FDLE Study Guide 2026
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📋 FDLE Exam Format at a Glance
📚 FDLE Topics to Study (40)
✍️ Sample FDLE Questions & Answers
1. A property and evidence technician is conducting a routine inventory. Which of the following items requires the highest level of security, typically stored in a separate, locked compartment or vault?
Due to their high value, potential for misuse, and strict legal control, narcotics, controlled substances, currency, and firearms are considered high-security items. Agencies must store them in the most secure areas of the evidence facility, often a vault or a separate, specially secured locker, to prevent theft, loss, or unauthorized access.
2. What crime is described in Florida Statute §812.019 — dealing in stolen property?
F.S. §812.019 makes it a second-degree felony to traffic (buy, sell, transfer, receive) property that the person knows or should know was stolen.
3. According to FDLE safety rules, what should an officer do before holstering a firearm after a use-of-force event?
After a use-of-force event, officers must scan for additional threats and inspect the firearm before holstering to ensure safety.
4. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental rule of firearm safety recognized in FDLE training?
Warning shots are not a recognized fundamental safety rule and are generally prohibited by FDLE policy due to uncontrolled risk.
5. Criminal law must clearly describe the unacceptable behavior and set
Criminal laws are designed to clearly define which behaviors are considered unacceptable and the corresponding penalties for engaging in such behaviors. This clarity ensures that individuals are aware of the legal boundaries and the consequences of violating them
6. What is the primary goal of community policing?
Community policing focuses on building trust-based partnerships between officers and community members to collaboratively identify and solve public safety problems.