TCOLE Exam Texas Commission on Law
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• According to Sec. 217.11 Legislatively Required Continuing Education for Licensees,
the legislatively required continuing education program for individuals licensed as peace
officers shall consist of __________ hours of training. (2.1.4)
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80 -✓✓B
• A person's signature on a traffic ticket is (9.1.20)
a. a plea of guilty
b. a plea of "no contest"
c. only a promise to appear in court
d. acknowledgement of culpability for the offense -✓✓C
• According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the security given by the accused that
he will appear and answer before the proper court the accusation brought against him is
known as ________. (6.8.3)
a. commitment
b. promissory
c. bail
d. bond -✓✓c
• According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT a use of
force option for dispersing a riot? (6.4.3)
a. command the group to disperse
b. arrest the persons involved with a warrant
c. arrest the persons involved without a warrant
d. use any degree of force -✓✓d
• _________________ and poor ventilation increase the likelihood of being exposed
while at a hazardous materials site. (28.1.3)
a. Heat
b. Light
c. Rain
d. Ice -✓✓A
• The first step in correcting irrational thinking is to (1.6.2)
,a. consult a psychiatrist
b. discuss your concern with a high school counselor
c. recognize it when it occurs
d. relax -✓✓C
• If stress tension comes from a relationship with a per-son, you should (1.4.1
a. never talk about the problem
b. talk out your differences
c. withdraw from the relationship
d. file a civil suit against that person -✓✓B
• Which of the following crimes justifies the use of deadly force to prevent the "imminent
commission" of the offense? (17.1.2)
a. theft during the nighttime
b. criminal mischief during the nighttime
c. robbery
d. burglary
e. deadly force is justified in all of the above -✓✓E
• According to 18.07 of the CCP, a peace officer to whom a search warrant is delivered
shall execute it without delay and forthwith return it to the proper magistrate. It must be
executed within ______________________ from the time of its issuance, and shall be
executed within a shorter period if so directed in the warrant by the magistrate. (7.1.2)
a. 3 days excluding date of issuance and date of execution
b. 5 days including date of issuance and date of execution
c. 8 days total
d. 10 days -✓✓A
• The normal response to stress is (1.3.2)
a. suicide or attempted suicide
b. fight or flight
c. heightened sense of danger
d. anger
e. isolation or withdrawal -✓✓E
• The only offenses in which bail may be denied, is in cases of: (6.1.2)
a. Felony DWI offenses
b. Capitol offenses
c. State Jail felonies
d. Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child -✓✓B
• The plain view doctrine permits an officer to seize evidence without a warrant if the
officer is in a ____________________________________ where he or she has a right
to be and sees evidence which is obviously connected to a crime or is contraband.
(7.1.13)
a. Probable cause state of mind
, b. The area of Carroll v. U.S.
c. The area protected under the curtilage doctrine
d. Constitutionally protected area -✓✓D
• Alcoholism in law enforcement is _______________ than the number estimated for
the general population. (1.3.1)
a. Lower
b. Higher
c. Even
d. 4 times higher -✓✓B
• What factors for use of force will be considered by the court? (17.4.2)
a. was the force used to harm
b. was the force used to gain control
c. extent of injury
d. availability of options
e. all of the above will be considered -✓✓E
• According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, whenever a peace officer meets with
resistance in discharging any duty imposed on him by law, he ____ command a
sufficient number of citizens of his country to overcome the resistance. (6.4.3)
a. may
b. shall
c. can
d. will -✓✓B
• Any child under the age of ________ must be transported in a child safety seat.
(9.1.15)
a. 8 years
b. 4 years
c. 3 years
d. 2 years
e. there is no such requirement -✓✓A
• The lack of trust and respect, reduced budgetary support for needed personnel,
equipment and programs, and increased citizen complaints is the result of: (24.7.2)
a. Negative consequences of ineffective public service
b. Positive consequences of effective public service
c. Formal citizen input
d. Informal citizen input -✓✓A
• Who can arrest without warrant to prevent the consequences of theft? (7.1.3)
a. Anybody
b. Only Peace Officers
c. Only Civilians
d. Only Magistrates
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• According to Sec. 217.11 Legislatively Required Continuing Education for Licensees,
the legislatively required continuing education program for individuals licensed as peace
officers shall consist of __________ hours of training. (2.1.4)
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80 -✓✓B
• A person's signature on a traffic ticket is (9.1.20)
a. a plea of guilty
b. a plea of "no contest"
c. only a promise to appear in court
d. acknowledgement of culpability for the offense -✓✓C
• According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the security given by the accused that
he will appear and answer before the proper court the accusation brought against him is
known as ________. (6.8.3)
a. commitment
b. promissory
c. bail
d. bond -✓✓c
• According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT a use of
force option for dispersing a riot? (6.4.3)
a. command the group to disperse
b. arrest the persons involved with a warrant
c. arrest the persons involved without a warrant
d. use any degree of force -✓✓d
• _________________ and poor ventilation increase the likelihood of being exposed
while at a hazardous materials site. (28.1.3)
a. Heat
b. Light
c. Rain
d. Ice -✓✓A
• The first step in correcting irrational thinking is to (1.6.2)
,a. consult a psychiatrist
b. discuss your concern with a high school counselor
c. recognize it when it occurs
d. relax -✓✓C
• If stress tension comes from a relationship with a per-son, you should (1.4.1
a. never talk about the problem
b. talk out your differences
c. withdraw from the relationship
d. file a civil suit against that person -✓✓B
• Which of the following crimes justifies the use of deadly force to prevent the "imminent
commission" of the offense? (17.1.2)
a. theft during the nighttime
b. criminal mischief during the nighttime
c. robbery
d. burglary
e. deadly force is justified in all of the above -✓✓E
• According to 18.07 of the CCP, a peace officer to whom a search warrant is delivered
shall execute it without delay and forthwith return it to the proper magistrate. It must be
executed within ______________________ from the time of its issuance, and shall be
executed within a shorter period if so directed in the warrant by the magistrate. (7.1.2)
a. 3 days excluding date of issuance and date of execution
b. 5 days including date of issuance and date of execution
c. 8 days total
d. 10 days -✓✓A
• The normal response to stress is (1.3.2)
a. suicide or attempted suicide
b. fight or flight
c. heightened sense of danger
d. anger
e. isolation or withdrawal -✓✓E
• The only offenses in which bail may be denied, is in cases of: (6.1.2)
a. Felony DWI offenses
b. Capitol offenses
c. State Jail felonies
d. Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child -✓✓B
• The plain view doctrine permits an officer to seize evidence without a warrant if the
officer is in a ____________________________________ where he or she has a right
to be and sees evidence which is obviously connected to a crime or is contraband.
(7.1.13)
a. Probable cause state of mind
, b. The area of Carroll v. U.S.
c. The area protected under the curtilage doctrine
d. Constitutionally protected area -✓✓D
• Alcoholism in law enforcement is _______________ than the number estimated for
the general population. (1.3.1)
a. Lower
b. Higher
c. Even
d. 4 times higher -✓✓B
• What factors for use of force will be considered by the court? (17.4.2)
a. was the force used to harm
b. was the force used to gain control
c. extent of injury
d. availability of options
e. all of the above will be considered -✓✓E
• According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, whenever a peace officer meets with
resistance in discharging any duty imposed on him by law, he ____ command a
sufficient number of citizens of his country to overcome the resistance. (6.4.3)
a. may
b. shall
c. can
d. will -✓✓B
• Any child under the age of ________ must be transported in a child safety seat.
(9.1.15)
a. 8 years
b. 4 years
c. 3 years
d. 2 years
e. there is no such requirement -✓✓A
• The lack of trust and respect, reduced budgetary support for needed personnel,
equipment and programs, and increased citizen complaints is the result of: (24.7.2)
a. Negative consequences of ineffective public service
b. Positive consequences of effective public service
c. Formal citizen input
d. Informal citizen input -✓✓A
• Who can arrest without warrant to prevent the consequences of theft? (7.1.3)
a. Anybody
b. Only Peace Officers
c. Only Civilians
d. Only Magistrates
