Law Enforcement Procedures Flashcards
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Which of the following is NOT one of the three standardized field sobriety tests approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)?
Answer: Finger-to-Nose test
The three NHTSA-approved standardized FSTs are HGN, Walk-and-Turn, and One-Leg Stand; the Finger-to-Nose test is not a standardized NHTSA FST.
Under California Penal Code Section 148, resisting, delaying, or obstructing a peace officer is classified as:
Answer: A misdemeanor
PC 148(a)(1) resisting, delaying, or obstructing a peace officer is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail.
When completing a CHP 555 (Traffic Collision Report), which collision must be reported to DMV within 10 days?
Answer: Any collision involving injury, death, or property damage over $1,000
California Vehicle Code Section 16000 requires drivers to report collisions to DMV within 10 days when there is injury, death, or property damage exceeding $1,000.
During a vehicle pursuit, CHP policy requires officers to continuously reassess and communicate which information to dispatch?
Answer: Location, direction, speeds, reason for pursuit, and road/traffic conditions throughout
CHP pursuit policy mandates continuous radio communication of location, direction of travel, speeds, traffic and road conditions, and the reason for pursuit throughout the chase.
A CHP officer makes a lawful traffic stop and smells marijuana inside the vehicle. Under current California law, what does this odor alone establish?
Answer: Probable cause to search the entire vehicle and all containers within it
California courts have held that the odor of marijuana, combined with other circumstances, can provide probable cause to search a vehicle under the automobile exception.
When serving an arrest warrant, CHP officers are required to knock and announce their presence before entering a residence UNLESS which of the following applies?
Answer: Officers have specific articulable facts that announcement would be dangerous or allow evidence destruction
Under Richards v. Wisconsin, no-knock entries are justified only when officers have reasonable, articulable suspicion that announcement would be dangerous or allow destruction of evidence.
What does the California TIMS (Traffic Injury Mapping System) database primarily track?
Answer: Traffic collision locations, causes, and injury severity data
TIMS is a statewide database that maps traffic collision data including location, causes, and injury severity to support traffic safety analysis and resource allocation.