MN Criminal & Traffic Code - Study Test

What are the purposes of the 609 Criminal Code? (609.01)

(A) To protect the public safety and welfare
(B) None of the above
(C) To protect the individual against the misuse of the criminal law
(D) Both A and C
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What are the purposes of the 609 Criminal Code? (609.01)

(A) To protect the public safety and welfare
(B) None of the above
(C) To protect the individual against the misuse of the criminal law
(D) Both A and C
D
What constitutes a "Heinous Crime"?

(A) 1st Degree murder or 2nd Degree Murder
(B) 3rd Degree Murder or 1st Degree Assault
(C) 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree Criminal Sexual Assault
(D) All of the Above
D
Children Under the age of 14 are capable of committing crime. (609.055)

True or False?
F
If a person is going to help someone to commit a crime, but back out and decides they don't want to anymore and makes a reasonable effort to stop another person from committing that crime, but the other person does it anyways. Are they held liable for the crimes the other person did after? (609.05)

Yes or no
NO
An Officer who maliciously and without probable cause procure a search warrants to be issued and executed is guilty of a ____ (626.22)

(A) Misdemeanor
(B) Gross Misdemeanor
(C) Petty Misdemeanor
(D) Felony
(A) Misdemeanor
A search warrant may only end served between the hours of ___ and ___ unless the court determines that nighttime search is necessary. (626.14)

(A) 10am and 6pm
(B) 8am and 7pm
(C) 7am and 8pm
(C) 7am and 8pm
What are the requirements to get a No-Knock search warrant?

(A) Why officers are seeking a no-knock warrant and can't do it with a regular knock warrant
(B) What investigative activities have taken place to support the issuance of a no-knock warrant
(C) Whether the warrant can be effectively executed during daylight hours
(D) All of the above
(D) All of the above
A No-Knock search warrant SHALL NOT be issued if the alleged crime is ____

(A) Drug trafficking
(B) Possession of a controlled substance, for personal use
(C) Drug Manufacturing
(D) Murder
(B) Possession of a controlled substance, for personal use
Warrior-Style Training" means training for peace officers that dehumanizes people or encourages aggressive conduct by peace officers during encounters. (626.8434)

True or False
TRUE
a person's driver's license cannot be suspended following a conviction for driving after suspension, driving after revocation or based solely on a person's failure to pay a traffic ticket, parking fine or surcharge following a conviction for a vehicle operation or parking citation.

True of False
TRUE
A peace officer MUST report to the head of the officer's department, if the officer has reason to believe, or if the victim alleges, if an offender committed a crime because of someone's race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. (626.5531) True or FalseTRUEa person who commits 1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree assault with a Motivated Bias, is subject to a statutory maximum penalty of __ percent longer than the original sentence (609.2233) (A) 20 percent (B) 30 Percent (C) 15 percent (D) 25 percent(D) 25 percentA person who assaults another BECAUSE OF another actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sex orientation, disability, or national origin is guilty of Assault in what degree? (609.2231) (A) 1st degree (B) 2nd degree (C) 3rd degree (D) 4th degree(D) 4th degreeA person who intentionally causes damage because of the property owner's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sex orientation, disability, or national origin is guilty of a ____ (609.595) (A) Felony (B) Gross Misdemeanor (C) Fine (D) Misdemeanor(A) FelonyA person who intentionally causes damage because of the property owner's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sex orientation, disability, or national origin is guilty of a ______, if the damage is not more than $500. (609.595) (A) Misdemeanor (B) Gross Misdemeanor (C) Fine (D) Felony(B) Gross MisdemeanorA person who commits a Harassment crime because of a person's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sex orientation, disability, or national origin is guilty of a ____ (609.749) (A) Misdemeanor (B) Gross Misdemeanor (C) Fine (D) Felony(D) FelonyConspiracy is: whoever conspires with another to cause a third person to be arrested or prosecuted on a criminal charge knowing the charge to be false (609.175) True or FalseTRUEPremeditation of a crime means that you committed a crime to protect someone else. True or FalseFalse - "premeditation" means to consider, plan or prepare for, or determine to commit, the act referred to prior to its commission.The BIG difference between 1st & 2nd Degree Murder is 1st degree deals with premeditation and 2nd degree does not (609.185 & 609.19) True or FalseTRUE1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree murder all deal with intentional deaths (609.185 - 609.195) True or FalseFALSE - 1st and 2nd degree do but 3rd degree murder is with a depraved mind or controlled subatance1st Degree Murder or Second Degree Murder? - Drive by shootings (A) 1st degree (b) 2nd degreeb) 2nd degree1st Degree Murder or Second Degree Murder? - Intentional murder of someone else with premeditation (A) 1st degree (b) 2nd degree(A) 1st degree1st Degree Murder or Second Degree Murder? - Causes the death of police officer or corrections guard while engaged in duties (A) 1st degree (b) 2nd degree(A) 1st degree1st Degree Murder or Second Degree Murder? - Causes the death of a victim, while committing or attempting to commit bodily harm, while restrained by a OFP (A) 1st degree (b) 2nd degree(b) 2nd degree1st Degree Murder or Second Degree Murder? - Causes victims death while committing (or attempt) 1st or 2nd degree Criminal Sexual Conduct (rape) (A) 1st degree (b) 2nd degree