Minnesota POST Test (2026) | Exam
Prep Questions and Answers |
Graded A+
• Exclusionary Rule . Answer: A rule that provides that evidence cannot
be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
• Probable Cause . Answer: reasonable cause for issuing a search
warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion
• Reasonable Suspicion . Answer: any information that points to illegal
activity and may include rumor, tips, and anonymous telephone calls.
• Petty Misdemeanor . Answer: A petty offense which is prohibited by
statute, which does not constitute a crime, and for which a sentence of a
fine of not more than $300 may be imposed.
• Misdemeanor . Answer: A crime for which a sentence of not more than
90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both, may be imposed.
• Gross Misdemeanor . Answer: A crime punishable up to one year or
has a maximum fine of $3,000.
• Felony . Answer: A crime for which a sentence of imprisonment for
more than one year may be imposed.
, • Dangerous Weapon . Answer: Any firearm, whether loaded or
unloaded, or any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing
death or great bodily harm
• Bodily Harm . Answer: physical pain or injury, illness, or any
impairment of physical condition.
• Substantial Bodily Harm . Answer: Bodily injury which involves a
temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes a temporary
but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily part or
organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily part.
• Great Bodily Harm . Answer: Permanent disfigurement, serious bodily
injury, or death.
• Assault . Answer: (1) an act done with intent to cause fear in another of
immediate bodily harm or death; or
(2) the intentional infliction of or attempt to inflict bodily harm upon
another.
• Probation . Answer: the release of an offender from detention, subject
to a period of good behavior under supervision
• totality of circumstances . Answer: a term the court uses to refer to all
facts and circumstances known to the officer at the time, or reasonably
perceived by the officer as the basis for, a use of force decision.
Prep Questions and Answers |
Graded A+
• Exclusionary Rule . Answer: A rule that provides that evidence cannot
be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
• Probable Cause . Answer: reasonable cause for issuing a search
warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion
• Reasonable Suspicion . Answer: any information that points to illegal
activity and may include rumor, tips, and anonymous telephone calls.
• Petty Misdemeanor . Answer: A petty offense which is prohibited by
statute, which does not constitute a crime, and for which a sentence of a
fine of not more than $300 may be imposed.
• Misdemeanor . Answer: A crime for which a sentence of not more than
90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both, may be imposed.
• Gross Misdemeanor . Answer: A crime punishable up to one year or
has a maximum fine of $3,000.
• Felony . Answer: A crime for which a sentence of imprisonment for
more than one year may be imposed.
, • Dangerous Weapon . Answer: Any firearm, whether loaded or
unloaded, or any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing
death or great bodily harm
• Bodily Harm . Answer: physical pain or injury, illness, or any
impairment of physical condition.
• Substantial Bodily Harm . Answer: Bodily injury which involves a
temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes a temporary
but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily part or
organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily part.
• Great Bodily Harm . Answer: Permanent disfigurement, serious bodily
injury, or death.
• Assault . Answer: (1) an act done with intent to cause fear in another of
immediate bodily harm or death; or
(2) the intentional infliction of or attempt to inflict bodily harm upon
another.
• Probation . Answer: the release of an offender from detention, subject
to a period of good behavior under supervision
• totality of circumstances . Answer: a term the court uses to refer to all
facts and circumstances known to the officer at the time, or reasonably
perceived by the officer as the basis for, a use of force decision.
