2024 TEXAS PENAL CODE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM REAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATED
VERSION |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
For the offense of burglary, entry means __________ intrudes on the victim's
property.
a. the entire body
b. half of the body
c. none of the body
d. any part of the body - ANSWER: any part of the body
Which of the following is an element of arson?
a. A person burns the boat belonging to another
b. A person sets fire to a vehicle on his own property outside the city limits and no
lien or assurance attaches to the vehicle
c. A person uses a bomb and causes the explosion of a building in the city limits
d. A person has a permit to burn in open land - ANSWER: A person uses a bomb and
causes the explosion of a building in the city limits
A thirteen-year-old boy consents to sexual intercourse with his twenty-year-old
girlfriend. What offense, if any, can be charged in this case?
a. Sexual assault
b. Aggravated sexual assault
c. Indecency with a child
d. No offense because it was consented - ANSWER: Aggravated sexual assault
A seventeen-year-old boy engages in consensual sexual intercourse with his thirteen-
year-old girlfriend with the parents' consent. What charge, if any, might be filed?
a. No charges because it was with parents' consent
b. Sexual assault
c. Aggravated sexual assault
d. Criminal mischief - ANSWER: Aggravated sexual assault
An officer attempts to serve Tom with a subpoena or citation and Bill interferes with
the officer's duty. Bill can be charged with
a. barratry
b. interference with public duties
c. hindering proceedings by public disorderly conduct
d. hindering apprehension - ANSWER: interference with public duties
,What is the degree of proof required to convict a person of a criminal offense?
a. Probable cause
b. Clear and convincing evidence
c. Beyond the shadow of a doubt
d. Preponderance of evidence
e. Beyond a reasonable doubt - ANSWER: Beyond a reasonable doubt
Mike offers Randy $10,000 to kill a rich uncle. Randy tells a detective about the plot.
Randy agrees to work with the detective, and a "sting" operation is set up with the
cooperation of the uncle. Randy gives a picture of the contrived murder as proof of
the event and asks Mike for his money. When the money is exchanged, Mike is
arrested. What will Mike be charged with?
a. Murder
b. Capital murder
c. Conspiracy to commit murder
d. Solicitation of capital murder
e. None of the above-there was no murder - ANSWER: Solicitation of capital murder
According to the Penal Code, conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to
commit an offense does not constitute
a. mistake of fact
b. mistake of law
c. duress
d. entrapment - ANSWER: entrapment
Which of the following situations justifies the use of deadly force to protect
property?
a. An actor fleeing from an arson crime scene
b. An actor in the imminent commission of theft during the nighttime
c. An actor in the imminent commission of theft during the daytime
d. An actor fleeing immediately after committing criminal mischief during the
nighttime - ANSWER: An actor in the imminent commission of theft during the
nighttime
A person commits an offense if he or she _________ engages in offenses.
a. willingly
b. consciously
c. voluntarily
d. knowingly - ANSWER: voluntarily
,A man enters a public establishment and pulls down his pants and exposes his anus
to customers. He can be charged with
a. public lewdness
b. assault
c. indecent exposure
d. disorderly conduct
e. no offense - ANSWER: disorderly conduct
A person who engages in professional gambling ( operates gambling place, does
bookmaking, is custodian of bets, sells chances on various games/participants, sets
up or promotes any lottery) commits
a. gambling
b. communicating gambling information
c. keeping a gambling place
d. gambling promotion - ANSWER: gambling promotion
Officers identify a witness at the scene of an offense who provides the officers with
her correct name but gives the officer an incorrect address. She can be charged with
a. no offense
b. disorderly conduct
c. failure to identify
d. impeding an investigation
e. perjury - ANSWER: failure to identify
A person other than a railroad employee commits an offense of "interference with
railroad property" if he or she
a. knowingly enters or remains on railroad property
b. tampers with railroad property
c. places an obstruction on a railroad track or causes a train to derail
d. All of the above can constitute a crime - ANSWER: All of the above can constitute a
crime
A person walks into a liquor store with a gun. With which offense may the person be
charged?
a. Unlawfully carrying of a weapon
b. Possession of weapon where prohibited
c. Possession of prohibited weapon
d. None of the above - ANSWER: Unlawfully carrying of a weapon
A person who has been temporarily detained _________ be required to give
identification even if the stop is lawful (PC 38.02)
, a. must
b. shall
c. cannot
d. may - ANSWER: cannot
A man is in his front yard burning a pile of leaves. He goes into his house to get a
drink of water and watch TV. The fire spreads to his neighbor's home and burns up a
car, causing $2,000 in damage. What offense has been committed?
a. Deadly conduct
b. Reckless damage
c. Arson
d. Criminal mischief - ANSWER: Arson
_______ occurs when a person intentionally or knowingly harms or threatens to
harm another by an unlawful act, because the victim is a public servant, witness,
prospective witness, informant, or person who reports a crime.
a. Tampering with a witness
b. Improper influence
c. Coercion of public servant
d. Retaliation - ANSWER: Retaliation
According to the Penal Code, which of the following persons is NOT permitted to
carry, on or about their person a handgun:
a. a person on the person's own premises
b. a person carrying large sums of money
c. a person who is traveling
d. a member of the armed forces in the actual discharge of officials duties - ANSWER:
a person carrying large sums of money
Someone breaks into an attached garage, then into a car and steals a $1,501 from
the car. What is the highest offense that may be charged?
a. Burglary
b. Burglary of a motor vehicle
c. Theft over $1,500
d. Criminal trespass - ANSWER: Burglary
A drive-by shooting is
a. reckless conduct
b. deadly conduct
c. criminal mischief
d. unlawfully carrying a weapon - ANSWER: deadly conduct
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATED
VERSION |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
For the offense of burglary, entry means __________ intrudes on the victim's
property.
a. the entire body
b. half of the body
c. none of the body
d. any part of the body - ANSWER: any part of the body
Which of the following is an element of arson?
a. A person burns the boat belonging to another
b. A person sets fire to a vehicle on his own property outside the city limits and no
lien or assurance attaches to the vehicle
c. A person uses a bomb and causes the explosion of a building in the city limits
d. A person has a permit to burn in open land - ANSWER: A person uses a bomb and
causes the explosion of a building in the city limits
A thirteen-year-old boy consents to sexual intercourse with his twenty-year-old
girlfriend. What offense, if any, can be charged in this case?
a. Sexual assault
b. Aggravated sexual assault
c. Indecency with a child
d. No offense because it was consented - ANSWER: Aggravated sexual assault
A seventeen-year-old boy engages in consensual sexual intercourse with his thirteen-
year-old girlfriend with the parents' consent. What charge, if any, might be filed?
a. No charges because it was with parents' consent
b. Sexual assault
c. Aggravated sexual assault
d. Criminal mischief - ANSWER: Aggravated sexual assault
An officer attempts to serve Tom with a subpoena or citation and Bill interferes with
the officer's duty. Bill can be charged with
a. barratry
b. interference with public duties
c. hindering proceedings by public disorderly conduct
d. hindering apprehension - ANSWER: interference with public duties
,What is the degree of proof required to convict a person of a criminal offense?
a. Probable cause
b. Clear and convincing evidence
c. Beyond the shadow of a doubt
d. Preponderance of evidence
e. Beyond a reasonable doubt - ANSWER: Beyond a reasonable doubt
Mike offers Randy $10,000 to kill a rich uncle. Randy tells a detective about the plot.
Randy agrees to work with the detective, and a "sting" operation is set up with the
cooperation of the uncle. Randy gives a picture of the contrived murder as proof of
the event and asks Mike for his money. When the money is exchanged, Mike is
arrested. What will Mike be charged with?
a. Murder
b. Capital murder
c. Conspiracy to commit murder
d. Solicitation of capital murder
e. None of the above-there was no murder - ANSWER: Solicitation of capital murder
According to the Penal Code, conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to
commit an offense does not constitute
a. mistake of fact
b. mistake of law
c. duress
d. entrapment - ANSWER: entrapment
Which of the following situations justifies the use of deadly force to protect
property?
a. An actor fleeing from an arson crime scene
b. An actor in the imminent commission of theft during the nighttime
c. An actor in the imminent commission of theft during the daytime
d. An actor fleeing immediately after committing criminal mischief during the
nighttime - ANSWER: An actor in the imminent commission of theft during the
nighttime
A person commits an offense if he or she _________ engages in offenses.
a. willingly
b. consciously
c. voluntarily
d. knowingly - ANSWER: voluntarily
,A man enters a public establishment and pulls down his pants and exposes his anus
to customers. He can be charged with
a. public lewdness
b. assault
c. indecent exposure
d. disorderly conduct
e. no offense - ANSWER: disorderly conduct
A person who engages in professional gambling ( operates gambling place, does
bookmaking, is custodian of bets, sells chances on various games/participants, sets
up or promotes any lottery) commits
a. gambling
b. communicating gambling information
c. keeping a gambling place
d. gambling promotion - ANSWER: gambling promotion
Officers identify a witness at the scene of an offense who provides the officers with
her correct name but gives the officer an incorrect address. She can be charged with
a. no offense
b. disorderly conduct
c. failure to identify
d. impeding an investigation
e. perjury - ANSWER: failure to identify
A person other than a railroad employee commits an offense of "interference with
railroad property" if he or she
a. knowingly enters or remains on railroad property
b. tampers with railroad property
c. places an obstruction on a railroad track or causes a train to derail
d. All of the above can constitute a crime - ANSWER: All of the above can constitute a
crime
A person walks into a liquor store with a gun. With which offense may the person be
charged?
a. Unlawfully carrying of a weapon
b. Possession of weapon where prohibited
c. Possession of prohibited weapon
d. None of the above - ANSWER: Unlawfully carrying of a weapon
A person who has been temporarily detained _________ be required to give
identification even if the stop is lawful (PC 38.02)
, a. must
b. shall
c. cannot
d. may - ANSWER: cannot
A man is in his front yard burning a pile of leaves. He goes into his house to get a
drink of water and watch TV. The fire spreads to his neighbor's home and burns up a
car, causing $2,000 in damage. What offense has been committed?
a. Deadly conduct
b. Reckless damage
c. Arson
d. Criminal mischief - ANSWER: Arson
_______ occurs when a person intentionally or knowingly harms or threatens to
harm another by an unlawful act, because the victim is a public servant, witness,
prospective witness, informant, or person who reports a crime.
a. Tampering with a witness
b. Improper influence
c. Coercion of public servant
d. Retaliation - ANSWER: Retaliation
According to the Penal Code, which of the following persons is NOT permitted to
carry, on or about their person a handgun:
a. a person on the person's own premises
b. a person carrying large sums of money
c. a person who is traveling
d. a member of the armed forces in the actual discharge of officials duties - ANSWER:
a person carrying large sums of money
Someone breaks into an attached garage, then into a car and steals a $1,501 from
the car. What is the highest offense that may be charged?
a. Burglary
b. Burglary of a motor vehicle
c. Theft over $1,500
d. Criminal trespass - ANSWER: Burglary
A drive-by shooting is
a. reckless conduct
b. deadly conduct
c. criminal mischief
d. unlawfully carrying a weapon - ANSWER: deadly conduct
