BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT TEEX & TDLR
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WELL
GRADED (NEW 2025/2026
UPDATE)QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT / A+ GRADE
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-D
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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, - CORRECT ANSWER-C
True/False
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. - CORRECT ANSWER-
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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
C) 10th
D) 14th - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The ______ amendment deals with discrimination, stating
that state governments are not to discriminate in applying their
laws to different individuals or groups of people.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The _______ amendment deals with signs and provides the
individual right to freedom to speech.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th - CORRECT ANSWER-A
, A search warrant has an execution date of ________ whole
days, exclusive of the day of its issuance and its execution.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4 - CORRECT ANSWER-C
How may a potential juror be excused from serving?
A) When composing a venire, that potential juror is found not
to speak, read, or write the English language?
B) When composing a venire, the potential juror is late.
C) When composing a venire, the potential juror is under 21
years old.
D) The juror is denied the privilege of asking questions. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A
What is venire?
A) Jury Pool
B) Grand Jury
C) Jury questions
D) Jury Elimination - CORRECT ANSWER-A
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
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WELL
GRADED (NEW 2025/2026
UPDATE)QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT / A+ GRADE
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-D
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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, - CORRECT ANSWER-C
True/False
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. - CORRECT ANSWER-
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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
C) 10th
D) 14th - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The ______ amendment deals with discrimination, stating
that state governments are not to discriminate in applying their
laws to different individuals or groups of people.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The _______ amendment deals with signs and provides the
individual right to freedom to speech.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th - CORRECT ANSWER-A
, A search warrant has an execution date of ________ whole
days, exclusive of the day of its issuance and its execution.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4 - CORRECT ANSWER-C
How may a potential juror be excused from serving?
A) When composing a venire, that potential juror is found not
to speak, read, or write the English language?
B) When composing a venire, the potential juror is late.
C) When composing a venire, the potential juror is under 21
years old.
D) The juror is denied the privilege of asking questions. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A
What is venire?
A) Jury Pool
B) Grand Jury
C) Jury questions
D) Jury Elimination - CORRECT ANSWER-A
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
