigation shall be treated the same as evidence gathered during a criminal investigation. The normal retention for administration evidence is:
Five years
The payment procedures of offsite storage of property and evidence shall be handled through Business Services Section, Contract Units, as follows:
Under no circumstances shall advanced payment be made using any form of payment (e.g. petty cash, etc). However, if emergency arrangements for storage are made after normal business hours, Area shall contact the Contracts Unit the next business day
&
Shall use a CHP 78, Contract request for all offsite storage needs
The Department makes available to its employees certain items of personal protective equipment to minimize exposure when handling hazardous substances. The following should be worn by the Evidence Officer when handling hazardous substances not contained in the package, or when the package is open
Disposable safety goggles, particle masks, lab coat and latex gloves
Penal Code section 11108, requires all serialized evidence and found or recovered property be entered into:
California Department of Justice Automated Property System or Automated Firearms System
Purging of evidence involves checking court records to determine the status of cases, then disposing of the evidence by one of the following methods
Return to owner, sale, distraction
Items of little or no value may be donated to a local charity. What type(s) of items may be donated?
Bedding, clothing, books and eyeglasses that are of little to no value
What method(s) does that Department used to dispose of controlled substances?
A. Departmental Policy only allows the distraction of controlled substances to be conducted by an allied agency.
B. As a courtesy, some allied agencies may accept controlled substances from the CHP, which they will burn with their drugs at no charge.
C. That department may conduct it on burn, not less than twice a year
D. B and C only
D. B and C only
When disposal of a controlled substance is arranged, all shipments shall be conducted as follows:
All shipments shall be escorted by two employees to ensure accountability. At least one of the employees shall be an officer.
AND
An area Evidence Supervisor shall witnessed a distraction with the Evidence Coordinator. Both shall sign all the pages of the original copy of the CHP 37, Controlled Substances for Destruction Log, to show all items for received and burned.
Firearms which are no longer needed as evidence, nuisance weapons, and unclaimed or abandoned weapons shall be held for a minimum of:
180 days, and shall then be sent to the Academy Weapons Control Unit for a destruction , sale or conversion to departmental use
The property supervisor shall conduct a quarterly audit of the property system by a random sample of sufficient property to validate the integrity of the system. Under what circumstance(s) is it necessary to conduct an inventory?
The property supervisor shall conduct at least one inventory of property system annually.
Select the proper security measures which should be taken in the property room.
A. The evidence officer should not be an active field officer and should serve in the position for at least two years.
B. All property room should be were secured with a deadbolt lock and an Evidence Officer or alternate shall always be present when anyone else is in the property room. Additionally, ceilings that would allow access to the property room are prohibited
C. Evidence shall not be left in temporary lockers more than one day, excluding weekends and holidays.
D. The evidence room shall not be identified as such by external signs or markings.
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
Only two sets of keys will be maintained to the property room and temporary storage. Who is responsible for those keys?
The Evidence Officer will have one, the second will be placed in an envelope and secured in the office of the Commander.
The Catastrophic Leave Program allows eligible employees to receive donations of time from other employees as a result of serious illness, injury or impact from natural disasters. Employees may donate time from all of the following time banks EXCEPT
Sick Leave
Secondary employment activity is defined as the holding a public office, the direct or indirect ownership of business concerns, or employment for compensation except as otherwise specified within chapter 14 of HPM 10.3. The CHP318 is the document used to notify and approve an employee request for secondary employment. The CHP318 will automatically expire when all of the following conditions are current EXCEPT
Maternity Leave
Labor code section 230.8 allows an eligible employee to take time off each calendar year to attend and participate in activities at his/her child’s school or licensed childcare facility. How many hours each year may an employee use to attend these type of functions and white time of time off this permitted?
Up to 40 hours using vacation, CTO, annual leave, personal leave or unpaid leave.
Section 23152(d) and 23153(d) VC States it is unlawful for any person to drive a commercial motor vehicle with a BAC of 0.04% or greater. These vehicles include:
Three axle, 26,000 lb. recreational vehicle
When preparing for a DUI checkpoint, all of the following are true EXCEPT
A. The area shall submit Operational plans for each checkpoint to Division one week before the scheduled date of operation.
B. Divisions shall advice Assistant Commissioner, Field and the Office of Research and Planning at least 48 hours in advance of the operation by Comm-Net message.
C. The Area shall keep operational plans on file for a minimum period of 6 months, in the event they are needed for court cases.
D. The area shall identify an alternate location be used in the event safety considerations prevent checkpoint operations at the intended location
C. The Area should keep operational plans on file for a minimum period of 6 months, in the event they are needed for court cases
A juvenile may not be detained in a CHP facility for longer than
6 hours
A _____ day advance written notice is required for a mandatory transfer of an employee under the Department’s jurisdiction where relocating of the employee is reasonably expected.
60
In determining total hours worked during a probationary period, vacation, sickleave, military leave, or other leave of sense, compensating time off, suspension or other separations, _____ _____ be considered working time.
Shall Not
Uniformed employees who are on an approve a leave of absence for over _____ year(s) are required to complete Reinstatement Training at the Academy prior to resuming field related duties at their assigned commands.
Two
An Area Asset Forfeiture Coordinator shall be
A uniformed supervisor
An Adverse investigation involving a CHP member of a drug task force shall be conducted by:
A CHP Supervisor
All members of the Department assigned to a drug task force should attend a departmentally approved/coordinated drug task force conference
Annually
The State Fuel Credit Card can be used to purchase all but one of the following:
A. Fuel B. Car wash C. Tire change and balance D. Nonemergency towing E. All are approved purchases for the State Fuel Credit Card
D. Non-emergency towing
Motorcycles that are not stored at the command’s office shall be:
Under cover in an enclosed, locked and secured area
Per Diem is not allowed within _____ miles as determined by normal commute distance of the employees headquarters. Per diem is not allowed within _____ miles of the employee’s residence
.
50
If a supervisor is tendered service of a subpoena less than five working days prior to the date of the hearing, and he/she is not reasonably certain he/she can complete the service, he/she may be his acceptance.
FALSE
According to policy contained in chapter 1 of HPM 100.67 _______ Approval is required before committing CHP resources in response to a request for mutual aid.
Commissioner or his/her designee
The CHP has entered into a mutual assistance agreement with the Oregon, Nevada and Arizona state police agencies to grant peace officer authority to the respective agencies in certain situations. This would include a circumstance where immediate law-enforcement action is required within the jurisdiction of a bordering state. All assistance rendered shall be limited to that area within ________ statute miles of any point along the common border of the affected state.
50 miles
In many instances an Officer may arrest a Foreign National Who does not claim diplomatic on consular immunity. When this happens, Officers shall attempt to determine the person’s citizenship. This is so they can advise the individual that they are entitled to have their countries consular representative notified of the arrest and that they have the right to communicate with an official from their respective consulate or embassy. This procedure applies to intensity arrest and detentions exceeding ____ hour(s).
2 hours
According to HPM 100.68, there are exceptions to law that allow for a minor to be detained in a lock up (not jail) for adults. However, the minor must be _____ years of age or older; and they may not be detained longer than _____ hours.
14, 6
According to policy contained in HPM 100.68, officers investigating a traffic collision_______ issue a CHP 215 to any person involved in the traffic collision, whom the officer has reasonable cause to believe committed a VC violation that was a factor in the occurrence of the traffic collision.
MAY
If an area representative request a meet and confer to discuss the impact of pending changes in the practice of scheduling shifts and days off, which of the following occurs:
The Commander shall meet and confer to discuss the changes
A dispute between one or more employees or a dispute between a CAHP and a department involving the application or interpretation of an existing written rule or policy not merit related issues is a:
A. Grievance
B. Complaint
C. Informal Dispute
D. Internal investigation
B. Complaint
And officer reports to his assigned work shift at 1800 and is scheduled to end of shift at 0200 hours. Prior to the conclusion of a shift, the employee’s Sergeant advises the officer that he will be required to remain on duty until 0400 hours because of a shortage in staffing. According to the unit five MO you, this officer is entitled to
Shift differential pay and two hours of overt
The use of chemical agents and/or non-lethal weapons may be authorized by ______, who shall be held responsible and accountable for their use.
The on-scene CHP Incident Commander
