Florida SOCE practice test

Practice the Florida SOCE
the way it is scored

Law enforcement or corrections, 737 original questions, every answer explained — and the full 200-question exam against the clock.

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Sample question
During custodial questioning, a suspect says, “I want a lawyer.” What must the officers do?
Repeat the Miranda warning
Stop questioning
Why:

Once a suspect in custody asks for a lawyer, questioning must stop — Edwards v. Arizona (1981).

Finish the current question
Ask why he wants one
Florida law citedLE and CorrectionsFull 200-question exam
737
practice questions
2
disciplines: LE and Corrections
200
questions in the full timed exam
5
free questions · no account
Two exams, one prep

Which SOCE are you taking?

Law enforcement and corrections are separate exams written from separate academy curricula. Choose yours and the quiz, study guide and timed exam show only its areas. One purchase covers both.

Law Enforcement (FLEA) Police officers and deputies, and out-of-state, federal or military officers through Equivalency of Training. 19 curriculum areas. Corrections (CMS) State prison and county jail officers. 11 curriculum areas, three of them shared with law enforcement.
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Three ways to prepare

Learn by curriculum area, drill with instant feedback, then sit the full exam against the clock.

Study Guide
Every question with the correct answer and a clear explanation, organized by content area.
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Practice Quiz
Interactive quiz with instant feedback. Filter by content area and track your score.
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Exam Simulation
A full timed mock exam in the real format — no explanations until you finish.
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Built for this exam, explained in plain English

Every practice question is written in-house and modeled after the 19 Law Enforcement and 11 Corrections SOCE content areas. Each question includes a clear, plain-English explanation to help you understand the material — not just memorize the answer.

Your three months start the day you buy. Most candidates sit the SOCE within weeks of the academy, so 3-Month Access covers it. Lifetime has no clock — worth it if your exam date is far off or you are coming in through Equivalency of Training.

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Question bank updated October 2026 · Prices in US dollars. The SOCE itself is administered by FDLE through Pearson VUE; FDLE lists the exam fee as $100 per attempt.
Exam day

What the real exam looks like

Both the law enforcement and the corrections exam follow the same pattern, from FDLE’s own table.

200
questions · 190 scored, 10 field-test
152
correct answers needed · 80 %
3 hrs
to finish · about 54 seconds a question
3
attempts, then the academy again

Our full exam has the same length, 200 questions, and the same three hours. The real one includes 10 unmarked field-test questions that do not count; ours scores all 200 against the same 80 % line.

How to use it

Three steps before you spend $100 on an attempt

You get three attempts, and the third failure sends you back through the academy. Find the weak area first.

1
Read the free study guide
Twenty questions with the answer and the law behind it, no account. Pick your exam — law enforcement or corrections.
2
Work your weak areas
The study guide goes area by area, with the answer and the Florida law behind every legal one.
3
Sit the full exam
200 questions, three hours, 80 % to pass — or a quick 50 at the same pace.
FAQ

Common questions

The 3-month plan gives you 90 days. If you expect to sit the exam inside that window, it is the cheaper option. If you might need longer — or a second attempt — Lifetime is $89 once. A 3-month plan can be upgraded to Lifetime at any time for $69, so starting with 3 months and upgrading later comes to $118. Lifetime also includes future question updates, which matter when the exam blueprint or the statutes behind it change.
The State Officer Certification Examination is the state exam everyone must pass to be certified as a law enforcement, correctional or correctional probation officer in Florida. It is administered by FDLE through Pearson VUE, after the candidate completes basic recruit training or is granted an exemption from it.
The law enforcement and corrections exams each have 200 questions in three hours. 190 are scored and 10 are unscored field-test questions you cannot tell apart. You need 152 of the 190 scored questions correct — 80 percent.
Three. Under s. 943.1397, F.S., an applicant may not take the exam more than three times unless they re-enroll in and complete the basic recruit training program again.
FDLE lists the fee as $100 per attempt, paid when you register with Pearson VUE; a test site may add its own fee. By statute the fee is not refunded if you fail or do not show up.
No. They are original practice questions written from Florida statutes, rules and the public outline of the curriculum. FDLE writes the exam from the basic recruit curriculum and does not publish its questions.
Yes — that is who it helps most. Equivalency of Training candidates skip the Florida academy but must pass the same SOCE within one year of their exemption, and Florida law is the part they have not studied. Every law question here cites the Florida statute it rests on.
Free guides

Free Florida SOCE guides

Straight answers about the exam, written from FDLE’s pages and Florida law. Free to read, no account.

How Many Questions 200, 190 scored, three hours — discipline by discipline The Passing Score 152 of 190, and why field-test questions matter The Three-Attempt Rule What s. 943.1397 says, and the deadlines Cost and Scheduling $100, Pearson VUE, and where results go Out-of-State Officers Equivalency of Training, then the SOCE Legal Practice Questions Ten questions on force, arrest and search