ACT 235 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
VERIFIED
●● What does the 4th Amendment protect against?
Answer: Unreasonable searches and seizures.
●● How is deadly force analyzed under the 4th Amendment?
Answer: As a seizure under Graham v. Connor and Tennessee v. Garner.
●● What does the 5th Amendment guarantee?
Answer: Due process.
●● What does the 6th Amendment guarantee?
Answer: Right to a speedy trial (including PA's 180‑day rule).
●● What does the 8th Amendment prohibit?
Answer: Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
●● What is the Supremacy Clause?
Answer: Federal law supersedes conflicting state law.
, ●● What is Act 235?
Answer: Pennsylvania's Lethal Weapons Training Act for privately
employed armed agents.
●● Does Act 235 equal a concealed carry permit (LTCF)?
Answer: No.
●● When must your Act 235 card be carried?
Answer: At all times while working armed.
●● How often must Act 235 be renewed?
Answer: Every 5 years.
●● What happens if you fail to carry your 235 card while working?
Answer: Summary offense (fine + court costs).
●● What is the rule for firearm transport under Act 235?
Answer: Direct transport between work and home; interpreted narrowly
with only brief necessary stops permissible.
●● Under Act 235, how are firearms and batons classified?
Answer: Deadly weapons.
AND ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
VERIFIED
●● What does the 4th Amendment protect against?
Answer: Unreasonable searches and seizures.
●● How is deadly force analyzed under the 4th Amendment?
Answer: As a seizure under Graham v. Connor and Tennessee v. Garner.
●● What does the 5th Amendment guarantee?
Answer: Due process.
●● What does the 6th Amendment guarantee?
Answer: Right to a speedy trial (including PA's 180‑day rule).
●● What does the 8th Amendment prohibit?
Answer: Excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
●● What is the Supremacy Clause?
Answer: Federal law supersedes conflicting state law.
, ●● What is Act 235?
Answer: Pennsylvania's Lethal Weapons Training Act for privately
employed armed agents.
●● Does Act 235 equal a concealed carry permit (LTCF)?
Answer: No.
●● When must your Act 235 card be carried?
Answer: At all times while working armed.
●● How often must Act 235 be renewed?
Answer: Every 5 years.
●● What happens if you fail to carry your 235 card while working?
Answer: Summary offense (fine + court costs).
●● What is the rule for firearm transport under Act 235?
Answer: Direct transport between work and home; interpreted narrowly
with only brief necessary stops permissible.
●● Under Act 235, how are firearms and batons classified?
Answer: Deadly weapons.
