Free VA-USO Practice Questions

Question 1

The badge reader rejects an employee's card during a shift change. Post orders permit a temporary pass after photo-ID verification and confirmation on the current access roster. Both checks succeed; the employee is authorized for the requested area and time. No access suspension or safety alert is in effect. How should entry be handled?

Accepted Answer

Issue the temporary pass and record entry under the employee's identity.

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Refuse entry until a technician repairs the reader.

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Let the employee follow a coworker through the controlled entrance.

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Admit the employee on the rejected card and record the entry when the system is restored.

Question 2

At 16:38, a store security officer acting as the merchant's agent lawfully detains a suspected shoplifter on the store's premises and calls police. At 17:21, a supervisor takes over; police estimate arrival at 17:50. Probable cause remains, and no other detention authority applies. At 17:21, what is the maximum additional detention time available under Virginia's merchant-detention statute?

Accepted Answer

17 minutes; the supervisor's arrival does not restart the detention period.

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29 minutes; the requested police response extends detention until their estimated arrival.

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43 minutes; the time already elapsed is the amount still available for detention.

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60 minutes; the supervising officer begins a new detention period at the handoff.

Question 3

After a loading-dock collision, an officer arrives at 09:18 and sees a delivery van stationary against a bollard. Warehouse employee Diaz says, 'The van backed into it about five minutes ago.' The officer did not see the impact. Which sentence accurately separates observation from reported information?

Accepted Answer

At 09:18, I saw the van against the bollard; Diaz reported an impact about five minutes earlier.

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At 09:13, I observed the van strike the bollard; Diaz confirmed my account.

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Diaz reported that the careless driver hit the bollard at exactly 09:13.

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The driver negligently backed into the bollard before my arrival at 09:18.

Question 4

During an adult CPR refresher, an officer's feedback manikin records 112 compressions per minute, a compression depth of 3.6 cm, and full chest recoil. Hand position is correct. Which coaching instruction addresses the recorded deficiency?

Accepted Answer

Keep the rate and recoil; increase compression depth to about 5.5 cm.

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Increase the rate to about 135 per minute while maintaining the present depth.

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Maintain the current rate and depth to avoid injuring the chest during real CPR.

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Reduce the rate to about 90 per minute and maintain the current compression depth.

Question 5

A visitor waiting for a host says, 'This is ridiculous. Just let me upstairs.' The visitor speaks loudly but keeps a respectful distance and makes no threats. Host approval is required for entry, and the officer can telephone the host again. Which reply preserves the access rule without needlessly intensifying the dispute?

Accepted Answer

The wait is frustrating. I can call your host again, or you can return later.

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Lower your voice, or I'll ask police to remove you from the property.

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It's your host's responsibility to arrange entry, not mine.

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I'll take you upstairs this time, but explain to your host that this was an exception.

Question 6

In a hotel lobby, a person quietly removes a wallet worth $40 from a visitor's coat pocket while the visitor is wearing the coat. The taking is without permission and with intent to keep the wallet. No force or intimidation is used. Which classification fits the completed taking under Virginia law?

Accepted Answer

Grand larceny; the wallet was taken from the person and exceeds the $5 threshold.

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Petit larceny; the wallet is worth less than $1,000.

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Robbery; property was removed directly from a worn coat.

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Attempted grand larceny; completion requires leaving the premises.

Question 7

An officer employed by a licensed security company discovers that the DCJS unarmed security registration expired 18 days ago. DCJS has received the complete reinstatement application and required fees, and in-service training is complete, but reinstatement has not been approved. No extension or other work authorization has been issued. Which advice correctly addresses a shift offered for tonight?

Accepted Answer

Decline the shift until valid authority to perform the regulated work is restored.

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Accept the shift and carry the application receipt instead of the expired card.

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Accept the shift because the 60-day reinstatement window has not closed.

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Accept the shift under a new employer-issued 90-day authorization while the completed reinstatement application is pending.

Question 8

An exterior door has a fail-secure electric lock and a separate mechanical panic bar that operates without electricity. The locking system loses all electrical power. Assuming the hardware functions as designed, how should the door behave?

Accepted Answer

It should stay locked against entry while the mechanical panic bar permits exit.

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It should release the entry lock and still permit mechanical exit.

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It should prevent both entry and exit until power returns.

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It should release the entry lock and remain unlatched after an occupant opens it to leave.

Question 9

Without provocation, a visitor lunges within striking distance and swings a fist at an unarmed officer's head. The officer cannot safely step away before the blow lands. Which principle governs the officer's immediate use of nondeadly defensive force?

Accepted Answer

Use no more force than reasonably necessary to protect against the imminent bodily harm.

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Wait for physical contact before using defensive force.

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Obtain a supervisor's approval before using physical force.

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Match the attacker's force until police take custody.

Question 10

Four entries appear in a lobby officer's notes. Which entry most strongly supports reporting possible testing of security procedures?

Accepted Answer

A person sought entry at three doors using different names and asked when each post is unstaffed.

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A delivery driver asked which door accepts oversized crates, then used that entrance.

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A visitor photographed the exterior from a public sidewalk after asking for the architect's name.

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An employee tried a restricted door twice, then asked security to check the badge's permissions against the current access roster.

Free VA-USO Practice Questions

Domain 1: Orientation

Question 1

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Domain 2: Law

Question 3

Question 4

Domain 3: Security patrol, access control, and communications

Question 5

Question 6

Domain 4: Documentation

Question 7

Domain 5: Emergency procedures

Question 8

Domain 6: Confrontation management

Question 9

Domain 7: Use of force

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