Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved

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Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR

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What is the State of Texas definition of code enforcement?

A) The ability to arrest anyone at anytime

B) The ability to write ordinances, inspect property, issue citations, and

arrest violators

C) The enforcement of the federal code

D) 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. -

✔✔D

True/False:

The State of Texas defines a code officer as an agent of this state or a

political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement and has

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one year or more of experience in the field of code enforcement. -

✔✔True

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 political subdivision of this state who engages in

code enforcement and has less than one year of experience in the field of

code enforcement and is supervised by a registered Code Enforcement

Officer. - ✔✔D

The code enforcement officer examination measures the ____________

and ___________ required to be a code enforcement officer.

A) ability; accuracy

B) efficiency; attitude

C) age; IQ

D) knowledge; skills - ✔✔D

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What is another hat or duty that a code enforcement officer may wear?

A) Health/Building Official

B) Fire Fighter

C) Social Worker

D) Animal Control

E) Police/Law Interpreter

F) All of the Above - ✔✔F

Being P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D is one way that code enforcement officers protect

themselves. What does the acronym stand for?

A) passionate, reliable, excellent, passive, amazing, reliable, epic, and

driven

B) pretentious, rambunctious, electable, practical, avoiding, radiant,

eccentric, and decisive.

C) proactive; responsive; empathetic; patient; alert; ready; educated;

disciplined

D) personable, reactive, easygoing, participant, active, realistic, evasive,

and direct, - ✔✔C

True/False

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Home rule provides local cities or towns with a measure of self-government

(able to pass their own laws), which means being able to write their laws

based upon state laws. - ✔✔True

___________ ____________ cities or towns basically operate under state

laws without changing those laws.

A) General Law

B) Home Rule

C) Mayor-Council

D) All of the Above - ✔✔A

Cities or towns can become home rule charters at a population of

________ by a vote of the citizens.

A) 5,000

B) 3,000

C) 10,000

D) 4,000 - ✔✔A

The _______ amendment deals with illegal search and seizure and

generally prohibits the search and seizure of any property unless a warrant

has been issued.

A) 1st

B) 4th