Code Enforcement Officer (State of Texas)
Define Code Enforcement? 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), An agent of this state or political subdivision of this state who engages in code
define a Code Enforcement Officer? enforcement and has one year or more of experience in the field of code
enforcement.
Define a Code Enforcement Officer-in-Training? 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? True!
Code Enforcement Officers identify with the same
citation powers as police officers, sheriffs, marshals, and
others.
Generally speaking, code enforcement does not deal Criminal.
with the _________ element of enabling legislation and
ordinances, while police officers do.
T or F? True!
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.
In regards to non-citation enforcement options, what can Serve a notice of violation.
a CEO do instead of issuing a citation?
Are trash, refuse, rubbish, debris, junk motor vehicles, Hell NO!
high grass and weeds, nuisances, and zoning worth
risking personal safety?
Being prepared is one way in which CEO's help protect Proactive, Responsive, Empathetic, Patient, Alert, Ready, Educated, and
themselves. Prepared is an acronym that stands for what? Disciplined.
The purpose of Code Enforcement Association of Texas To study and advance the science and practice of code enforcement through
(CEAT) is what? certification designed to promote the interests of the profession.
, Code Enforcement Officer (State of Texas)
On a national level, what is the association that American Association of Code Enforcement (AACE)
represents code enforcement officers?
What is the International Code Council? 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.
What is the State of Texas definition of Code C
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.
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer as: A
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.
, Code Enforcement Officer (State of Texas)
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer-in- D
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 code
enforcement and is supervised by a registered Code
Enforcement Officer.
Define Absolute Immunity? 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? The person who makes and subscribes an affidavit.
Define Affidavit? 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? Legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy.
Define Defamation? 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? 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? The act of giving or enacting laws; the power to make laws via legislation in
contrast to court-made laws.
Define General Law City? Basically, cities operate under the laws of the state with some exceptions to those
laws.
Define Code Enforcement? 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), An agent of this state or political subdivision of this state who engages in code
define a Code Enforcement Officer? enforcement and has one year or more of experience in the field of code
enforcement.
Define a Code Enforcement Officer-in-Training? 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? True!
Code Enforcement Officers identify with the same
citation powers as police officers, sheriffs, marshals, and
others.
Generally speaking, code enforcement does not deal Criminal.
with the _________ element of enabling legislation and
ordinances, while police officers do.
T or F? True!
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.
In regards to non-citation enforcement options, what can Serve a notice of violation.
a CEO do instead of issuing a citation?
Are trash, refuse, rubbish, debris, junk motor vehicles, Hell NO!
high grass and weeds, nuisances, and zoning worth
risking personal safety?
Being prepared is one way in which CEO's help protect Proactive, Responsive, Empathetic, Patient, Alert, Ready, Educated, and
themselves. Prepared is an acronym that stands for what? Disciplined.
The purpose of Code Enforcement Association of Texas To study and advance the science and practice of code enforcement through
(CEAT) is what? certification designed to promote the interests of the profession.
, Code Enforcement Officer (State of Texas)
On a national level, what is the association that American Association of Code Enforcement (AACE)
represents code enforcement officers?
What is the International Code Council? 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.
What is the State of Texas definition of Code C
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.
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer as: A
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.
, Code Enforcement Officer (State of Texas)
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer-in- D
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 code
enforcement and is supervised by a registered Code
Enforcement Officer.
Define Absolute Immunity? 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? The person who makes and subscribes an affidavit.
Define Affidavit? 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? Legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy.
Define Defamation? 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? 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? The act of giving or enacting laws; the power to make laws via legislation in
contrast to court-made laws.
Define General Law City? Basically, cities operate under the laws of the state with some exceptions to those
laws.
