Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) Practice Exam

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• To admit a minor's written confession, which procedural step is required?
• The Fourteenth Amendment does what?
• Entrapment occurs________.
• The component that houses and supervises inmates is:
• In the described act of painting vulgar words across a fence causing $500 in damage, which offense best fits?
• Aggravated kidnapping requires ________.
• One purpose of the Family Code is to:
• Which amendment does not address due process as a constitutional guarantee?
• Under the Texas vehicle inventory rules, when is an inventory required?
• Which color light must a bicycle front light be when operated at night?
• In an instance where a six-year-old child dies, who is required to conduct an inquest?
• Misdemeanor penalties for violation of the Transportation Code are _______ unless otherwise stated.
• The County Courts' appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases is from which courts?
• With Drivers-Ed and passing the exam, the minimum age to obtain an unrestricted Class C license?
• Which amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures?
• Which of the following is not a prohibited weapon?
• Aggravated assault includes all but one. The exception is:
• Artie alters his father's will by changing a digit to increase his inheritance. The offense is ________.
• The person who signs the complaint presented to a magistrate is called the affiant.
• Which statement about the five categories of drugs of abuse is true based on the material?
• Which statement best describes seat belt usage requirements?
• What is the highest criminal appellate court in Texas?
• Which item of paraphernalia is normally associated with heroin use?
• Arrest warrants may be served at any time of day or night. Which statement best reflects this?
• What percentage ABW distinguishes liquor from beer or wine?
• Wellness varies in degrees, ranging from death to which state?
• The Justice of the Peace Court has jurisdiction in cases involving:
• The insanity defense in this scenario is:
• An alcoholic beverage that is possessed, kept, or stored in violation of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code is:
• When an offense classed as a felony or as an offense against the public peace is committed in his presence or view, a peace officer or any other person:
• The act of taking a $1500 diamond ring from a store by switching it for a cheaper imitation is classified as:
• What is the minimum age to obtain an unrestricted Class C license?
• In most cases, the first to notice an alcohol or drug problem is usually:
• Which group is commonly the first to observe a substance abuse issue?
• Which statement best explains how stress affects a person?
• A person commits bribery if he intentionally or knowingly confers or accepts from another any benefit as consideration for a decision, opinion, vote or recommendation as a _______.
• The offense of altering a will to increase one's share is:
• In determining probable cause, police may use:
• An affidavit charging an offense before a magistrate or A district attorney that charges the commission of an offense is called
• After the accused has given the required bond, he:
• Which statement is true about landlords' consent to search a tenant's property?
• What is the maximum speed in any urban district?
• For purposes of Family Violence Chapter 5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which relationships are included in 'family'?
• Bicycles operated at night shall be equipped with:
• This would be an aggravated robbery if the acts were committed in the course of committing theft. Which statement best expresses this condition?
• Which of the following statements correctly describes the scope of a warrant of arrest?
• Which term describes the action of taking a person into custody for an alleged crime?
• Double jeopardy is prohibited by which amendment?
• The district-level courts are primarily associated with which function?
• The fine for non-use of a child passenger safety seat system is:
• Under which rule are the minimum standards for initial license defined, as noted in the material?
• In order for an officer to make an arrest of a Peace Bond violator, he must have:
• For photographing a child victim after obtaining a search warrant, what offense must have occurred?
• No warrant is required:
• Which statement best describes the correctional component?
• Which statement best describes the essential element to prove evading arrest?
• Which peace officer has authority to issue a citation for disregarding a stop sign?
• Which statement about the correctional component is true?
• Particular descriptions of the place and things to be searched are required by the:
• During the course of committing theft, Artie knocks down a 37 year old man, causing large bruises. He could be charged with:
• Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment?
• Is an ex-spouse included in the definition of 'family' under Family Violence?
• Who is typically the first to identify an individual's alcohol or drug problem?
• Child passenger safety seat systems must be used when which condition applies?
• In a county where there is no Medical Examiner, who may conduct an inquest?
• Which of the following describes bookmaking?
• Both search and arrest warrants must be based on:
• Which action is appropriate when supporting a coworker after a critical incident if you lack formal training?
• When an officer takes a child into custody, which action is required?
• What is the minimum audible distance required for a motor vehicle horn?
• Which statement best describes when a vehicle inventory is proper under policy?
• A Justice of the Peace shall conduct an inquest when:
• Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, may a deputy lawfully perform duties assigned to the Sheriff?
• District Court has jurisdiction in:
• Who is disqualified from issuing a warrant of arrest?
• Disorderly conduct includes, in public, all of the following, except ______.
• A license may be lawfully suspended or canceled if the licensee knowingly serves beer to someone who is:
• Which statement correctly describes the source requirement for the 'credible person' representation in the warrantless pursuit exception?
• Which of the following is not an element of capital murder?
• A burglary is a felony of the first degree if ______.
• Who is usually the first to notice an alcohol or drug problem?
• Which statement is true about liquor under the Alcoholic Beverage Code?
• How much do personal problems influence how stress at work will affect you?
• Which statement best describes the scope of the search incident to arrest established by Chimel v. California?
• Abandoned property is best described as property that the owner has relinquished possession of.
• A citizen may arrest a person for committing what type of misdemeanor?
• The offense of runaway or leaving home without parental consent falls under which category?
• Why do courts permit you to seize a weapon without an arrest?
• On Sundays, the legal hours of illegal consumption end at noon; from 1:15 a.m. to what time is illegal consumption prohibited?
• A citation is a process issued by the court of jurisdiction notifying a person that:
• A two-axle vehicle described has a maximum gross weight of?
• A minor as defined in the Alcoholic Beverage Code is a person under ______ years of age.
• Which term best describes a beverage possessed, kept, or stored in violation of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code?
• Under the Alcoholic Beverage Code, an automobile on a public street may be searched without a warrant if the officer has
• When attempting to serve an arrest warrant at a residence, the officer advises of authority but entry is refused. If the warrant is for a felony, what may the officer legally do?
• An investigator employed by the District Attorney's office is classified as what for law enforcement purposes?
• What is the statute of limitations for prosecuting a misdemeanor?
• Which color light must a bicycle front light be when operated at night?
• A sentence of confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for 2 to 20 years and a $10,000 fine or both is the normal punishment for which offense?
• Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
• An investigator of the District Attorney's office is considered?
• Which of the following is not considered a CINS offense?
• The expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or prejudices is the definition of:
• Who signs the complaint made before a magistrate?
• It is best to frisk a person when:
• Who is most likely to notice an alcohol or drug problem first?
• Which mental state is required for a jailer to be prosecuted for permitting escape?
• A civil judgment requires the party adjudged of a wrong to:
• A child may only waive his rights to which he is granted if:
• What is a capias?
• Which action authorizes moving a 16-year-old to adult court for capital murder?
• Which of the following is true regarding the annual handgun proficiency requirement?
• What is the affidavit made before a magistrate or district attorney that charges the commission of an offense called?
• If Artie damages a car with repair costs of $250 and then flees, what offense is now charged?
• In bribery, the act is for a decision, opinion, vote, or recommendation performed in the capacity of a ______.
• Under Rule 106, an officer may serve a citation to whom?
• Which action is not considered a CINS offense?
• The correctional system includes which facilities?
• Which entity is exempt from the speed law when responding to an emergency call?
• Under 217.1 Minimum Standards for Initial License a person must ______________.
• Which scenario best illustrates criminal attempt?
• Which of the following is not considered one of the five categories of drugs of abuse?
• To frisk a stopped suspect, an officer must reasonably suspect that the suspect is:
• The Texas Supreme Court hears what type of cases?
• What is an appropriate post-incident action to a coworker about coping after a critical incident?
• Abandoned property may be evidence if abandoned without police misconduct.
• To be a riot there must be at least ________ people assembled.
• Which of the following is a stimulant?
• True or False: Stress affects everyone in the same way.
• Which description best captures the authority of an adjunct police officer regarding traffic citations?
• Under Section 14.04 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, what type of crime can you arrest for with assistance from a credible person?
• A child may be taken into custody for which situation?
• A bitter brownish addictive narcotic drug derived from the dried juice of the opium poppy is called what?
• Public intoxication is classified as which class of misdemeanor?
• Landlords can consent to the search of a tenant's property:
• A county jail would be a function of which component of the Criminal Justice System?
• All Writs and Processes must be styled as?
• In child pornography offenses, which factor is not required to prove the offense?
• Under the Texas Courts, a vehicle inventory will only be proper if:
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a function of which component of the Criminal Justice System?
• Which statement about Small Claims Court is true?
• Which official has the power to issue an arrest warrant immediately when informed that an offense is about to be committed or threatened?
• What is the statute of limitations for murder?
• Unless otherwise indicated, any alcoholic beverage containing more than four percent of alcoholic by weight is called:
• Which statement correctly describes Schedule I drugs in terms of medical use?
• In criminal conspiracy, which of the following can serve as an overt act?
• Which term best matches the definition: presenting data or facts without distortion by personal feelings or prejudices?
• Upon searching the place ordered to be searched, the owner shall receive a copy of the:
• Seat belts are required to be worn in which type of vehicle?
• Which type of cases does the Court of Criminal Appeals primarily hear?
• The Wellness Pyramid is capped by which principle?
• The amendment that protects the right to due process and equal protection under state law is primarily found in which amendment?
• Physical fitness can be divided into two categories: health-related and ____ related.
• What is the maximum speed for a school bus on all highways?
• The statute of limitations for sexual assault of a child is:
• Which of the following is not guaranteed by the First Amendment?
• After being thrown out of a cafe, Artie returns within a few hours. What offense is committed?
• Offenses involving sexual performance of a child and possession or promotion of child pornography involve production, promotion and possession of material depicting sexual performances and sexual conduct of persons younger than 18 years. An element not required is ______.
• The jurisdiction limit of Small Claims Court is what amount (excluding costs)?
• A uniformed officer asks a person to identify themselves. This request is required of the person if ______.
• Artie has taken a thin sheet of metal and fashioned a 'jimmy' tool to open car doors when locked. His intent is to steal them and his offense is ________.
• What minimum license is required to drive a two-axle vehicle with a gross weight not exceeding 24,000 pounds towing a farm trailer with a gross weight of less than 20,000 pounds?
• A firearms proficiency officer designated by an agency will be responsible for the documentation of annual firearms proficiency. The documentation for each officer shall include which items?
• In criminal conspiracy, what elements are required to convict?
• What is the purpose of an arraignment?
• In a non-emergency situation where one threatens to take life in the presence of a magistrate, what is the magistrate's authority to arrest?
• A Buyer's temporary cardboard tag is good for:
• In counties with population less than 300,000, it is unlawful to sell beer or offer for sale without an on-premises late hours license on days other than Sunday during which hours?
• If you have not received training in stress counseling, what can you do for a coworker involved in a critical incident?
• What factor is most associated with how stress affects someone?
• Which scenario best illustrates an exigent search?
• Artie sets fire to an insured and mortgaged store at night; a tramp is killed. Which offense is most applicable?
• Chimel v. California involved searches of:
• Major types of civil process issued by courts in civil suits include all of the following statements except?
• Who is commonly the first to spot a drug problem?
• The County Courts shall have appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases from which type of court?
• What is the absolute limited time that a juvenile offender can be temporarily held in a juvenile processing office?
• During its first 100 years as a Mexican province, Texas was governed by which group?
• Which action constitutes compelling prostitution?
• Stress affects everyone in the same way. True or False?
• Bicycle drivers shall not:
• A search where circumstances show that the person took some action that indicated he divested himself of possession or ownership of an item is called:
• Who is typically the first to identify an individual's alcohol or drug problem?
• The officer executing a warrant of arrest shall ___________ take the person before the magistrate who issued the warrant.
• Which offense typically has no statute of limitations?
• An officer's return as it applies to civil process must include __ in writing.
• In the Bennie scenario, his most reasonable defense is:
• Which scenario describes valid search without a warrant due to consent?
• A capias is used to compel which action?
• In Texas, a police officer must give a speeding violator the opportunity to promise to appear if the violator is which of the following?
• The fine for driving while a driver's license is under suspension is?
• The type of search performed when you have probable cause to justify the search and are able to show the actual existence of an emergency which prevents the time required to obtain a search warrant is called:
• In which scenario does a magistrate lack authority to arrest?
• In many cases, the first to see an alcohol or drug problem is usually:
• Trailers must obtain a Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificate if the gross weight exceeds what amount?
• It is the duty of every peace officer, when he may have been informed in any manner that a threat has been made by one person to do some injury to him-self or to the person or property of another, including the person or property of his spouse to:
• Under the Family Code, which statement best describes the primary aim?
• Penalties for driving with a license suspended may include?
• In the early days of policing, the nighttime police system was called the:
• To drive a single vehicle with a gross weight exceeding 26,000 pounds requires a minimum of a:
• Which of the following falls under delinquent conduct for juveniles? (example)
• What is the time limitation for prosecuting a misdemeanor?
• A bet is _________.
• A peace officer has the right to summon assistance from citizens. If the citizen refuses to aid the officer, what action can the officer take?
• Which of the following describes the jurisdiction of the Justice of the Peace Court?
• Where it is shown by satisfactory proof to a peace officer upon the representation of a __________ person that a felony has been committed, and that the offender is about to escape, so that there is no time to procure a warrant, such peace officer may without a warrant, pursue and arrest the accused.
• The standards for a warrantless arrest are the same as for the issuance of:
• Which of the following is not a right guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment?
• Which amendment protects against self-incrimination?
• Which of the following options correctly states the threshold for a riot?
• Receiving or recording five or more bets in a 24‑hour period is described as which term?
• The County Court has jurisdiction in:
• Which statement is most consistent with how stress affects a person?
• Our nation's testimony to its belief in fundamental rights and the limits on government power is contained in which of the following?
• Who may take a person into custody for a misdemeanor theft of personal property?
• The Sixth Amendment provides which protection?
• Bennie comes home and finds Artie has engaged in an aggravated sexual assault of his wife and sees his four year old daughter has been beaten severely and lies bleeding in the corner. He grabs Artie and strangles him, smashing his head against the floor repeatedly. He intends Artie should die and suffer in the doing. Artie is killed. His offense is ________.
• Whenever a duty is imposed by the Code of Criminal Procedure upon the Sheriff, the same duty _______ lawfully be performed by his deputy.
• Capital murder requires what regarding premeditation or qualifying circumstances?
• The extent of a lawful search of a person without a warrant is limited to:
• Headgear is required for motorcycle riders:
• Which document is issued when the grand jury finds sufficient evidence to warrant a trial?
• Artie and Bennie agree to burglarize a warehouse. They get Percival to go and use his truck to haul the loot. Percival rents a truck in a false name. Artie 'cases' the roads around and structure of the warehouse. This is ________.
• A Dealer's temporary cardboard tag may be used for:
• Which court handles appeals from Justice Court?
• As American policing developed in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, an entire system of criminal justice began to experience _____.
• Under Rule 106, an officer may serve a citation to any member of the defendant's household over what age?
• The extent of a lawful search of a place without a search warrant is limited to which area?
• No person shall occupy a _____ while being moved upon a public street or highway.
• The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides which protection?
• Billie Bennett is 16 years old and murders his entire family of six people, four neighbor children and three pet dogs. He has committed capital murder. He can be:
• Which item is NOT required to be included in the annual firearms proficiency documentation?
• Which item cannot be seized during execution of a search warrant?
• A municipal peace officer who is outside his jurisdiction, may not arrest, without a warrant, a person who commits what type of offense within his presence or view?
• A Court of Criminal Appeals Justice is considered a:
• Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle, he is required to dim his lights before coming within how many feet?
• Which right is not addressed by the First Amendment according to the material?
• Which is the most common way of introducing powdered cocaine into the body?
• Which statement best describes how evidence may be used to establish probable cause?
• A person is arrested and posts bond. The person must be released immediately except in which situation?
• Whenever a magistrate is informed on oath that an offense is about to be committed against the person or property of the informant or of another, or that any person has threatened to commit an offense, the magistrate shall:
• Is it necessary to take a person immediately before a Judge when detained for consumption of alcoholic beverage while driving?
• During its first 100 years as a province of Mexico, Texas was governed by?
• Criminal attempt requires ________.
• Which document initiates a criminal case by charging the offense before a magistrate or district attorney?
• The arson scenario involving an insured and mortgaged store is classified as:
• Aggravated robbery would apply if ______.
• A warrant of arrest, issued by any county or district clerk, or by any magistrate, except mayors, shall extend to what area?
• Voluntary intoxication ________.
• The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is a function of which component of the Criminal Justice System?
• The magistrate does not advise the accused of which right?
• Which scenario would violate the rule prohibiting occupying a house trailer while it is being moved on a public street or highway?
• If the grand jury finds sufficient evidence to warrant a trial, they issue:
• A trial for a misdemeanor is most likely to take place in:
• A Municipal Court is a function of which component of the Criminal Justice System?
• Artie goes to Bennie and tries to induce him to kill Artie's wife for $30,000. This is ________.
• What is the document issued to a child in lieu of taking him into custody called?
• What must exist before a magistrate may issue a search warrant?
• Artie testifies that Bennie was with him at the time of the robbery when he was not. What offense has Artie committed?
• The fines for disregarding barricades are:
• Whenever the driver of a vehicle is passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction and there is an oncoming car, the passing vehicle must return to its lane before coming within:
• Which of the following is an allowed use for a dealer's temporary cardboard tag?
• A person violating a restraining order may be arrested by authority of:
• If a child victim may be photographed after a search warrant, which offenses justify it?
• Which item is typically associated with heroin use?
• Which court has jurisdiction over a Class C misdemeanor public intoxication charged just outside the city limits?
• A stimulant will generally excite the central nervous system, causing nervousness and promoting reckless behavior of the following, which is a stimulant?
• In juvenile capital murder sentencing, the possible sentence includes which of the following?
• Under a Writ of Possession, what is the officer authorized to do?
• Refusing to participate in a cover-up demonstrates which quality?
• Barbiturates are better known to the general public as:
• The term 'incorporation' of federal rights to apply to the states is primarily achieved through which amendment?
• Which description best defines the insanity defense as described?
• Which party cannot legally consent to search a tenant's property?
• Artie causes the penetration of the anus of Janet, an adult female not his wife, without her consent. The penetration was with his genital organ. The offense is ________.
• An arrest warrant may be served when?
• Which of the following describes the offense of unlawfully using or possessing a tool designed to bypass locks?
• In emergency response, which statement is true about speed exemptions?
• The requisite mental state for a jailer charged with permitting or facilitating escape is ______.
• To convict of resisting arrest or search, what mental state must the defendant have?
• What distinguishes a Schedule I controlled substance from substances in the other four schedules?
• The minimum standard for the annual handgun firearms proficiency course of fire under Rule-217.21 shall be:
• Compelling prostitution means to knowingly ______.
• When considering how stress will affect an individual, which factor is most important?
• The second offense for failing to display a drivers license within one year is?
• Trailers, semitrailers, pole trailers or mobile homes must obtain a Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificate if the gross weight is in excess of how many pounds?
• Creating a false impression of law or fact, failing to correct a false impression, preventing another from acquiring information, failing to disclose an encumbrance, or promising performance not intended, and likely to affect judgment, is a reasonable definition of _______.
• An off-duty officer in his personal vehicle commits a minor violation (such as running a stop sign). If you stop him and you had already written two other violators that day for the same violation, what action should be taken?
• Police may make a valid stop if they have:
• Which is not a list of conditions allowing vehicle inventories?
• For a written statement or confession by a child to be admissible in court, what is required?
• What is an advantage of the professional model for law enforcement?
• What event does not take place at the arraignment?
• Which act would be classified as delinquent conduct for a juvenile?
• Which factor largely determines how stress will affect an individual?
• Who would not be considered a peace officer?
• The Bill of Rights was designed to limit the power of which entity?
• Under what condition may a peace officer forcibly enter a residence to execute an arrest warrant?
• District Court has jurisdiction in which matter?
• The initial recognition of a substance problem is typically by:
• If a Justice of the Peace is not available to conduct an inquest, who may conduct the inquest?
• All Writs and Processes must be styled:
• Evading arrest or detention is complete when the actor ______.
• Which statement about sentencing for a juvenile convicted of capital murder is accurate?
• Which age is specified as the mandatory minimum for child safety seat use?
• District courts and criminal district courts have jurisdiction in what cases?
• The apprehending or restraining of an individual in order to bring the person before the proper legal officer to answer for an alleged crime is the definition of:
• What should a supervisor do immediately after an officer is involved in a shooting to help lessen stress?
• Which vehicle is exempt from the speed law when responding to emergency calls?
• Artie takes possession of a diamond ring worth $1500 from the counter of Adams Jewelers by switching the ring for a cheap imitation. The offense is:
• The Fifth Amendment provides protection from which?
• What is the most potent stimulant of natural origin?
• In most cases, the first to notice an alcohol or drug problem is usually:
• Barbiturates are commonly classified as which of the following?