SOCE Traffic Stops and Enforcement 2

Question 1

When an officer activates emergency lights to stop a vehicle and the driver does not immediately pull over, the officer should:

Accepted Answer

Follow department pursuit policy, continue radio communication, and monitor the vehicle's speed

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Immediately pursue at high speed

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Disable the patrol vehicle's lights to reapproach covertly

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Immediately request spike strips without supervisor notification

Question 2

During a traffic stop, the officer requests the driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. The driver produces the license but cannot find the registration or insurance. The officer should:

Accepted Answer

Run the license and vehicle registration check through dispatch to verify current status

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Immediately arrest the driver for driving without documentation

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Physically search the vehicle for the documents without further process

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Issue a citation for all three violations before running any records checks

Question 3

Which field sobriety test (FST) is specifically designed to test eye movement abnormalities caused by alcohol or drug impairment?

Accepted Answer

Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test

Answer

Walk and Turn test

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One Leg Stand test

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Romberg Balance test

Question 4

An officer stops a driver for speeding and notices an open container of alcohol in the cup holder. The officer should:

Accepted Answer

Investigate further for DUI — conduct field sobriety tests, obtain PBT, and assess the driver

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Issue only a speeding citation and note the open container

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Confiscate the container and release the driver with a verbal warning

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Immediately arrest the driver for DUI without further investigation

Question 5

A properly performed traffic stop approach includes which of the following safety steps?

Accepted Answer

Activating emergency lights, parking behind the stopped vehicle at an offset angle, and approaching cautiously

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Walking directly to the driver's window without pausing

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Asking the driver to exit the vehicle before the officer exits the patrol unit

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Stopping directly behind the vehicle to block it from reversing

Question 6

Under what circumstances may an officer conduct a search of a vehicle during a traffic stop?

Accepted Answer

With consent, probable cause, lawful arrest, or exigent circumstances

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Any time the officer believes something may be hidden inside

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Only with a signed warrant from a magistrate

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Whenever the driver has a prior criminal conviction