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Code Enforcement Officer (State of Texas) 250
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest Update 2024
The Code Enforcement Officer examination measures the ________ and
________ required to be a code officer. - CORRECT ANSWER-Knowledge and
Skills.
What is the purpose of Code Enforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER-To establish
and maintain a standard of quality of life for all citizens by providing quality
inspections and bringing about improvements and rehabilitation to the
community.
Code Enforcement started growing with what types of incidents? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Health/Environmental issues, community safety, dangerous buildings,
and fire incidents.
Define Code Enforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER-The inspection,
improvement, and rehabilitation of environmental hazards in public and private
premises by determining the presence of fire or health hazards, nuisance
violations, unsafe building conditions and violations of any fire, health or building
regulation, statute, or ordinance.
In regards to the Texas Administrative Code (2007), define a Code Enforcement
Officer? - CORRECT ANSWER-An agent of this state or political subdivision of
this state who engages in code enforcement and has one year or more of
experience in the field of code enforcement.
Define a Code Enforcement Officer-in-Training? - CORRECT ANSWER-An agent
of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in code
enforcement but who has less than one year of experience in the field of code
enforcement and is supervised by a registered code enforcement officer.
T or F?
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Code Enforcement Officers identify with the same citation powers as police
officers, sheriffs, marshals, and others. - CORRECT ANSWER-True!
Generally speaking, code enforcement does not deal with the _________
element of enabling legislation and ordinances, while police officers do. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Criminal.
T or F?
Code officers are not allowed by law to provide a summons or set a court date.
This must be done by the municipal, county, or district courts. - CORRECT
ANSWER-True!
In regards to non-citation enforcement options, what can a CEO do instead of
issuing a citation? - CORRECT ANSWER-Serve a notice of violation.
Are trash, refuse, rubbish, debris, junk motor vehicles, high grass and weeds,
nuisances, and zoning worth risking personal safety? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Hell NO!
Being prepared is one way in which CEO's help protect themselves. Prepared is
an acronym that stands for what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Proactive, Responsive,
Empathetic, Patient, Alert, Ready, Educated, and Disciplined.
The purpose of Code Enforcement Association of Texas (CEAT) is what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-To study and advance the science and practice of code
enforcement through certification designed to promote the interests of the
profession.
On a national level, what is the association that represents code enforcement
officers? - CORRECT ANSWER-American Association of Code Enforcement
(AACE)
What is the International Code Council? - CORRECT ANSWER-Code council
involved in code on an international scale. There are substantial advantages in
combining the efforts of existing code organizations to produce a single set of
codes.
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What is the State of Texas definition of Code Enforcement?
a. The ability to arrest anyone at anytime.
b. The abilitiy to write ordinances, inspect property, issue citations, and arrest
violators.
c. The inspection, improvement and rehabilitation of environmental hazards in
public and private premises by determining the presence of fire or health
hazards, nuisance violations, unsafe building conditions, and violations of any
fire, health, or building regulation, state, or ordinance.
d. The enforcement of the federal code. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer as:
a. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has one year or more of experience in the field of code
enforcement.
b. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has three months or more of experience in the field of
code enforcement.
c. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has six months or more of experience in the field of code
enforcement.
d. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has five years or more of experience in the field of code
enforcement. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer-in-training as:
a. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has three months or more of experience in the field of
code enforcement.
b. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has one year or more of experience in the field of code
enforcement.
c. An enforcement agent.
d. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement but who has less than one year of experience in the field of
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code enforcement and is supervised by a registered Code Enforcement Officer. -
CORRECT ANSWER-D
Define Absolute Immunity? - CORRECT ANSWER-The status of a person or
body that places one beyond the law and makes one free from legal obligations.
Immunity for building official or CEO, not liable for their discretionary acts.
Define Affiant? - CORRECT ANSWER-The person who makes and subscribes
an affidavit.
Define Affidavit? - CORRECT ANSWER-A voluntary, written, or printed
declaration of facts, confirmed by oath of the party making it before a person with
authority to administer the oath.
Define Civil Action? - CORRECT ANSWER-Legal action to protect a private civil
right or to compel a civil remedy.
Define Defamation? - CORRECT ANSWER-That which tends to injure a person's
reputation.
Ex: A lie that I tell that messed up Ruby's reputation.
Define Dillon's Rule? - CORRECT ANSWER-Municipal governments only have
the powers that are expressly granted to them by the state legislature, those that
are necessarily implied from that grant of power, and those that are essential and
indispensable to the municipalities existence and functioning.
Define Enabling Legislation? - CORRECT ANSWER-The act of giving or
enacting laws; the power to make laws via legislation in contrast to court-made
laws.
Define General Law City? - CORRECT ANSWER-Basically, cities operate under
the laws of the state with some exceptions to those laws.
Define Home Rule? - CORRECT ANSWER-The power of a city to govern itself
so long as charter provisions or ordinances are not inconsistent with state law.
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Code Enforcement Officer (State of Texas) 250
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest Update 2024
The Code Enforcement Officer examination measures the ________ and
________ required to be a code officer. - CORRECT ANSWER-Knowledge and
Skills.
What is the purpose of Code Enforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER-To establish
and maintain a standard of quality of life for all citizens by providing quality
inspections and bringing about improvements and rehabilitation to the
community.
Code Enforcement started growing with what types of incidents? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Health/Environmental issues, community safety, dangerous buildings,
and fire incidents.
Define Code Enforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER-The inspection,
improvement, and rehabilitation of environmental hazards in public and private
premises by determining the presence of fire or health hazards, nuisance
violations, unsafe building conditions and violations of any fire, health or building
regulation, statute, or ordinance.
In regards to the Texas Administrative Code (2007), define a Code Enforcement
Officer? - CORRECT ANSWER-An agent of this state or political subdivision of
this state who engages in code enforcement and has one year or more of
experience in the field of code enforcement.
Define a Code Enforcement Officer-in-Training? - CORRECT ANSWER-An agent
of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in code
enforcement but who has less than one year of experience in the field of code
enforcement and is supervised by a registered code enforcement officer.
T or F?
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Code Enforcement Officers identify with the same citation powers as police
officers, sheriffs, marshals, and others. - CORRECT ANSWER-True!
Generally speaking, code enforcement does not deal with the _________
element of enabling legislation and ordinances, while police officers do. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Criminal.
T or F?
Code officers are not allowed by law to provide a summons or set a court date.
This must be done by the municipal, county, or district courts. - CORRECT
ANSWER-True!
In regards to non-citation enforcement options, what can a CEO do instead of
issuing a citation? - CORRECT ANSWER-Serve a notice of violation.
Are trash, refuse, rubbish, debris, junk motor vehicles, high grass and weeds,
nuisances, and zoning worth risking personal safety? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Hell NO!
Being prepared is one way in which CEO's help protect themselves. Prepared is
an acronym that stands for what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Proactive, Responsive,
Empathetic, Patient, Alert, Ready, Educated, and Disciplined.
The purpose of Code Enforcement Association of Texas (CEAT) is what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-To study and advance the science and practice of code
enforcement through certification designed to promote the interests of the
profession.
On a national level, what is the association that represents code enforcement
officers? - CORRECT ANSWER-American Association of Code Enforcement
(AACE)
What is the International Code Council? - CORRECT ANSWER-Code council
involved in code on an international scale. There are substantial advantages in
combining the efforts of existing code organizations to produce a single set of
codes.
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What is the State of Texas definition of Code Enforcement?
a. The ability to arrest anyone at anytime.
b. The abilitiy to write ordinances, inspect property, issue citations, and arrest
violators.
c. The inspection, improvement and rehabilitation of environmental hazards in
public and private premises by determining the presence of fire or health
hazards, nuisance violations, unsafe building conditions, and violations of any
fire, health, or building regulation, state, or ordinance.
d. The enforcement of the federal code. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer as:
a. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has one year or more of experience in the field of code
enforcement.
b. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has three months or more of experience in the field of
code enforcement.
c. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has six months or more of experience in the field of code
enforcement.
d. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has five years or more of experience in the field of code
enforcement. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer-in-training as:
a. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has three months or more of experience in the field of
code enforcement.
b. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement and has one year or more of experience in the field of code
enforcement.
c. An enforcement agent.
d. An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
code enforcement but who has less than one year of experience in the field of
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code enforcement and is supervised by a registered Code Enforcement Officer. -
CORRECT ANSWER-D
Define Absolute Immunity? - CORRECT ANSWER-The status of a person or
body that places one beyond the law and makes one free from legal obligations.
Immunity for building official or CEO, not liable for their discretionary acts.
Define Affiant? - CORRECT ANSWER-The person who makes and subscribes
an affidavit.
Define Affidavit? - CORRECT ANSWER-A voluntary, written, or printed
declaration of facts, confirmed by oath of the party making it before a person with
authority to administer the oath.
Define Civil Action? - CORRECT ANSWER-Legal action to protect a private civil
right or to compel a civil remedy.
Define Defamation? - CORRECT ANSWER-That which tends to injure a person's
reputation.
Ex: A lie that I tell that messed up Ruby's reputation.
Define Dillon's Rule? - CORRECT ANSWER-Municipal governments only have
the powers that are expressly granted to them by the state legislature, those that
are necessarily implied from that grant of power, and those that are essential and
indispensable to the municipalities existence and functioning.
Define Enabling Legislation? - CORRECT ANSWER-The act of giving or
enacting laws; the power to make laws via legislation in contrast to court-made
laws.
Define General Law City? - CORRECT ANSWER-Basically, cities operate under
the laws of the state with some exceptions to those laws.
Define Home Rule? - CORRECT ANSWER-The power of a city to govern itself
so long as charter provisions or ordinances are not inconsistent with state law.
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