Updated 2023 F/Sgt Test Flashcards by Jenna Turner

After returning from military leave and would have been otherwise eligible for promotion, employee will be promoted within__ days

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When on suspension and found not guilty, and would have otherwise been promoted, employee will be promoted within ___ Days

14 days

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The _______________________________ will arrange a training course for all safety-sensitive employees related to the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991

Commander of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED)

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The ________________________ will oversee the alcohol and drug testing program for safety-sensitive employees.

Assistant Commander of HRD

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Within ___ days of receiving a line of duty injury the Attendance Control supervisor will log on OSHA 300A

7 days

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Copies of the OSHA Forms 300 and 300A will be forwarded by the Attendance Control Supervisor to the MSP ____________ by _______________ of each year.

Risk Manager BY January 31st

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There is no difference between violators who are Maryland residents, residents of a state that has entered into a reciprocal agreement with Maryland or residents of a non-reciprocal state. At the trooper’s discretion, any person may be issued a traffic citation or summons, or arrested for any violation of TRANSP. §26-201 or TRANSP. §26-202 (T/F)

TRUE

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A child under age _______ cannot be charged with a crime. (New 11/1/22 update)

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Second Degree assault is a crime of violence. (T/F)

FALSE, it is NOT a crime of violence

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Sparklers may be sold to a person _____ years and older.

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IF a parent or other person who has permenent or temporary care or custody or responsibility for the supervision of a minor and cause actual abuse to the child is guilty of:

2nd degree child abuse

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HRD will allow a Union to present to the academy for ___ Minutes

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The ___________________ will determine who has primary resposibility for a case investigation if terrorism is not confirmed or suspected

Incident Commander

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OPS 03.02 Troopers may conduct checks on addition vehicle occupants; however, unless probable cause exists, occupants are under no legal obligation to surrender their identification unless they are the passengers in a commercial vehicle being inspected by authorized CVED personnel.

TRUE if the question says CONDUCTS
FALSE if the question say RUN

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In cases of IDENTITY THEFT reports will be forwarded to ____________________ and ________________.

Computer Crimes and MCAC

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Applicable warrants, summons, court orders and ex-parte should be entered into NCIC as soon as possible (T/F)

FALSE, because they added in SUMMONS

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A dealer must respond within _____________hours after treceipt of a request from the Secretary for information contained in the required records when the information is requested in connection with a bona fide criminal investigation.

48 hours

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All troopers holding the ranks of _____________ to _________________ will meet the qualifications for Class C Operators

corporal to first sergeant and detective sergeant

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Commanders will ensure that the delivery of heating and generator fuel is recorded on the form no later than _____ hours after delivery.

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The pursuit review coordinator will review an expedited pursuit within ______ days and forward it through the chain of command to the _________________ who will forward it to IAD.

5 days, Troop Commander

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Early Intervention System - The corrective action or training plan will continue for a period of time that is appropriate based on individual circumstances but will generally be for _____________

six months to one year.

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The Employee Assistance Officer function is not intended to interfere with the normal disciplinary process and will not require any special regulations, privileges or exemptions from the standard admin policies. (T/F)

TRUE, the test question will infer that policies and such may be modified and exemptions may be given

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Commands will ensure that ITD is notified of changes to the user access rights within ____ hours of the changes (NCIC/METERS)

24 hours

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Definition of Safety Zone: means an area in a roadway that:

    (1)    Is officially set apart for the exclusive use of BICYCLES; and

    (2)    Is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.

FALSE, IT IS FOR PEDESTRAINS

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SLEOLA and the employer shall jointly request a list of ____________________ from the AAA.

10 neutral arbitrators

The parties will meet within 10 days of receipt of the AAA list and seek agreement on one of the listed arbitrators. The arbitrator will issue his/her decision within ______ days after the hearing or after the briefs are filed.

20 days

The MSP within ______ days of receiving said grievance, refer it to a lower step if MSP beleives such lower step is a more appropriate level. In such event, the time for MSP to respond to the griecance will be extended ___ days

5 days, 5 days

The __________________ is responsible for the destruction of all CDS and paraphernalia excluding items voluntarily disposed of by the public drop boxes.

Forensic Science Division

Form 17 may be used to communicate informally with another department or agency. (T/F)

TRUE

Only employees of MSP are permitted to operate or attempt to operate any MSP-owned vehicle, or use any MSP-issued firearm or use any other item of property owned by the MSP. Exceptions authorized by the _______________________

employee's commander

Approval of the _______________ is required if an MSP vehicle will be used out of state for less than 24 hours

Employee's Commander

Authority to install auxiliary lighting in or on MSP motor vehicles lies with the ____________

Commander of Motor Vehicle Division

Domestic Violence: A trooper may arrest a suspect without a warrant if a report to the police was made within ____ Hours

Uniform items not issued by MSP that will be worn as part of, or in addition to the uniform must be approved by the ______________________

Commander of Education and Training Division

If an administrative investigation or charge is pending against a trooper in relation to an incident which occurred during the appraisal period, the trooper's for 164 and related materials will be retained for the period specified by ______________

Legal Counsel Unit

Member entitled to ______ hours military leave per year for training

120

An employee must submit in writing to their supervisor for religious observance at least ___ days in advance

60 days

Board members may review the information on a form 181 and the case file prior to hearing(T/F)

FALSE, CAN NOT CASE FILE

A Peremptory challenge to members of the hearing boar may be made at least __ days prior to the hearing

10 days

__________________________, the least severe form of disciplinary action, serves as a warning for violations.

Formal Written Counseling

Combination of any 3 Category "B" violations within ____ Months will enhance to a "C" Violation.

36 months

The ________________ will be responsible for notifying the next of kin in all fatal crashes

primary investigator

When capital equipment or sensitive items are donated or awarded to the MSP, the commander of the unit receiving the item will contact the _________ and ________________

State Personal Property Section (SPPS) and Quartermaster Division

Expedited pursuit is one that lasts five or fewer minutes (T/F)

True, it must also involves no injuries, no property damage other than tire damage and does not result in a collision

NEWBORN: a child from birth through ____ days old

10 days old

When a person has been missing for 30 days, the criminal section supervisor will contact the complaintant ____________ during the initial stages of the investigation and periodically thereafter

weekly

Commander/Director is responsible for reviewing troopers and employee's information on a _______ basis.

quarterly

Naloxone, upon receiving the report, the assistant barrack commander will forward a copy of the incident report via email to ________ and ___________

Medical Director and Human Resources Division

Naloxone expired will be documented on a _______________

Form 195

An organization remains the exclusive representative until another organization provides a petition for representation showing that at least ________% of the employees in the unit want the petitioner to be the exclusive representative.

30%

A civilian grievance must be initiated within ____ days after the occurrence

A Sworn grievance must be initiated within _____ days after the occurrence

30 days

Administrative charges must be brought against a civilian employee within _____ days

The supervisor of a civilian employee who receives an overall rating of "Unsatisfactory" on an annual performance rating has ______ calendar days from issuance to improve to level of satisfactory

180 days

Traffic stops are not goal of routine patrol, rather the means used to achieve that goal (T/F)

True

If a trooper takes a report via telephone, he will mail the victim/witness pamphlet (T/F)

FALSE, he will summarize verbally

Handgun may be used as an off-duty or secondary weapon if it holds at least _____ Rounds

Rifle magazine – troopers will load each magazine with _____ less rounds than the total magazine capacity

2 less

Generators will be tested _____, under full load, for ___ minutes

Weekly, 30 mins

The parents or guardian of a juvenile may waive or invoke the rights of a juvenile (T/F)

FALSE

Search and seizure warrant property inventory must be returned within ____ days of service to the issuing judge

10 days

______________________ will maintain a master inventory of all pre-numbered property records issued and the name of the installation assigned to

Quartermaster Division

The State's Attorney will verify the weight of CDS prior to returning evidence to barrack(T/F)

False, supervisor and investigating Trooper

Trooper will seal seized money in an evidence pouch and stored in temporary CDS locker until money can be scanned (T/F)

FALSE

When a child has been reported missing the duty officer will contact the complaintant no later than ____ hours after the initial report was filed to determine whether the child was located.

12 hours

Temporary protective order is typically valid for ___ days

7 days

Final peace order is valid for _____ months

6 months

Audio visual recording will capture all of the following except: user date and time case number suspects attorney offense approving supervisor

Suspects Attorney

It is the duty of _________________ to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state any person charged in that state with treason, felony, or other crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this State

This State's Governor

If the Judge orders restitution to be made to the MSP, the involved employee's Commander will obtain a certified copy of the court docket and forward it to the _______________

Finance Division

Lost MSP Items - any item with identifiable serial number or barcode will be entered into NCIC (T/F)

FALSE, only MSP firearms will be entered if lost

When multiple form 63's are issued as a result of the same case, all form 63's will be Cross Referenced in the __________________

remarks section

Appointing authority may suspend an employee (civilian) without pay no later than ____ working days following the close of the employee's next shift

5 working days

Supervisors will conduct a review of CI Files during the months of ________ and ___________

January and July

Form 51 for complaint of discrimination should be completed and forwarded to ________________________

Office of Fair Practice

When determining if a vehicle should be seized, the following should be used to consider: - Suspects Race - How likely it will be the vehicle will be seized - The value of the vehicle - If the vehicle is believed to be used or intended to be used in connection with illegal drug trade

If the vehicle is believed to be used or intended to be used in connection with illegal drug trade

Placing an employee on leave without pay when the employee is absent without approval is not disciplinary action(T/F)

TRUE

A supervisor may require an incident report be completed for any incident, regardless of its eligibility to be handled without a report (T/F)

TRUE

Education and Training Division is the Central repository for trooper involved shootings, and all use of force incidents (T/F)

IAD is the central repository for all use of force incidents

When a report for identity theft is taken, the criminal section supervisor will forward a copy of all approved reports to ______________________ and ___________________

Computer Crimes Section and MCAC

During the ________ months, the FOB will maintain a roster of personnel selected for assignment to the EOC

winter

In instance where a citation is issued for alcohol to a subject under 21 but over 18, absent another violation, the trooper will write "Refuse to sign" and will arrest the subject (T/F)

FALSE, suspect does not have to sign a civil citation

When a person is wanted in another state and the State's Attorney elects to waive prosecution of local charges and extradite the subject, the Trooper will do all except the following: - Complete DC/CR 30 Charge against Fugitive Form - Complete DC/CR 31 Consent to Waive Extradition (In some counties) - Contact the State's Attorney if the subject refuses to waive extradition - Coordinate extradition pickup by out-of-state agency

- Coordinate extradition pickup by out-of-state agency

PCS will check base station radio equipment ____________

Monthly

When a prisoner in MSP custody is admitted to the hospital, and is pending criminal charges, the ___________ will contact the District Court Commissioner's Office to arrange for and off-site initial appearance

Duty Officer

When a trooper attends a hearing on his own time and own vehicle: The _________ amount of witness fees will be returned to the employee

entire

When a suspect is immediately questioned without being advised of Miranda rights (Such as an incident where a weapon was used and interrogated to locate the weapon) is considered to be covered under the under the _________ exception

"Public Safety Exception"

All requests for rush analysis of evidence should be in writing from the State's Attorney to the FSD Director, however, the ____________________ may also make the request

investigating trooper's commander

When items converted to MSP use, The Property Unit Supervisor will forward the required paperwork through the chain of command to the _____________________ for approval

Director of Strategic Planning

When the deputy Superintendent is unavailable in the unanticipated absence of the Superintendent, and all Lt. Cols are unavailable, the most senior Major will be head of the MSP by tenure (T/F)

FALSE, by time in grade

Cold cases - The investigation may be reopened by the ______________________

Chief of CIB

The likelihood of a collision and injury to the public increases as _______________________________

the number of police vehicles actively participating in a pursuit increases.

All bureaus within the department are tasked with assigning personnel to the MFF and the most team members will come from outside of _______

FOB

Form 195 involving capital equipment. File in the appropriate capital equipment file and forward copies to ___________, _______________, and ____________

QMD Department Property Officer Finance Division

If the judge orders restitution, the involved ______________________ wil obtain a certified copy of the court docket and forward it to the _______________.

Employee's Commander, finance division

SAFE kits and other crime scene evidence relating to a sexual assault have a _____-year retention period, with certain exceptions.

20 year

make deposits when receipts accumulate to ___________ or at least weekly, whichever occurs first.

$500

Under no circumstances will MSP personnel attempt to address a non-general request for public information request except upon direction of the : (3 entities)

OMC SUPERINTENDENT BUREAU CHIEF

what CAN a civilian grieve.

End of year performance appraisal

A maximum of ______ sick leave days may be used in the event of the death of a member of the employee’s immediate family.

Commanders will survey their personnel every year during _________ to see which employees are members of a national guard or a military reserve component of the armed forces.

January

The trooper is entitled to a copy of the investigative file, at no cost, not less than _____ days before the hearing date.

30 days

The ________________ will coordinate MSP positions on legislation between the Superintendent, the Governor’s Office, other State agencies, and the General Assembly.

Government Affairs Unit

The local Human Relations Commision representative may be contacted as an investigative resource before any assessment of solvability or closure is made. (T/F)

FALSE, Will be

Troopers responding to the bomb threat will maintain at least _______’ feet between themselves and the reported location of the explosive device so as not to accidentally detonate the device via radio or cellular phone transmissions.

500

On a form 63 Property record, where will the white yellow gold and blue copies to?

1. The white copy will be maintained by FSD until the destruction and will then be stamped with the destruction date and forwarded to the Property Unit. b. The yellow copy will be forwarded to the Property Unit. c. The gold copy will be returned to the unit’s custodial officer as a receipt. d. The blue copy will be retained by FSD for one year after the destruction

____________ involves the use of heavy material, vehicles or equipment on a roadway to stop or disable an approaching vehicle.

Class A Roadblock - Deadly Force

The MSP will maintain regional Critical Incident Response Teams and strive to keep ____ to ____ trained members on each team

4-8 people

Updated 2023 F/Sgt Test Flashcards

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