Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR Practice
Exam 2025 – 600 Questions and correct answers
____________ codes are pertinent to establishing minimum standards essential for
safe, sanitary, and fit human habitation by governing use, maintenance, and
occupancy of existing residential buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ANSWER-A
_____________ codes pertain to new construction and provide minimum
requirements for life, safety, health, public welfare, and the protection of property.
They also contain provisions relating to rehabilitation of existing buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ANSWER-B
True/False:
The intent of code enforcement with respect to rehabilitation should be to
encourage the rehabilitation and conservation of older building stock. - ANSWER-
True
True/False:
The basic premise of the codes is to provide safety, health, public welfare, and the
protection of property. - ANSWER-True
pg. 1
,Municipal governments have only those powers expressly granted by the state (or
necessarily implied thereby) and those essential and indispensable to their
existence and functioning. This is known as:
A) Dillon's Rule
B) Municipality
C) Venire
D) The Texas Freedom Act
E) All of the Above - ANSWER-A
The City of Galveston, Texas first officially adopted the commission form of local
government in ________.
A) 1944
B) 1926
C) 1901
D) 1902 - ANSWER-C
_________ __________ is evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and
seizure.
A) Search Warrant
B) Witness Testimony
C) Reasonable Doubt
D) Probable Cause
E) All of the Above - ANSWER-D
The Council Manager form of government was officially adopted in 1912 in
_________ and ____________.
pg. 2
,A) 1914 in San Diego, California & 1915 in Santa Monica, California
B) 1912 in Sumpter, South Carolina & in 1914 in Dayton, Ohio
C) 1926 in Galveston, Texas & 1932 in Corpus Christi, Texas
D) 1912 in Des Moines, Iowa & 1914 in Kansas City, Kansas - ANSWER-B
Fire marshals, code officers, or health officials may use __________ __________
to obtain a search warrant.
A) Search Warrant
B) Witness Testimony
C) Reasonable Doubt
D) Probable Cause
E) All of the Above - ANSWER-D
The mayor-council form of government may be strong or _______.
A) Extra Strong
B) Weak
C) Unreliable
D) Easy - ANSWER-B
A board of adjustments is established by the ________ law level of goverment
regulation.
A) State
B) Federal
C) Local
D) County - ANSWER-A
pg. 3
, 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. - ANSWER-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 one year or
more of experience in the field of code enforcement. - ANSWER-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. -
ANSWER-D
The code enforcement officer examination measures the ____________ and
___________ required to be a code enforcement officer.
pg. 4
Exam 2025 – 600 Questions and correct answers
____________ codes are pertinent to establishing minimum standards essential for
safe, sanitary, and fit human habitation by governing use, maintenance, and
occupancy of existing residential buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ANSWER-A
_____________ codes pertain to new construction and provide minimum
requirements for life, safety, health, public welfare, and the protection of property.
They also contain provisions relating to rehabilitation of existing buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ANSWER-B
True/False:
The intent of code enforcement with respect to rehabilitation should be to
encourage the rehabilitation and conservation of older building stock. - ANSWER-
True
True/False:
The basic premise of the codes is to provide safety, health, public welfare, and the
protection of property. - ANSWER-True
pg. 1
,Municipal governments have only those powers expressly granted by the state (or
necessarily implied thereby) and those essential and indispensable to their
existence and functioning. This is known as:
A) Dillon's Rule
B) Municipality
C) Venire
D) The Texas Freedom Act
E) All of the Above - ANSWER-A
The City of Galveston, Texas first officially adopted the commission form of local
government in ________.
A) 1944
B) 1926
C) 1901
D) 1902 - ANSWER-C
_________ __________ is evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and
seizure.
A) Search Warrant
B) Witness Testimony
C) Reasonable Doubt
D) Probable Cause
E) All of the Above - ANSWER-D
The Council Manager form of government was officially adopted in 1912 in
_________ and ____________.
pg. 2
,A) 1914 in San Diego, California & 1915 in Santa Monica, California
B) 1912 in Sumpter, South Carolina & in 1914 in Dayton, Ohio
C) 1926 in Galveston, Texas & 1932 in Corpus Christi, Texas
D) 1912 in Des Moines, Iowa & 1914 in Kansas City, Kansas - ANSWER-B
Fire marshals, code officers, or health officials may use __________ __________
to obtain a search warrant.
A) Search Warrant
B) Witness Testimony
C) Reasonable Doubt
D) Probable Cause
E) All of the Above - ANSWER-D
The mayor-council form of government may be strong or _______.
A) Extra Strong
B) Weak
C) Unreliable
D) Easy - ANSWER-B
A board of adjustments is established by the ________ law level of goverment
regulation.
A) State
B) Federal
C) Local
D) County - ANSWER-A
pg. 3
, 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. - ANSWER-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 one year or
more of experience in the field of code enforcement. - ANSWER-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. -
ANSWER-D
The code enforcement officer examination measures the ____________ and
___________ required to be a code enforcement officer.
pg. 4
