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MCOLES STATE LICENSING EXAM PREP 2026
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When is the best time to search your patrol vehicle for weapons or contraband? - correct answer- The beginning of your shift and when non-personell have been in your vehicle You can arrest for the following offenses: - correct answer- 1) OWI
- Fleeing and Eluding
- Negligent homicide
- No Operator's License
- Reckless Driving
- Hit & Run
- Violation causing death While on patrol you discover a vehicle parked in a lot behind a jewelry store at 0300 and the motor is running. The proper way to investigate would be to do which of the following? (A) Position patrol vehicle at a safe distance and wait for someone to return (B) Investigate and see if there is suspicious activity
(C) Take down license plate number and contact dispatch - correct answer- (C) Take down license plate number and contact dispatch You receive a report from dispatch of a possible domestic dispute in progress. The caller states the neighbors are arguing and requests police. Dispatch says the caller heard gunshots coming from the residence. You arrive and it's quiet. The lights are off. The correct way to respond would be to do which of the following? (A) Go to the door, announce your presence, and wait for a response (B) Proceed cautiously and silently enter the house (C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct ad - correct answer- (C) Verify with dispatch that you have the correct address and wait in patrol car to see if there are signs of movement The best method of determining a stolen vehicle that is not moving would be to do which of the following? (A) Check VIN through LEIN
(C) Control crowd at scene and orevent scene from furth - correct answer- (C) Control crowd at scene and prevent scene from further contamination You are assigned to observe the sight of a protest. You see a van leaving the scene where picketers are. The picketers surround the van and start to rock it, then drag the driver out and start to beat him with the crowbar. During the incident you shout over a large speaker for them to disperse and they do not. You exit your patrol vehicle to respond to the crowd. What would the weapon be? (A) Shotgun (B) Nightstick (C) Handgun - correct answer- A; Shotgun At the scene of an accident you determine that one of the drivers was going 1-5 mph over the speed limit and had been drinking. You administer a PBT and see the driver has a BAC of .06%. You do not have enough to charge for OWI. You should take which of the following courses of action? (A) Write a speeding ticket (B) Write a careless driving ticket (C) Write and arrest for Reckless Driving - correct answer- (A) Write a speeding ticket
While on patrol you observe a vehicle parked in a body shop matching the description of a vehicle involved in a recent felony. You note that there is heavy front end damage. You want to investigate further so you should do which of the following? (A) Enter the body shop during business hours and look closely at the vehicle while the shop is open to the public. (B) Call the owner of the shop and request permission to enter the shop to look at the vehicle. (C) Leave your partner behind to guar - correct answer- C) Leave your partner behind to guard You arrive as a first responder to a car accident involving a hazardous vehicle. Ambulance has transported injured individuals. One person has died and a crowd forms around the scene. Traffic is backed up for miles. After positioning your vehicle, how do you proceed? - correct answer- Control the crowd at the scene, prevent further contamination You are assigned to observe a protest. Several protesters surround a van, shake the van rapidly, and drag the driver out of the vehicle. One of the protesters is using a crowbar. You command the violent protesters to stop, but they don't comply.
(B) Transport the prisoner in your police vehicle (C) Transport the prisoner using EMS van - correct answer- (B) Transport the prisoner in your police vehicle Local weather conditions cause a power outage at the jail where you work. As a result food and linen shipments have been delayed and prisoners have not eaten in 12 hours. Is this legal? (A) Yes, if department procedures were followed (B) No, procedural rights were violated (C) No, the subjects substantive rights were violated - correct answer- (A) Yes, if department procedures were followed NOTE* Another question may be very similar, but it will not be the same as this one. The information will not say there was a power outage. It will just say "the inmates were not fed and haven't drank anything in 12 hours". If you see a question on the state test like that, then your answer will be (B) "Procedural rights were violated". Look for the difference. Read the question. Use your own judgment if the question isn't exactly what study guides and other flashcard decks say. It should be relatively obvious. When in doubt, use common sense. While eating lunch a man next to you complains of chest pain and says he's having trouble breathing. What do you do?
A. Monitor your partner to see if the situation gets worse B. Slap your partner on the back, in the hope of dislodging the food from the throat C. Begin giving your partner abdominal thrusts until the food is retrieved - correct answer- Monitor partner to see if situation gets worse You are in a rural area. A pregnant woman is in labor and her water just broke. You respond by attempting to deliver the baby. The baby is coming out feet first. What do you do next? - correct answer- Separate the baby and the mother's skin at the birth canal to provide an air passage until medical assistance arrives.. While eating lunch, your partner begins gasping and coughing, possibly choking. What should your next response be? - correct answer- Monitor and see what happens. Your partner is still breathing at this moment - not choking. You stop a motorcycle and realize he has no motorcycle endorsement. The appropriate course of action is? - correct answer- Arrest the cyclist for a misdemeanor.
(C) On top of the wound - correct answer- (A) High and tight above the wound You and your partner are under fire. What is the most appropriate course of action? - correct answer- Return fire and drag partner to cover You are taking fire while sitting inside your patrol vehicle. You should take cover in which manner: (A) Behind the bumper of your vehicle (B) Behind the engine block (dashboard) (C) Behind the door of your patrol vehicle - correct answer- (B) Behind the engine block (dashboard) The best areas of cover on your patrol vehicle when taking fire are which of the following? (A) Engine Block, Tire rims, Bumper of patrol vehicle (B) Behind the doors of your patrol vehicle, near the A or B pillars of the vehicle, and your dashboard
(C) Backseat of your patrol vehicle and behind assailant's vehicle bumper - correct answer- (A) Engine Block, Tire rims, Bumper of patrol vehicle A person has glass stuck in their eye. How do you treat the victim? (A) Blindfold only the injured eye (B) Blindfold both eyes (C) Apply dorect pressure - correct answer- (B) Blindfold both eyes Blindfolding both eyes helps to keep the victim's eyes from moving, preventing further injury. 5 Fundamentals of Marksmanship - correct answer- (1) Stance (2) Grip (3) Trigger Control (3) Sight Alignment (4) Sight Picture (5) Breathing
(C) Yes, being a criminal does not stop him from being a witness. - correct answer- (C) Yes, being a criminal does not stop him from being a witness. On the way to serving an arrest warrant, you realize the warrant has an error on it. What should you do? - correct answer- Return the warrant and have it corrected. Before submitting a request for an arrest warrant to the prosecutor, you should do which of the following: (A) Make sure the information is clear, concise, and accurate (B) Review the information with a judge or magistrate (C) Have someone from prosecutors officer go over the request with you to make sure the information is clear, concise, and accurate - correct answer- (A) Make sure the information is clear, concise, and accurate While interviewing a child, you notice cigarette burns on his arm. Your first course of action should be to do which of the following: (A) Contact CPS (B) Contact the parents (C) Contact the juvenile courts - correct answer- (A) Contact CPS
You are sent to the local hospital regarding a possible sexual assault. At the scene you make contact with a doctor who states while performing a medical exam of a 12 year old girl, he discovered she has syphilis (STD). Your first response should be to do which of the following: (A) Remove her from home and place in protective custody (B) Investigate for possible CSC case (C) Do nothing, as syphilis is a medical condition - correct answer- (B) Investigate for possible CSC case You arrive at the scene of an accident. Both cars are off the roadway, it is raining, and there are light skid marks on the road surface. What is the first thing you should do? (A) Measure skid marks from beginning to end (B) Determine resting position of both vehicles (C) Look for gauge marks in the roadway - correct answer- (A) Measure skid marks from beginning to end You respond to a domestic violence complaint and observe the wife's eye is black and blue. She tells you that nothing happened. The 6 year old son states "Daddy hit mommy". What do you do? - correct answer- Arrest the husband
You are working the front desk and a caller makes a bomb threat to blow up the building. Your first action should be: - correct answer- Keep the caller on the line and obtain as much information as possible. You stop a vehicle and upon approach, you notice the driver has a loaded pistol on the passenger seat. You learn that the driver does not have a valid CPL. What is the charge? - correct answer- CCW Your arrest a driver for OWI and initiate two chemical tests. One result reads 0.35, and the other reads 0.40. What do you do next? - correct answer- Take to hospital On a domestic run, you observe a man cleaning a shotgun. What is the crime? - correct answer- No crime. If hemophiliac refuses a blood test, what other alternatives can be taken? - correct answer- Search warrant or court order (if answer is available). If the question says they have a condition that prevents them from getting blood, and if there is no option to get a court order, have them take a urine test.
When a person is in the hospital for OWI, how can you legally obtain a blood test if the person refuses? - correct answer- Search warrant You suspect a driver of OWI after he weaves back and forth across the road. You pull over the driver and when he rolls down his window, you smell an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. What do you do next? - correct answer- Arrest for OWI (The smell of marijuana coming from a vehicle constitutes Probable Cause and a good arrest) You see a person speed through a red light. You make a U-turn and follow the vehicle. How do you proceed? (A) Wait for the light to turn green and chase the vehicle (B) Cautiously and slowly proceed through the red light, then pursue the vehicle (C) Let the vehicle go as it is only a civil infraction - correct answer- (B) Cautiously and slowly proceed through the red light, then pursue the vehicle NOTE* There could be another question on the state test that may include information that there is "heavy traffic". If there is heavy traffic, and the answer is (C) — "Let them go". If the question doesn't say there's heavy traffic, then you will
(C) The phenomenon of knowing less about something than one actually does - correct answer- (A) Rotation and curvature of the earth Which scientific method do radars use to calculate the distance to an object? (A) The Coriolis Effect (B) The Doppler Effect (C) The Kruger Effect - correct answer- (B) The Doppler Effect Rifling is the: (A) Spiral pattern of lands and grooves in the barrel of a firearm. Used for accuracy not for cleaning. (B) Proper and safe handling of the rifle (C) Proper and safe operation of the rifle - correct answer- (A) Spiral pattern of lands and grooves in the barrel of a firearm. Used for accuracy not for cleaning.
You're on patrol and you pull a vehicle over on a highway. You have no backup vehicles coming. What is the proper way to position your vehicle? (A) Behind and offset to the left on an angle (B) Behind and offset to the right on an angle (C) Behind the vehicle and centered - correct answer- (A) Behind and offset to the left on an angle The primary unit of a high risk traffic stop should position their vehicle: (A) Behind and offset to the left (B) Behind and offset to the right (C) Behind and offset to the left on an angle - correct answer- (B) Behind and offset to the right The backup unit of a high risk stop should position their vehicle in which manner: (A) Behind and offset to the left
