257 practice questions for the Florida law enforcement State Officer Certification Exam (SOCE), the test you take after the academy to become a certified officer. They cover all 19 basic recruit courses FDLE lists for the exam: legal, interviewing and report writing, patrol, serving your community, crimes against persons and property, crime scenes, traffic incidents, stops, crashes and DUI, critical incidents, vehicle operations, first aid, firearms, defensive tactics and the CEW. We wrote every question from the Florida Statutes, court decisions and federal public guides, and every answer names its source with a Remember line. Practice tests are 100 questions weighted by each course's academy hours, and passing is 80%, the same mark as the real exam.
The real test: The Florida law enforcement State Officer Certification Exam (SOCE) is 200 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours: 190 are scored and 10 are unmarked field-test items, and 152 correct (80%) passes. You take it through Pearson VUE after a Commission-certified basic recruit academy; the fee is $100 a try and you get three tries (s. 943.1397). It covers the 19 basic recruit courses, from legal, patrol and crimes to traffic, DUI, critical incidents, vehicle operations, first aid, firearms, defensive tactics and the CEW. FDLE does not publish a per-course count, so our practice test is 100 questions weighted by each course's academy hours, passing at 80 of 100.
Here: 257 questions. Our own practice questions on the 19 courses of the Florida law enforcement State Officer Certification Exam, written from the Florida Statutes, court decisions and federal public-domain guides; not FDLE's textbook or any exam's questions. Free.
Start studying, freeOpens the Civil Service Ticket study guide. No sign-up, nothing to install.| Topic | On the test | In the guide |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Introduction to Law Enforcement | ~2 | 6 |
| 2. Communication | ~3 | 8 |
| 3. Legal | ~9 | 23 |
| 4. Interviewing and Report Writing | ~8 | 19 |
| 5. Fundamentals of Patrol | ~6 | 15 |
| 6. Serving Your Community | ~5 | 13 |
| 7. Crimes Against Persons | ~7 | 18 |
| 8. Crimes Involving Property and Society | ~2 | 8 |
| 9. Crime Scene Follow-up Investigations | ~5 | 12 |
| 10. Traffic Incidents | ~2 | 6 |
| 11. Traffic Stops | ~3 | 8 |
| 12. Traffic Crash Investigations | ~4 | 10 |
| 13. DUI Traffic Stops | ~3 | 10 |
| 14. Critical Incidents | ~6 | 15 |
| 15. Law Enforcement Vehicle Operations | ~7 | 17 |
| 16. First Aid | ~6 | 15 |
| 17. Criminal Justice Firearms | ~11 | 26 |
| 18. Criminal Justice Defensive Tactics | ~10 | 24 |
| 19. Conducted Electrical Weapon | ~1 | 4 |
"On the test" is the rough share of a 100-question test for each topic, following the exam's published weights.
Under Florida law, what is the minimum age to be employed as a full-time law enforcement officer?
A. 19
Officers from three agencies are working the same large incident on a shared radio channel. How should they talk?
A. In plain English, with no agency ten-codes
A crime is punishable by up to 1 year in a county jail. How does Florida classify it?
D. A misdemeanor
When must Miranda warnings be given?
B. Before custodial interrogation: the person is in custody and will be questioned
At 3 a.m. an officer finds a man crouched behind a closed jewelry store holding a pry bar. Before arresting him for loitering or prowling, what must the officer normally do?
A. Give him a chance to identify himself and explain his presence
A woman with schizophrenia has stopped eating, refuses an exam after it is explained, and says voices tell her to jump from her balcony tonight. What may the officer do?
C. Take her into custody for an involuntary examination
A man raises his fist and lunges at a neighbor, shouting "I'll knock you out!" The neighbor ducks away in fear. No contact is made. What crime fits?
B. Assault
A man steals a $900 bicycle from an open garage. What level of theft is it?
D. Grand theft, third degree
What is the first officer's first priority on arriving at a violent crime scene?
A. Safety: make sure the scene is safe for everyone
A driver on a four-lane interstate approaches a deputy's car stopped on the shoulder with its lights flashing. What does Florida's move-over law require first?
C. Leave the lane closest to the deputy's car when it is safe to do so