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MCOLES RPTE |EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS |GRADED A
Civil Infractions
Misdemeanors
Felonies -Correct Answer ✔-What are the three Motor Vehicle Code Penalties
Request informal hearing. Request formal hearing. Plead guilty with a reason. Plead
guilty with no reason -Correct Answer ✔-What are the four choices to contest a Civil
Infraction
OWI/OWID
DWLS/REVOKED
Reckless Driving
Careless Driving
Drag Racing
Personal Injury Accident/Accident resulting in injury
Open intoxicants -Correct Answer ✔-What are the 7 exceptions to traffic laws that can
be enforced off of a street or highway
Work Zones -Correct Answer ✔-Which zones on highways have fines doubled
Preponderance of the Evidence -Correct Answer ✔-What is the proof required in a
Court Setting for Civil Infractions?
Identification of a driver who commits the violation and the vehicle involved. -Correct
Answer ✔-What are the two elements required of a traffic arrest?
Hair Color
Eye Color
Age (DOB)
Complete name/OPS Code
Current Address
Phone Number
EMAIL Address -Correct Answer ✔-Which 5 pieces of descriptive information are
needed from a driver during a traffic arrest?
Color
Year
Make
Body Style
Additional Damage to vehicle
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License Plate # -Correct Answer ✔-What are the common 6 ways to identify a vehicle
involved in an incident?
Color
Year
Make
Body Style
Additional Damage to Vehicle
License Plate # -Correct Answer ✔-What does CYMBAL mean when it pertains to motor
vehicles?
Ignorance of the law
Inability due to intoxication
Intent
Lack of knowledge of the laws
Contributory Negligence
Settlement of Civil Claims
Custom of Common Usage (Doesn't matter what others do or don't)
Someone else violates law
Misinformed by other people
Not normally enforced -Correct Answer ✔-What are 10 invalid defenses to a traffic
violation?
Sudden Mechanical Failure
Impossibility to Comply
Acts compelled by necessity
Entrapment -Correct Answer ✔-Four valid defenses in traffic violations
TRUE -Correct Answer ✔-True or False: Violations of the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code
Act 300 are punishable as Misdemeanors, Felonies, and Civil Infractions?
The regulation and use of streets and highways and with a few limited exceptions other
places often open to the public. -Correct Answer ✔-What is the Michigan Motor Vehicle
Code used for?
FALSE -Correct Answer ✔-True or False: Intent is a required element in all traffic
offenses and must be proven
FALSE -Correct Answer ✔-True or False: Traffic laws only apply on streets and
highways, no other places.
School Bus Stop Violation
Crossing Guard Violations?
Parking Violations -Correct Answer ✔-What are the three exceptions to violations in
which someone can be cited in a traffic incident without identification of the driver
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MCOLES RPTE |EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS |GRADED A
Civil Infractions
Misdemeanors
Felonies -Correct Answer ✔-What are the three Motor Vehicle Code Penalties
Request informal hearing. Request formal hearing. Plead guilty with a reason. Plead
guilty with no reason -Correct Answer ✔-What are the four choices to contest a Civil
Infraction
OWI/OWID
DWLS/REVOKED
Reckless Driving
Careless Driving
Drag Racing
Personal Injury Accident/Accident resulting in injury
Open intoxicants -Correct Answer ✔-What are the 7 exceptions to traffic laws that can
be enforced off of a street or highway
Work Zones -Correct Answer ✔-Which zones on highways have fines doubled
Preponderance of the Evidence -Correct Answer ✔-What is the proof required in a
Court Setting for Civil Infractions?
Identification of a driver who commits the violation and the vehicle involved. -Correct
Answer ✔-What are the two elements required of a traffic arrest?
Hair Color
Eye Color
Age (DOB)
Complete name/OPS Code
Current Address
Phone Number
EMAIL Address -Correct Answer ✔-Which 5 pieces of descriptive information are
needed from a driver during a traffic arrest?
Color
Year
Make
Body Style
Additional Damage to vehicle
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License Plate # -Correct Answer ✔-What are the common 6 ways to identify a vehicle
involved in an incident?
Color
Year
Make
Body Style
Additional Damage to Vehicle
License Plate # -Correct Answer ✔-What does CYMBAL mean when it pertains to motor
vehicles?
Ignorance of the law
Inability due to intoxication
Intent
Lack of knowledge of the laws
Contributory Negligence
Settlement of Civil Claims
Custom of Common Usage (Doesn't matter what others do or don't)
Someone else violates law
Misinformed by other people
Not normally enforced -Correct Answer ✔-What are 10 invalid defenses to a traffic
violation?
Sudden Mechanical Failure
Impossibility to Comply
Acts compelled by necessity
Entrapment -Correct Answer ✔-Four valid defenses in traffic violations
TRUE -Correct Answer ✔-True or False: Violations of the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code
Act 300 are punishable as Misdemeanors, Felonies, and Civil Infractions?
The regulation and use of streets and highways and with a few limited exceptions other
places often open to the public. -Correct Answer ✔-What is the Michigan Motor Vehicle
Code used for?
FALSE -Correct Answer ✔-True or False: Intent is a required element in all traffic
offenses and must be proven
FALSE -Correct Answer ✔-True or False: Traffic laws only apply on streets and
highways, no other places.
School Bus Stop Violation
Crossing Guard Violations?
Parking Violations -Correct Answer ✔-What are the three exceptions to violations in
which someone can be cited in a traffic incident without identification of the driver
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