Texas Code Enforcement -Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified
Enabling Legislation - ✔✔The act of giving or enactin laws: the power to make laws via
legislation in contrast to court-made laws
substantive due process - ✔✔Due process of law- The right of all persons to receive the
guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes search
constitutional requirements is adequate notice, assistance of counsel, and the right to
remain silent, to a speedy and public trial, to impartial jury, and to confront and secure
witnesses.
Home Rule - ✔✔The power of a city to govern itself so long is charter provisions or
provisions or ordinances are not inconsistent with the state.
General Law - ✔✔Operate Under the laws of the state with some exceptions to those laws
Injunction - ✔✔(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or
continuing to do a certain activity
Lien - ✔✔An encumbrance or legal burden upon property
Lis Pendens - ✔✔a pending lawsuit
Real Property - ✔✔Land, buildings, and whatever is attached or affixed to the land.
Synonymous : real estate
Affiant - ✔✔The person who makes and subscribes to an affidavit.
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.
Return - ✔✔A report To a judge my police on the implementation of an arrest or search
warrant. Also a report to a judge in reply to subpoena , civil, or criminal.
, Search Warrant - ✔✔a written order issued by a judge authorizing law enforcement officers
to search and seize property that will serve as evidence
Reasonable Person - ✔✔A phase used to denote a hypothetical person who exercises
qualities of attention, knowledge, intelligence, and judgment that society requires of its
members for the protection of their own interest and the interests of others
Writ - ✔✔A judicial order directing a person to do something.
Testimony - ✔✔evidence given by a witness under oath. It does not include evidence from
documents and other physical evidence
Absolute Immunity - ✔✔Is the status of a person or body that places them beyond the law
and makes them free from legal obligation. Immunity for Building Official or Code
Enforcement Officer, not liable for their discretionary acts
sovereign immunity - ✔✔The doctrine that the government, state or federal, is immune to
lawsuit unless its gives its consent.
Dillon's Rule - ✔✔a court ruling that local governments do not have any inherent
sovereignty but instead must be authorized by state government
You are required to have the Transfer of Demolisher sheet for a junk vehicle abated by the
city to TX- DOT within how many days? - ✔✔5 Days
An Antique Auto means a passenger car or truck that was manufactured in 1925 or before
or a passenger car or truck that is at least _ years old. - ✔✔25 years
How soon should you notify the owner of an abandoned vehicle once the vehicle has been
taken into custody? - ✔✔No later then the 10th day after it is taken into custody.
Enabling Legislation - ✔✔The act of giving or enactin laws: the power to make laws via
legislation in contrast to court-made laws
substantive due process - ✔✔Due process of law- The right of all persons to receive the
guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes search
constitutional requirements is adequate notice, assistance of counsel, and the right to
remain silent, to a speedy and public trial, to impartial jury, and to confront and secure
witnesses.
Home Rule - ✔✔The power of a city to govern itself so long is charter provisions or
provisions or ordinances are not inconsistent with the state.
General Law - ✔✔Operate Under the laws of the state with some exceptions to those laws
Injunction - ✔✔(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or
continuing to do a certain activity
Lien - ✔✔An encumbrance or legal burden upon property
Lis Pendens - ✔✔a pending lawsuit
Real Property - ✔✔Land, buildings, and whatever is attached or affixed to the land.
Synonymous : real estate
Affiant - ✔✔The person who makes and subscribes to an affidavit.
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.
Return - ✔✔A report To a judge my police on the implementation of an arrest or search
warrant. Also a report to a judge in reply to subpoena , civil, or criminal.
, Search Warrant - ✔✔a written order issued by a judge authorizing law enforcement officers
to search and seize property that will serve as evidence
Reasonable Person - ✔✔A phase used to denote a hypothetical person who exercises
qualities of attention, knowledge, intelligence, and judgment that society requires of its
members for the protection of their own interest and the interests of others
Writ - ✔✔A judicial order directing a person to do something.
Testimony - ✔✔evidence given by a witness under oath. It does not include evidence from
documents and other physical evidence
Absolute Immunity - ✔✔Is the status of a person or body that places them beyond the law
and makes them free from legal obligation. Immunity for Building Official or Code
Enforcement Officer, not liable for their discretionary acts
sovereign immunity - ✔✔The doctrine that the government, state or federal, is immune to
lawsuit unless its gives its consent.
Dillon's Rule - ✔✔a court ruling that local governments do not have any inherent
sovereignty but instead must be authorized by state government
You are required to have the Transfer of Demolisher sheet for a junk vehicle abated by the
city to TX- DOT within how many days? - ✔✔5 Days
An Antique Auto means a passenger car or truck that was manufactured in 1925 or before
or a passenger car or truck that is at least _ years old. - ✔✔25 years
How soon should you notify the owner of an abandoned vehicle once the vehicle has been
taken into custody? - ✔✔No later then the 10th day after it is taken into custody.
