Unit 1
Florida Statutes are divided into what?
Chapters, sections, subsections, and paragraphs.
A Risk Protection Order (RPO) is a court order that temporarily restricts a person's access to firearms for how long?
Up to one year.
When an unforeseen emergency requires instinctive action, you are not required to use the same degree of care as when you have time to reflect. This is known as what?
The Emergency Doctrine
Phrase that refers to information not recorded in an official document during a court proceeding.
"Off the record"
The Florida Statutes divide the parties to a crime into how many categories? Name them.
Two; Principal in the first degree and accessory after the fact.
Name the 3 levels of "use of force".
- Basic physical restraint.
- Less lethal force.
- Deadly Force.
Refers to the range of reasonable and foreseeable activities that an employee does while carrying out the employer's business.
Acting within the scope of employment.
This is a legal document issued by a court or judge requiring a person to do or not to do something.
A court order.
How are felonies classified?
Based on the severity of the offenses maximum or minimum penalty.
The state of Florida recognizes how many lawful categories of people who may own, possess, and use firearms and other weapons for lawful purposes.
17
Provides one of the most important protections for government employees and law enforcement agencies.
The Sovereign Immunity Law
- The person flees or forcibly resists the arrest.
- Providing the information will endanger the successful completion of the arrest.
In Florida Statute, subsections are broken down into paragraphs, which specify what?
The elements or components of the crime.
Although a licensed individual and unlicensed individuals that meet the criteria, may carry a concealed weapon or firearm, there are certain places where an individual is not authorized to carry a concealed weapon or firearm. How many are there?
15
Certain Florida laws permit officers to commit what would otherwise be illegal such as...
- Use of force in riots.
- Possession of controlled substances during a criminal investigation.
Before leaving any scene, make sure that all _____ and _____ are accounted for and removed.
Equipment and Evidence
The book provides 6 examples of serious circumstances that may lead to an enhanced penalty. Name all 6.
- Committing violent offenses against law enforcement officers, correctional officers, state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, and judges.
- Wearing something (a mask or hood) to conceal identity while committing a felony or misdemeanor.
- Showing prejudice or discrimination while committing a crime (a hate crime)
- Using a weapon while committing a crime.
-Unlawful taking, possessing, or using of a law enforcement officer's firearm during the commission of a crime.
- Committing a misdemeanor or felony that facilitated or furthered an act of terrorism.
In order for law enforcement officers to comply with the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, officers must carry how many forms of documentation? Name them.
- 2
- Photo identification issued by the agency for which they are currently employed or were separated from.
- Documentation which certifies that the officer has met, within the past 12 months, the active duty law enforcement standards for qualification for a firearm of the same type as the one they are carrying.
What does chapter 111 F.S. do?
Protects employees, including officers, charged with civil and criminal actions, if those actions occurred within the scope and course of the employees' employment.
When you receive a court order, what should you immediately do?
Review the document to determine the subject's personal information and the nature of the order.