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TCOLE Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP) Practice Test

Texas Code of Criminal Procedure practice questions for the TCOLE Basic Peace Officer licensing exam: arrest authority, warrants, search & seizure doctrine, Miranda / Art. 38.22 statements, magistration, bail, the Texas exclusionary rule (Art. 38.23), and Michael Morton Act discovery.

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This Code of Criminal Procedure practice test draws on 75 questions across 58 topics. Every question carries the statute it comes from and an explanation of why the answer is right, so a missed question points straight at the law to review.

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Under CCP Art. 2A.051 (formerly Art. 2.13), the primary duty of every peace officer is to:

  1. Issue as many citations as possible
  2. Preserve the peace within the officer's jurisdiction; in addition, to use all lawful means to interfere with crime, prevent it, arrest offenders, and execute lawful process (correct)
  3. Investigate only felony offenses
  4. Provide community outreach

Why: Art. 2A.051 (formerly Art. 2.13) lists each peace officer's general duties: preserve the peace within the officer's jurisdiction using all lawful means; interfere without a warrant to prevent or suppress crime where the code authorizes it; execute lawful process; give notice to a magistrate of offenses in the jurisdiction; arrest without a warrant when authorized by law; take possession of a child under Art. 63.00905(g); and execute Texas Civil Commitment Office emergency detention orders on request.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.051

Exigent circumstances permitting warrantless entry into a home generally include all of the following EXCEPT:

  1. Hot pursuit of a fleeing felon
  2. Imminent destruction of evidence
  3. Risk of death or serious injury (emergency aid)
  4. Officer's general curiosity about a residence (correct)

Why: Exigent circumstances are an exception to the warrant requirement and include hot pursuit, imminent destruction of evidence, emergency aid, and risk to officer/community safety. Mere curiosity is never sufficient.

Brigham City v. Stuart; Kentucky v. King; Mincey v. Arizona

An 'indictment' is:

  1. Filed by police
  2. A written instrument presented to a court by a grand jury that charges a person with the commission of an offense — required for felony prosecutions in Texas absent waiver (correct)
  3. An oral statement of charges
  4. Issued by the magistrate

Why: An indictment is the grand jury's formal charging instrument; a defendant must be indicted to be tried for a felony unless, represented by counsel, he waives indictment in open court or in writing, which is not allowed for a capital felony (art. 1.141; prosecution is then by information).

Tex. Const. art. I §10; Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 21.01; art. 1.141

Check answers against the official text

Each explanation cites the Code of Criminal Procedure provision it relies on. The current official text is on the Texas Legislature’s statutes site, including Chapter 14 (arrest without warrant), Chapter 18 (search warrants) and Chapter 38 (evidence in criminal actions). Texas statutes can change after each legislative session. If a question disagrees with the official text or your academy material, follow the official text and let us know.