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100

Through effective traffic enforcement, you can collect intelligence to prevent or resolve criminal incidents such as:

(NAME 4/9)

Car theft and carjacking

People with outstanding warrants and escaped prisoners

Drivers with a suspended licenses

Abused kidnapped and runaway children

Possession of illegal weapons

Drug use or trafficking

Impaired drivers under the influence of alcohol or chemical or controlled substances

Criminals fleeing crime scenes

Uninsured motorist

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100

Title 18 Section 242 of the United States Code deals with 

Discriminatory Or Bias-Based Policing

14th Amendment

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100

A traffic stop begins the moment you observe a violation that merits the stop. What are the steps for an unknown risk traffic stop?

1: Follow a vehicle through traffic until it is safe to make the traffic stop 

2: Notify dispatch of the stop

3: Select a safe location to stop

4: Activate emergency equipment to communicate to stop to the driver

5: Park the patrol vehicle

6: Conduct a visual assessment of the vehicle in occupants

7: Exit the patrol vehicle

8: Determine the safest approach technique

9: Interact with the driver and passenger

10: Choose a course of action

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100

primary officer considerations when involved in a high-risk traffic stop

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Keeping yourself and the public safe

Recognizing a suspect vehicle from a BOLO description

Relaying what you observed to dispatch any other responders

Stopping the driver's vehicle safely

Arresting the suspects for the crime listed on the BOLO

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100

What are the three types of common traffic law violations and give an example of each

Moving

Nonmoving

Criminal

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100

What are two other places that you may have to conduct a traffic stop that is less than ideal

The left side of the road

On the road

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100

the driver must provide proof of compliance to the clerk of court within 30 days and pay a fine and court cost if charged with what

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safety of vehicle: inspection

failure to display valid drivers license

failure to possess a valid registration

failure to maintain proof of insurance

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200

What are the three types of Florida drivers license

Commercial

Noncommercial

Learners

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200

What is a minority? 

a smaller segment of a population, differing from the majority by one or more characteristics.

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200

What is traffic flow?

the general speed and direction of vehicle or pedestrian movement

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200

In an ideal situation, a safe stopping location should have an unobstructed view between the suspect's vehicle and the patrol units and be:

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Visible to oncoming traffic and all involved officers

In a place that the vehicular and pedestrian traffic can be stopped or redirected to a safe location

Away from heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic

Large enough to accommodate two or more backup units

On a wide and straight roadway

In an open or rural area versus a business area

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200

A new format of licenses began in 2017. Before 2017 what color was the learner's license and what did it change to in 2017?

Before: Yellow

After: Orange

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200

What are some clues that the license plate on a vehicle does not belong to that vehicle

the way it is attached

the age of the license plate attachment relative to the age of the plate

an expired registration sticker or tampered-with decal

paint or dark film on the license plate

the presence of dead insects on the plate, suggesting it was the front plate of another vehicle

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200

What may you do to a vehicle if you make an arrest during a stop

search it, impound it, or retain it

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300

After 2017 informational alerts became designations. Also after 2017, what is designated by an "A" or "O" on the front and "A-MTRCL Also" or "O-MTRCL" on the back and no longer written out on the front?

Motorcycle Endorsements 

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300

What are some ways you can de-escalate tension in a traffic stop:

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300

the backup officer should not use what(1) in order to avoid what(2) and should instead use what(3)

1: front emergency lights

2: blinding or silhouetting 

3: only rear emergency lights

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300

position all backup vehicles at least what so that all vehicle doors can open completely facing the suspect vehicle

2 door widths apart in a fan formation 

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300

What information should you relay to dispatch?

(NAME 3/7)

Your radio identification number

Your location such as the Street plus a cross street or a house number or mile marker

Your general direction of travel north, south, east, or west

A description of the driver's vehicles including color make approximate year

The license plate number and state of issue

The number of occupants and description if possible

The need for backup or other assistance as required

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300

what may indicate a stolen vehicle

popped or damaged ignition 

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300
You are required to what before acting in a high-risk traffic stop situation

request and wait for backup 

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400

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Developmentally Disabled

FWC Lifetime Boater

FWC Lifetime Freshwater

FWC Lifetime Hunting

FWC Lifetime Saltwater

FWC Lifetime Sportsman's

Insulin Dependent

Organ Donor

Veteran

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400

What are some tools you can use to help with language barriers?

Interpreter

Gestures

Mobile phones translating apps 

Your agency may have a translation service

Passengers (last resort)

Writing notes 

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400

What are some signs of threats?

(NAME 3/5)

Moving excessively and nervously

Watching you intently beyond normal curiosity

Moving towards the floorboard or backseat

Making excessive motion that seems Beyond natural curiosity

Sitting in a rigid wooden posture

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400

what are the verbal commands for high-risk traffic stops?

1 roll down the window

2 unlock the door with your left hand

3 raise your hands again where I can see them

4 use your left hand to turn off your engine

5 remove and place your keeps outside on the roof of your vehicle 

6 open the door from the outside with that same hand

7 put your hand back above your head

8 exit the vehicle on the driver's side

9 keep your hands visible and put them above your head while facing away from me

10 step away from the vehicle

11 kick the door closed

12 extend your arms above your head

13 lift the back of your shirt by the collar

14 slowly turn in a complete circle

15 stop, turn and face away from me 

16 slowly step backward toward the sound of my voice 

(if the vehicle has four doors

stop at the back door

open the back door)

17 continue backing up until I tell you to stop

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400

How might a driver indicate that they know you are asking them to stop

Look in the rearview mirror and make eye contact


Signal a lane change


Suddenly reduce speed


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400

the UTC is used for certain nontraffic felonies and misdemeanors that can result in blank and blank of the driver's license.

Suspension and revocation

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400

What is usually the most effective and readily available cover

Your patrol vehicle

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500

Differentiate between Class A, B, C, and E

A: 26,001+ lbs. (Towed vehicle is 10,000+ lbs.)

B: 26,001+ lbs. straight truck (all axles attached to a single frame)

C: Less than 26,001 lbs. 15+ people

E: Less than 26,001 lbs. 50 cc or less


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500

Communication can be encouraged by consistently demonstrating professionalism and remembering to do what

(NAME 3/7)

Be patient

Speak clearly

Treat people with respect

Avoid talking down to anyone or being demeaning

Listen carefully to what people have to say

Explain fully what is expected and what you are doing

Referrer motorist to the appropriate person within your department if you are unable to answer all their questions

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500

What are the three copies of a paper UTC? 

white: complainant (retained by the court)

yellow: summons (driver's copy)

pink: officer's copy

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500

document the incident including:

(NAME 2/4)

all info gathered from the time of roll call to locating the suspect

confirmation of the warrants

contact with and possible arrest of the suspect

any seized evidence

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500

Describe the offset-angle position

Align the center of your vehicle's hood with the taillight of the driver's vehicle and point your vehicle's nose outward into the flow of traffic. Turn your wheels away from traffic. 

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500

what are the two types of UTCs

Paper

Electronic

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500

what is a take-down area

a tactical area of disadvantage that the officer can use to handcuff and search the driver or passengers 

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