Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
What is the State of Texas definition of code enforcement?
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A) The ability to arrest anyone at anytime
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B) The ability to write ordinances, inspect property, issue citations, and arrest
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violators
C) The enforcement of the federal code
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D) The inspection, improvement and rehabilitation of environmental hazards in
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public and private premises by determining the presence of fire or health
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hazards, nuisance violations, unsafe building conditions, and violations of any fire,
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health, or building regulation, statute, or ordinance. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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True/False: |
The State of Texas defines a code officer as an agent of this state or a political
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subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement and has one year or
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more of experience in the field of code enforcement. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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True
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer-in-training as:
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A) An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
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code enforcement and has three months or more of experience in the field of
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code enforcement
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B) An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in
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code enforcement and has one year or more of experience in the field of code
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enforcement |
C) An enforcement agent
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,D) An agent of this state or political subdivision of this state who engages in code
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enforcement and has less than one year of experience in the field of code
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enforcement and is supervised by a registered Code Enforcement Officer. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D |
The code enforcement officer examination measures the ____________ and
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___________ required to be a code enforcement officer.
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A) ability; accuracy
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B) efficiency; attitude
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C) age; IQ
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D) knowledge; skills - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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What is another hat or duty that a code enforcement officer may wear?
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A) Health/Building Official
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B) Fire Fighter
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C) Social Worker
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D) Animal Control
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E) Police/Law Interpreter
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F) All of the Above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-F
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Being P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D is one way that code enforcement officers protect
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themselves. What does the acronym stand for?
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A) passionate, reliable, excellent, passive, amazing, reliable, epic, and driven
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B) pretentious, rambunctious, electable, practical, avoiding, radiant, eccentric,
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and decisive.
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,C) proactive; responsive; empathetic; patient; alert; ready; educated; disciplined
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D) personable, reactive, easygoing, participant, active, realistic, evasive, and
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direct, - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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True/False
Home rule provides local cities or towns with a measure of self-government (able
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to pass their own laws), which means being able to write their laws based upon
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state laws. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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___________ ____________ cities or towns basically operate under state laws
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without changing those laws.
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A) General Law
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B) Home Rule
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C) Mayor-Council
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D) All of the Above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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Cities or towns can become home rule charters at a population of ________ by a
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vote of the citizens.
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A) 5,000
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B) 3,000
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C) 10,000
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D) 4,000 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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, The _______ amendment deals with illegal search and seizure and generally
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prohibits the search and seizure of any property unless a warrant has been
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issued.
A) 1st |
B) 4th |
C) 10th |
D) 14th - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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The ______ amendment deals with discrimination, stating that state governments
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are not to discriminate in applying their laws to different individuals or groups of
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people.
A) 1st |
B) 4th |
C) 10th |
D) 14th - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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The _______ amendment deals with signs and provides the individual right to
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freedom to speech. | |
A) 1st |
B) 4th |
C) 10th |
D) 14th - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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A search warrant has an execution date of ________ whole days, exclusive of the
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day of its issuance and its execution.
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
What is the State of Texas definition of code enforcement?
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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. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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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. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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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
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enforcement |
C) An enforcement agent
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,D) An agent of this state or political subdivision of this state who engages in code
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enforcement and has less than one year of experience in the field of code
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enforcement and is supervised by a registered Code Enforcement Officer. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D |
The code enforcement officer examination measures the ____________ and
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___________ required to be a code enforcement officer.
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A) ability; accuracy
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B) efficiency; attitude
| |
C) age; IQ
| |
D) knowledge; skills - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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What is another hat or duty that a code enforcement officer may wear?
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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
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Being P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D is one way that code enforcement officers protect
| | | | | | | | | |
themselves. What does the acronym stand for?
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A) passionate, reliable, excellent, passive, amazing, reliable, epic, and driven
| | | | | | | | |
B) pretentious, rambunctious, electable, practical, avoiding, radiant, eccentric,
| | | | | | | |
and decisive.
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,C) proactive; responsive; empathetic; patient; alert; ready; educated; disciplined
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D) personable, reactive, easygoing, participant, active, realistic, evasive, and
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direct, - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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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
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___________ ____________ cities or towns basically operate under state laws
| | | | | | | | | |
without changing those laws.
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A) General Law
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B) Home Rule
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C) Mayor-Council
|
D) All of the Above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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Cities or towns can become home rule charters at a population of ________ by a
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vote of the citizens.
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A) 5,000
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B) 3,000
|
C) 10,000
|
D) 4,000 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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, 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
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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
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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
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A search warrant has an execution date of ________ whole days, exclusive of the
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day of its issuance and its execution.
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