Basic Traffic Stops Procedures & Ticketing Quiz

Which of the following is something an officer should do when talking to a violator?

• allow their gun side to be exposed to the driver

• ignore the other occupants of the vehicle

• stand in an advantaged position

• keep one hand on the Taser at all times

Which is the correct seven-step method?

• Take action, return to car, greet the driver and provide identification, ask for the driver's license and proof of insurance, state the violation committed, let the driver know what action will be taken, explain what the violator must do

• greet driver and provide identification, state the violation which was committed, ask for driver's license and proof of insurance, let the driver know what action will be taken, take action, explain what the violator must do, return to vehicle

• explain what the violator must do, let the driver know what action to take, ask for driver's license and proof of insurance, take action, return to vehicle, state the violation that was committed, greet the driver and provide identification

• greet the driver and provide identification, state the violation which was committed, ask for driver's license and proof of insurance, take action, explain what the driver must do, let the driver know what action will be taken, return to vehicle

An officer should always ask the driver to step out of the car.

• true

• false

Which of the following is the first step of conducting a traffic stop?

• calling into dispatch

• turning on overhead lights

• setting up a red light camera

• observing a violation

According to Officer Mitchan, which of the following is the terminology used to indicate a driver's license is valid and driver has no warrant?

• clear and current

• checked and valide

• valid and clear

• checked and current

Which of the following is considered a less severe offense than a misdemeanor or felony crime?

• infraction

• warrantless

• minute

• compliant

According to the segment, which of the following is NOT typically found on a traffic ticket?

• vehicle information

• violation

• officer identification

• passenger information

If a driver refuses to sign the citation, the officer is required, by law, to do which of the following?

• call for back up

• present the individual before a judge

• arrest the individual for failure to comply

• get back into his car and drive away

It is helpful to understand the information included on a traffic _____ when being cited for a _____. Traffic tickets vary by _____, but generally contain the same basic information.

• violation, misdemeanor, jurisdiction

• ticket, misdemeanor, agency

• ticket, violation, jurisdiction

• ticket, violation, agency

Which of the following are moving violations?

• running a red light, parking in front of a fire hydrant, having a broken tail light, running a stop sign

• running a stop sign, failure to use seat belt, having a broken tail light

• parking in front of a fire hydrant, running a red light, having a broken tail light, having an invalid driver's license

• running a stop sign, failure to use a seat belt, running a red light