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North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
(NCDAC) Certification Examination||Verified Exam!!!||,
2026/2027 -Question Correctional Officer Competency
Examination with Verified Answers||Newest Exam!!!
1) If you fail to achieve a passing score on your first
attempt to successfully pass the State Comprehensive
Exam, you may request a retest within how many days
after the original exam?
a. 20 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days - Answer-B. 30
1) How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards
Division and your department head of a criminal offense or
domestic Violence Order (50B)?
a. 3 business days
b. 5 business days
c. 10 business days
d. 30 business days - Answer-B. 5 Business days
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1) There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you
are expected to become proficient in each and every one
of these course topics?
a. 19
b. 21
c. 23
d. 25 - Answer-C. 23
1) At what number of deficiencies will a student be
dismissed from the course?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6 - Answer-B. 4
1) What percentage of total class hours is a student
allowed to miss, complete makeup work and still be able
to sit for the state exam?
a. 5%
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b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20% - Answer-B. 10%
1) Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the
training program, in order to complete the specified topic
areas of deficiency, must occur within how many days
from the last date of trainee participation in a prior course
delivery?
a. 90
b. 100
c. 120
d. 180 - Answer-D. 180
1) A trainee shall successfully complete the
comprehensive written examination if he/she achieves a
minimum of percent correct answers on each of the
four units.
a. 60
b. 70
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C. 75
d. 80 - Answer-B. 70
1) Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs'
Commission as disqualifying offenses in obtaining
certification either by conviction or commission?
a. A felony
b. A crime for which the punishment could have been
imprisonment for more than two years
c. A misdemeanor on the Class B Misdemeanor list
occurring after the date of
appointment
d. All the above - Answer-D. All the above
1) You must be_____years of age to be eligible for
certification by the Sheriffs' Commission as a detention
officer, in either a county jail or a regional/district
confinement facility.
a. 18
b. 19
North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
(NCDAC) Certification Examination||Verified Exam!!!||,
2026/2027 -Question Correctional Officer Competency
Examination with Verified Answers||Newest Exam!!!
1) If you fail to achieve a passing score on your first
attempt to successfully pass the State Comprehensive
Exam, you may request a retest within how many days
after the original exam?
a. 20 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days - Answer-B. 30
1) How long do you have to notify the Sheriffs Standards
Division and your department head of a criminal offense or
domestic Violence Order (50B)?
a. 3 business days
b. 5 business days
c. 10 business days
d. 30 business days - Answer-B. 5 Business days
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1) There is a minimum of how many topical areas and you
are expected to become proficient in each and every one
of these course topics?
a. 19
b. 21
c. 23
d. 25 - Answer-C. 23
1) At what number of deficiencies will a student be
dismissed from the course?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6 - Answer-B. 4
1) What percentage of total class hours is a student
allowed to miss, complete makeup work and still be able
to sit for the state exam?
a. 5%
,3|Page
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20% - Answer-B. 10%
1) Your limited enrollment in a subsequent delivery of the
training program, in order to complete the specified topic
areas of deficiency, must occur within how many days
from the last date of trainee participation in a prior course
delivery?
a. 90
b. 100
c. 120
d. 180 - Answer-D. 180
1) A trainee shall successfully complete the
comprehensive written examination if he/she achieves a
minimum of percent correct answers on each of the
four units.
a. 60
b. 70
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C. 75
d. 80 - Answer-B. 70
1) Which of the following are viewed by the Sheriffs'
Commission as disqualifying offenses in obtaining
certification either by conviction or commission?
a. A felony
b. A crime for which the punishment could have been
imprisonment for more than two years
c. A misdemeanor on the Class B Misdemeanor list
occurring after the date of
appointment
d. All the above - Answer-D. All the above
1) You must be_____years of age to be eligible for
certification by the Sheriffs' Commission as a detention
officer, in either a county jail or a regional/district
confinement facility.
a. 18
b. 19
