Test #7 Sgts

Question 1

An injury or illness claim to which there exists substantial evidence to question whether the injury or illness is employment (job) related is considered a(n) _____________.

Answer 1

questionable injury or illness

Question 2

The objective of the performance appraisal process is to ensure that performance at least meets Departmental standards and to

Answer 2

develop the performance of all employees to full potential.

Question 3

When is a civilian employee of the Department allowed to transport a departmental car or light truck?

Answer 3

When they have received driver training as required by HPM 10.6

Question 4

What is the breakdown of the field training phases?

Answer 4

4 phases, with the possibility of two extension phases

Question 5

The ________________ is legally and morally responsible for the safety of its employees.

Answer 5

Department

Question 6

The immediate goal of the California Highway patrol following any catastrophic event must be long term survival of its work force and facilities. Consequently, all Areas shall maintain a self-sufficient operational play to the needs and securities of departmental facilities, personnel and families. Each command shall be able to “stand alone” for the first critical __________ hours.

Answer 6

72 hours

Question 7

When is final evaluation during field training?

Answer 7

During all of Phase IV

Question 8

The CHP 100 and 118 forms shall be used to document performance of officers assigned to either field or administrative commands

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The exclusive means by which a peace officer’s personnel records can be disclosed in court is by what is commonly known as a:

Answer 9

pitchess motion

Question 10

Upon notification of an injury, illness, or hazardous exposure, the supervisor shall _____________.

Answer 10

conduct a comprehensive review of the facts surrounding the incident

Question 11

All employees _______ use seatbelts properly adjusted and securely fastened when operating or riding in a State-owned vehicle.

Answer 11

Shall

Question 12

Who developed the critical tasks?

Answer 12

The Department and the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR)

Question 13

Prior to committing California Highway Patrol resources in response to a mutual aid request, approval from _______________________ is required.

Answer 13

The Commissioner or his/her designee.

Question 14

All ____________/_______________ shall receive general training from The Office of Risk Management, Occupational Safety Unit to familiarize themselves with safety and health hazards to which personnel may be exposed.

Answer 14

managers/supervisors

Question 15

CHP 100’s will be forwarded with the submission of a resume for an administrative position

Answer 15

False, CHP 118’s will be forwarded with resumes

Question 16

The judge will exclude during the in camera review all of the following except:

Answer 16

Previous complaints relevant to the case at hand under five years.

Question 17

Fleet credit cards may be used for emergency service and parts up to?

Answer 17

50.00

Question 18

When responding to a custodial facility, the mission of the California Highway Patrol will be limited to:

Answer 18

Prevention of death or injury to any person including inmates or wards and protection of property

Question 19

Injuries and illnesses to job applicants shall be included in the departmental occupational safety statistics.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Each command should have a __________ ____________ to assist the commander with occupational program and procedures.

Answer 20

Safety Coordinator

Question 21

At a minimum, how often shall non-uniformed probationary employees who are subject to a 12 month probation period receive a written performance appraisal?

Answer 21

At the end of four, eight and twelve months.

Question 22

At a minimum, how often shall non-uniformed probationary employees who are subject to a six month probation period receive a written performance appraisal?

Answer 22

At the end of two, four, and six months

Question 23

According to the Field Training and Evaluation Program, what are the designated limbo days for (officer) trainees?

Answer 23

The first day of Phases I, II and III.

Question 24

During an in camera review of a peace officer’s records, the following are permitted in the judge’s chamber to assist in review:

Answer 24

departmental legal counsel

Custodian of records

Question 25

Regarding death, serious injury or illness, immediate notification must be made to Division and the _________________________.

Answer 25

appropriate assistant Commissioner by telephone

Question 26

Prior to completing an Officer’s annual performance appraisal, the supervisor ______ meet with the officer.

Answer 26

Shall

Question 27

Supervisors are required to take uniformed employees for annual commentary driver training for ____ hour (s).

Answer 27

1

Question 28

What is required when speedometers are found to be inaccurate in excess of 4 miles per hour.

Answer 28

They are to be replaced.

Question 29

The rank of the CHP representative at all emergency incidents shall

Answer 29

Commensurate with the size and scope of the emergency incident.

Question 30

Whom should the Area office notify upon service of a Pitchess motion?

Answer 30

Legal Coordination Unit

Question 31

The primary FTO is assigned to which training phase(s)?

Answer 31

Phase I and IV

Question 32

CHP 118s are required in conjunction with an Officer’s transfer.

Answer 32

False – Shall be completed upon the Officer’s annual anniversary date.

Question 33

Supervisors if practical shall accompany employees to the initial medical appointment but in no event shall supervisors attempt to be present when ____________.

Answer 33

the employee is being examined by the doctor

Question 34

__________ are responsible for ensuring that their subordinates receive appropriate health and safety training, monitoring employee job performance, and ensuring that employees follow healthy and safe work practices.

Answer 34

Supervisors

Question 35

It is the Department’s intent that a _______________ respond and assume incident command responsibilities at all emergency incidents within the Department’s primary investigative authority.

Answer 35

Supervisor/manager

Question 36

Officers absent from full duty for more than two years shall be retrained and re-certified at___________ .

Answer 36

the Academy

Question 37

The _______provides the organizational structure for planning and assigns specific responsibilities to designated personnel.

Answer 37

Incident Command System

Question 38

How many categories of knowledge are captured on the CHP 115A, Daily Observation Report (DOR)?

Answer 38

38

Question 39

While on patrol at 1 am, an officer approached a vehicle parked in an empty public parking lot. Using his flashlight to illuminate the interior of the vehicle, the officer saw a bag of marijuana in the back seat. Can the officer lawfully seize the bag?

Answer 39

Yes – The vehicle is located in a public place, and the marijuana was visible without making entry into the vehicle. Plain Sight

Question 40

Regardless of assignment, in what Critical Tasks shall all Officers be rated?

Answer 40

1-7

Question 41

When should repairs not be made to motorcycles?

Answer 41

When the motorcycle has been involved in an accident resulting in death or serious injury to the rider.

Question 42

If a particular work environment poses a potential risk to employees by exposing them to levels which exceed acceptable standards, commands will correct the situation by implementing feasible engineering controls. If these controls are not practical, administrative measures will be taken. Personal protective equipment (PPE) _____ be used only when all other forms of corrective measures are exhausted.

Answer 42

Shall

Question 43

As he was being arrested, Armando attempted to swallow two balloons of heroin. When the officer applied a judo hold to Armando’s neck, Armando could not breathe so he spit out the balloons. Was it a lawful to use this level of force to retrieve the heroin?

Answer 43

No

Question 44

A Daily Observation Report (DOR) is completed for every day of field training except Limbo Days.

Answer 44

True

Question 45

Volunteers are considered employees and are entitled to worker compensation benefits.

Answer 45

False, They are not considered employees (California Labor Code) but if the governing agency adopted a resolution declaring the volunteer to be an employee of that agency, the volunteer may be eligible for worker’s compensation benefits.

Question 46

If the Officer refuses to sign the CHP 118, the supervisor should advise him/her that his/her refusal may constitute insubordination.

Answer 46

False, you write in refused to sign and a third party shall initial the form as a witness.

Question 47

ICS responsibilities end under which of the following conditions:

Answer 47

ICS responsibilities continue until all emergency operations at the scene have been terminated and order has been restored.

Question 48

All employees who frequently (once a month or more) are required to drive on official business _____ be trained in defensive driving techniques.

Answer 48

Shall

Question 49

When are supervisor comments mandatory on the CHP 100 form?

Answer 49

When there is any rating of Excellent or Needs Improvement

Question 50

When an employee has a recurrence of an injury, what documentation must be completed within 24 hours?

Answer 50

A memo

Question 51

There is no smoking or open flame allowed within __________ of the gasoline service island.

Answer 51

25 feet

Question 52

When in a high drug area, officers saw Jones hand money to McDougal and then watched as McDougal took an envelope from his pocket and give it to Jones. Jones put the envelope into his pocket and walked away. The officers followed Jones to his home. Jones went into his home and shut the door. A few minutes later, the officers entered Jones’s home through the unlocked front door and saw what appeared to be cocaine on the kitchen table. Was this entry lawful pursuant to exigent circumstances?

Answer 52

no

Question 53

True/False - All physical activity events organized through the departmental wellness program should be conducted on state property, and during on duty time.

Answer 53

True

Question 54

The _____________ is the departmental arbitrator in interpreting rules, standards, policies, procedures, and definitions relative to departmental safety programs.

Answer 54

Departmental Occupational Safety Board

Question 55

While talking to a driver stopped for a traffic violation, the officer saw a syringe in the driver’s shirt pocket.  The driver admitted using the syringe to administer illegal drugs.  The officer had probable cause to search the passenger compartment, but not the trunk for narcotics

Answer 55

False

Question 56

The CHP on scene Incident commander (IC) shall ensure assisting agencies are integrated _____ and ______ into the ICS operation.

Answer 56

Properly and Promptly

Question 57

Each employee will be evaluated based on age and gender in the following physical tasks:

Answer 57

1.5 mile run sit and reach for flexibility 300 meter run timed sit-ups and push-ups all of the above

Question 58

What does an entry of R mean on the DOR?

Answer 58

Remedial training.

Question 59

The supervisor has the responsibility to determine the preventability of recordable vehicle accidents, injuries, and illnesses. (True/False?)

Answer 59

False, the commander has the responsibility.

Question 60

Believing that his next-door neighbor was dealing narcotics from his home, a private citizen waited for the neighbor to leave for the day and broke into the neighbor’s house. The private citizen seized incriminating evidence and turned it over to the police. Did the citizen violate the neighbor’s rights under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution?

Answer 60

No – The citizen is not bound by the provisions under the 4th Amendment. However, has the citizen illegally entered the neighbors home with out expressed permission? Yes

Question 61

Sergeants are assigned monthly critical tasks rating using a three point system based on ____________.

Answer 61

the CHP 112

Question 62

Every command shall implement and maintain a written IIPP (Injury and Illness Prevention Program).

Answer 62

True

Question 63

A supervisor should/shall have copies of the CHP 103, Certificate of Release From Custody on their possession. These forms are to be used in the event a suspect is released from custody for 849b of the PC

Answer 63

Shall

Question 64

Per 40600 VC, officers investigating a traffic collision may issue a 215 to any person involved in a 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.

Answer 64

True

Question 65

Once a violator is taken into custody and being transported to the jail to see the magistrate for failure to sign the 215, he/she cannot change their mind, sign the 215, and be released

Answer 65

False – The violator may change their mind at any point up until the booking process has been completed.

Question 66

The Area FTEP coordinator should/shall participate in how many ride-along(s)?

Answer 66

Shall, at least one

Question 67

Upon contacting a driver stopped for a traffic violation, the officer saw a briefcase on the back seat. The driver and a passenger were the only persons in the vehicle. When the officer asked for permission to search the briefcase, the passenger said the briefcase belonged to the driver. After the passenger gave permission, the officer searched the driver’s briefcase. Was this search legal?

Answer 67

No - Upon learning the briefcase belonged to the driver, the officer would need to request permission from the driver to open the case.

Question 68

A burglary had been committed by a juvenile and officers believed the juvenile was hiding in his mother’s house. At the house, the juvenile’s mother denied that her son was home, but gave the officers permission to go through the house to look for him. While in the juvenile’s bedroom, an officer opened a desk drawer and saw credit cards in plain view bearing the name of the burglary victim. Was the search of the desk drawer within the scope of the consent search?

Answer 68

No – The search being conduct would have allowed the officers to search any portions of the residence where it was reasonable that a person may/could be hiding. The desk drawer is not a location where a person could hide. Thus making the search un-reasonable.

Question 69

When a command receives a complaint letter from Dept. of Industrial Relations, or Division of Occupational Safety and Health, a copy of the Complaint letter and a copy of the command’s response are to be posted for a minimum of ____ days or until the unsafe condition is corrected.

Answer 69

3

Question 70

When a command receives a complaint letter from Dept. of Industrial Relations, or Division of Occupational Safety and Health, a copy of the Complaint letter and a copy of the command’s response are to be posted for a minimum of ____ days or until the unsafe condition is corrected.

Answer 70

Legal Representation Program

Question 71

Weapons seized pursuant to Section 18265 PC, family violence incidents, shall be held at least ______ hours and must be available for release no more than ________ hours after the seizure, or no later than _______ business days after a Law Enforcement Gun Release Application is approved by DOJ.

Answer 71

48, 48, 5

Question 72

Officer Danger stopped Ashby for speeding. Upon contact, Ashby denied having a driver’s license or registration. While searching the glove box for registration, Officer Danger found several checks that appeared to be stolen in a yellow envelope. Ashby was arrested and charged with theft.

Answer 72

The Officer may search anywhere the registration may reasonably be expected to be found.

Question 73

The Department has adopted a nationally recognized emergency management system known as the _____?

Answer 73

ICS

Question 74

Officers absent from full duty for __________ shall be retrained and recertified at their local commands.

Answer 74

less than 1 year

Question 75

After making a vehicle stop, the officer asked the driver, the only occupant, for consent to search the vehicle for firearms.  The driver responded, “Go ahead.”  During the vehicle search, the officer opened the dashboard ashtray and found some marijuana residue.  The officer was not authorized to look in the ashtray unless it could reasonably contain a firearm.

Answer 75

True

Question 76

When is the Area Management interview(s) conducted during field training?

Answer 76

During Phase I and III.

Question 77

Who is primarily accountable and responsible for all motor vehicle equipment owned and operated by the Department

Answer 77

Commissioner

Question 78

After making a vehicle stop, the officer decided not to cite the driver, but discovered that a passenger had an outstanding arrest warrant. The officer took the passenger into custody. Incident to the arrest, the officer may search the entire passenger compartment and trunk.

Answer 78

False

Question 79

An employee who is injured while on duty and goes home for the remainder of the shift but reports back to work (full or limited duty) the next scheduled work shift has a ___________ injury.

Answer 79

non disabling

Question 80

On a very hot, sunny day at noon, an officer saw Gary standing in front of a liquor store wearing a long, heavy overcoat. Gary appeared to be holding something under his coat. Gary looked closely at every customer walking out of the store. When the officer lawfully detained Gary and conducted a pat search he found a shotgun under the overcoat. Was the pat search legal?

Answer 80

Yes

Question 81

When an employee is off duty 30 calendar days or more because of illness, injury or leave, his/her appraisal will be extended how long? 

Answer 81

3 additional months after returning to work.

Question 82

A recurrence of an injury is defined as a spontaneous recurrence without a new __________.

Answer 82

causative event

Question 83

Undercover officers trailed a counterfeiting suspect to a house on the edge of town. After the suspect went inside the house, one of the officers left to get a search warrant. Just after the officer left, the remaining officers saw the curtains in the front of the house open and rapidly close. Within five minutes, the officer saw smoke rising from the chimney. Can the officers legally enter and secure the house pending the arrival of the search warrant?

Answer 83

Yes – Exigent Circumstances exist.

Question 84

How much time is normally given for a trainee to seek out advice and consult with an advisor before resignation?

Answer 84

48 hours

Question 85

Home stored motorcycles shall be kept _______________.

Answer 85

In a locked garage

Question 86

An aggravation of a prior injury has an identifiable new ______________ and shall be processed as a new injury.

Answer 86

incident of injury or illness

Question 87

The Evidence Officer should be an active field officer or investigator involved in collecting evidence in the field.

Answer 87

False

Question 88

Evidence will not be left in temporary lockers more than ______ day(s), excluding weekends and holidays.

Answer 88

1 day

Question 89

The property room should be clearly identified as such by external signs or markings.

Answer 89

False

Question 90

Patrol vehicle speedometers shall be checked for accuracy at least every _______________, whichever comes first.

Answer 90

30,000 miles or 90 days

Question 91

When a change in working conditions is being implemented, the affected Bargaining Units shall be granted an opportunity to

Answer 91

meet and confer

Question 92

During peak traffic periods, enforcement actions should be primarily directed against hazardous accident and congestion-causing violations. Special emphasis should be placed on ______________ (what violations)?(mark all that apply)

Answer 92

Slow-moving vehicles impeding traffic Unsafe lane changes Following too closely Speed DUI

Question 93

Negative test results and the documentation regarding reasonable suspicion for the test will be maintained separate from the employee’s personnel file for or until such time as any litigation arising from circumstances leading to the test has concluded, whichever is longer. (HPM 9.2, p. 10-2)

Answer 93

5 years

Question 94

The use of the PR-24 may be used on passive demonstrators during the forcible contact mode.

Answer 94

False – never used on PASSIVE or PRONE demonstrators

Question 95

When departmental policy and the provisions of a contract are in direct conflict with one another, the

Answer 95

contract shall prevail

Question 96

Officer stopped Suspect Smith for speeding. Upon check of Smith’s DL, arrested him for an outstanding warrant. Incident to an arrest, Officer searched the trunk of Smith’s car, found an illegal automatic gun, and charged him with the additional violation.

Answer 96

The search of Smith’s trunk was a violation of his 4th Amendment Rights. The search of Smith’s trunk was an illegal search.

Question 97

The Side Handle Baton shall be carried by all _________&__________ during the course of enforcement duties?

Answer 97

all officers and sergeants

Question 98

Officer made a pedestrian stop at 1:00 am in a secluded rest area known for violence. During a limited patdown for weapons of pedestrian Barnett, Officer felt a soft object which he squeezed enough to conclude it was plastic with something in it. He reached into detained Barnett’s pocket and retrieved a baggie with some marijuana and cocaine.

Answer 98

The patdown search was unlawful as he should be looking for weapons only.

Question 99

The Confirming Official is defined as

Answer 99

first designated manager in the supervisor’s chain of command

Question 100

When pat-searching detainee Ross for weapons, an Officer felt a clump of small resilient objects in his pocket. He believed, based on his experience, that the objects felt were heroin-filled balloons. Officer reached inside the suspect's jacket and retrieved two clear bags, each containing 50 rolled balloons.

Answer 100

The patdown search was lawful as the officer immediately recognized the items were drugs.