NC BLET State Exam Study Guide

NC BLET State Exam Study Guide 1. State the function and purpose of civil process.: Primary function: 1. Giving notice 2. preserving the status quo. 3. Providing remedies for parties. 4. Enforcing decisions of the courts. 2. State the purpose of civil process: Civil actions, there is no arrest or issued citation. Non- criminal actions, there must be a way to notify the defendant that claims that have been alleged against them by the plaintiff and what the must do to respond. 3. State how to access the North Carolina administrative office of the court's standard forms for civil process and describe the standard fee for service of that process by law enforcement.: The referenced form number can be entered in the form number field on the AOC'S webpage and a copy of that civil process will be retrieved in fillable PDF format. 4. Standard fees for services of the process:: If a law enforcement officer is serving items of the civil process there is a 30.00 fee for service to be collected in advance. This fee is the fee per party to be served by the item of civil process. Only 1 party only 30.00 is collected however 1 item of the civil process is to be served on two parties a fee of 60.00 is collected 3 parties is a fee of 90.00 5. Identify the various types of civil process as provided in the lesson plan.: 1. Magistrate's summons (aoc-cvm-100) 2. Civil summons ( aoc-cv-100) 3. Special proceeding summons( aoc-sp-100) 4. partition proceedings summons ( aoc-sp-101) 5. notice of hearing- power of sale forecloser. 6. Juvenile summons ( undisciplined/delinquent) ( aoc-j-340) 7. juvenile summons ( abuse/neglect/dependent) ( aoc-j-142) 8. Summons in proceeding to terminate parental right( aoc-j-208) 9. subpoena (aoc-g-100) 10. domestic violence (50 b) civil process 11. civil no contact ( 50-c) civil process 12. workplace violence prevention civil process. 6. State what is required for select types of civil process to be considered valid: 1.copy of the complaint or petition and all other necessary court documents 2.summons, must be served on each name defendant 3.printed on the aoc form to the check the governing statue to determine what must be attached and served 4. enough copies included to be served on each of the parties named for service. 7. State how to properly serve the civil process on the different types of parties to a civil suit, beginning with an ordinary civil summons and then moon g on to special item of civil process.: 1. Ordinary civil summons: is personal service , leaving copy of the complain and summons at the defendants home with someone of suitable age and ( mentally competent) or specified agent. 8. Demonstrate how to make a proper return of the civil process: the sheriff must certify in his return that the process has been served, showing the place, time, and manner of service this answers the questions of who, where, why , what, how, when. 9. State the time limits for service of various types of civil process and demonstrate how to compute the time limit in which to serve civil process.: 1. ordinary civil summons= 60 days from the date it is issued. 2. Magistrate summons= 60 days, served no late than 5 days before the date scheduled for hearing. 3. Magistrate summons in a summary ejectment action= 5 days form the issuance of the summons and at least 2 days before the date of the scheduled hearing 4. juvenile summons ( undisciplined/ delinquent)= served not less than 5 days before the scheduled hearing. after 30 days if not served it should be immediately returned to the issuing clerk. 5. Juvenile summons ( abuse/ neglect/ dependent)= served not less than 5 days before the scheduled hearing date. 6. Notice of hearing the foreclosure under power sale= served not less than 10 days, via posting must be done lo later than 20 days. 7. domestic violence civil summons= expire after 60 days. 10. as provided in the lesson plan identify the following prejudgment reme- dies.: 1.attachment= seizure of a debtor's real or personal property sufficient in amount to satisfy a judgment. 2.garnishment= proceeding is to discover and subject to attachment tangible personal property of the defendant, not in his/ her possession, but the possession of another person and any indebtedness 3. claim and delivery= is to claim the immediate delivery of certain specified personal property. . 11. identify the post- judgment remedy of execution: 1. executions against the property: the sheriff is to seize the personal property to sell to satisfy the outstanding judgment. 2. executions against the person: civil order for arrest and are very specific in nature and rare. issued when there is reason to believe the judgment debtor is about to flee the jurisdiction to avoid paying the judgment or has concealed assets to defraud creditors. 3. executions for delivery of specific property: execution is against property which requires levy on and sale of personal or real property to satisfy a judgment. 12. As provided in the lesson plan identify the reoccurring issues with the following circumstances: 1. Bankruptcies= defendant has filed for bankruptcy protection the deputy should not attempt to service the summons. 2. repossessions: call about a vehicle theft in progress, or about 2 people arguing over a vehicle and the call turns out to be an attempted repossession. 3. evictions: occasionally a hotel guest may refuse to leave the lodging if the occupant is not a guest but a residential tenant the occupant can only be removed through summary ejectment procedures. 4. child custody order: one parent is granted custody of the child to the exclusion of the other parent or parents have joint custody and one parent is nor complying with the court order. 13. Define human trafficking according to federal and state law.: Human traf- ficking commonly referred to as "modern-day slavery" is a global phenomenon that involves obtaining or maintaining the labor or services of another through the use of force, fraud, or coercion, in violation of an individual's human rights. 14. Define sex trafficing: the recruitment, harboring , transportation, provision or obtaining of a person for the purpose of commercial sex act in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud , or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act is under 18 years of age. 15. compare and contrast human trafficking and human smuggling.: The key distinction between human trafficking and smuggling lies in the individual's freedom of choice. A person may choose and arrange to be smuggled into a country, but when a person is forced into a situation of exploitations where their freedom is taken away they are a victim of human trafficking 16. Define and describe the dynamics of human trafficking and thier trau- matic effects upon victims.: operate on a small, local scale with one trafficker and one victim where there is a little or no connection with other traffickers to a large-scale international business with many different players involved in the trafficking. trauma= coping or survival mechanisms may result in the victim feeling loyalty gratitude or dependence upon an individual related to the trafficking operation 17. as provided in the lesson plan identify various forms of exploitations associated with human trafficing: 1.sexual exploitations: brothels, massage parlors, phonography productions, street prostitution 2.Labor exploitations: agricultural, cleaning services, construction, domestic servi- tude, exotic dancing, factory, restaurant work 3. service marriage ( mail order brides) some trafficking hide their operations by posing as marriage brokerage services. 18. state the strategies for victim identification: 1. domestic violence crime 2. labor disputes 3. prostitution and pimping offenses 4. shoplifting 5. cases of assault. 19. identify and discuss methods of effective response to human trafficking as provided in the lesson plan: 1.reactive approach: may uncover trafficking's while addressing other crimes or call for assistance 2. Proactive approach: by identifying possible situations or business in your com- munity where you suspect human trafficking may be taking place 3. all responses: it is important to remember that not only the traffickers but those who seek to purchase the services of trafficking victims must be held accountable. 20. list available assistance for victims: 1. National human tracking hotline 2. legal aid of North Carolina 3. social services and assistance 21. list possible recourses for law enforcement for human trafficking: 1. traf- ficking's information and referral hotline 2. fbi 3. ice 4. sbi 22. as provided in the lesson plan identify potential terrorist- related threats, targets, and vulnerabilities with your jurisdiction.: 1. left-wing groups: generally profess a revolutionary socialist doctrine and view themselves as protectors of the people against the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and imperialism. 2. Anarchists: that there should not be any government and feel that each person should function separately free of restraint. 3. anti-fascists (Antifa): a network of independent and grassroots groups working together against the rise of racism and fascism in our communities. 4. right-wing groups: often adhere to the principles of racial supremacy and embrace antigovernment antiregulatory beleifs. 23. special interest/ single interest terrorist group: 1. ecological resistance movement 2. anti: environmental movement 3. animal rights 24. identify terrorism threats specific to North Carolina: 1. Agriculture: most vulnerable target in North Carolina with 57000 farms 2. military installations: impact national security by affecting the ability to deploy troops and boosting the morale of the terrorist entities opposed to the united state. 3. transporation infrastructors: 4 interates thourafares that include i 85,95,77,40. 25. identify terrorism threats specific to North Carolina: 4. banking/ financial infrastructures: charlotte is the second largest banking center in the united states. in emergency the nasdaq stock exchange can be operated from charlotte 5. Nuclear power plant: Brunswick, McGuire, sheron-harris 6. citizenry: jihadists have killed 95 people inside the united states. 26. State the purpose of the National Terrorism advisory system ( NTAS) and 5 categories: Based on the nature of threat, alerts will be sent directly to law enforcement , alert will be issued more broadly to the American people through both official and media channels 27. Identify and report indicators of possible impeding terrorist attack: 1. General observations: loiter around sensitive areas, load behavior in a group of people, a large amount of $100 bills cipher/code packs, use of foreign terms, misstatements of common American terms 2. surveillance: carrying video cameras or observations equipment with high mag- nifications lenses, observed with maps, photos, diagrams 3. night vision- devices 4. parking, standing, loitering in same area over multiple days 28. Identify and report indicators of possible impeding terrorist attack cont- : 5. false alarms requiring law enforcement 6. thefts of military ,Leo, and fire id cards/ license plates 7. non military person with military-style weapons, clothing, or equipment 8. reports of computer hacker attempting to access sites with person identification maps 29. Weapons attacks: 1. unusual sale of large numbers of semi-automatic weapons 2. theft or large sale of ammunition 3. reports of automatic weapons' firing 4. sale of protective body armor to non-law enforcement person paramilitary groups caring out training scenarios