TXDOH BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
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yyvehicle yyabated yyby yythe yycity yyto yyTX-DOT yywithin yyhow yymany yydays? yy- yyANS-5
yyDays
An yyantique yyAuto yymeans yya yypassenger yycar yyor yytruck yythat yyis yyat yyleast yy_____
yyyears yyold yy- yyANS-25
How yysoon yyshould yyyou yynotify yythe yyowner yyof yyan yyabandoned yyvehicle yyonce
yythe yyvehicle yyhas yybeen yytaken yyinto yycustody? yy- yyANS-No yylater yythan yythe yy10th
yyday yyafter yyit yyis yytaken yyto yycustody
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yyy/o yyand yyhas yybeen yyleft yyunattended yyon yypublic yyproperty yyfor yymore yythan yy48
yyhours
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yythat yyhas yynot yybeen yychanged yyfrom yyits yyoriginal yymanufacturers yyspecifications,
yyand yybecause yyof yyits yyhistoric yyinterest yyis yybeing yypreserved yyby yythe yyhobbyist yy-
yyANS-Special yyInterest
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yyprovide yyno yyless yythan? yy- yyANS-Ten yy(10) yyDays
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yyCertified yymail
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yybelongs, yythe yyhearing yyshall yynot yytake yyplace yyearlier yythan yythe yy_______ yyafter
yythe yydate yyof yythe yyservice yyof yythe yynotice yy- yyANS-Eleven yy(11) yyDays
, T yyOR yyF? yyIf yyan yyabandoned yymotor yyvehicle yyis yynot yyclaimed yythe yyowner yyor
yylien yyholder yywaives yyall yyrights yyand yyinterests yyto yythe yyitem yy- yyANS-True
Who yydo yyyou yynotify yyif yyan yyabandoned yyvehicle yywas yyon yythe yyproperty yyfor
yymore yythan yy48 yyhours?? yy- yyANS-Owner yyand yyOccupant
Newspaper
Lien yyHolder
What yySteps yycan yya yycommunity yytake yyto yymake yythe yyenforcement yyadministration
yyof yya yysign yyregulation yyefficient? yy- yyANS-Require yya yybuilding yypermit yybefore yyan
yyowner yyconstructs yyrepairs yyor yyremoves yya yysign
Sign yyare yygenerally yyregulated yyby? yy- yyANS-Zoning
What yyis yythe yymost yycommon yylimitation yyof yysigns? yy- yyANS-Size yyof yythe yysign
SIGN yyREGULATIONS yyARE yyGROUPED yyIN yyWHAT yyCLASSIFICATIONS? yy-
yyANS-Ground yysigns, yypole yysigns, yyand yywall yysigns.
The yytwo yymost yybasic yytypes yyof yysigns yyare? yy- yyANS-Permanent yyand yytemporary
__________% yyis yythe yymaximum yyrate yyon yythe yyamount yythat yymay yybe yycollected
yyby yythe yymunicipality yyfor yysecurity yyon yyexpenditures yymade yyand yyinterests
yyaccruing yyon yylens yyobtained yyby yya yymunicipality yy- yyANS-Ten yy(10) yyPercent
To yyobtain yya yylien yyagainst yythe yyproperty yywhere yywork yyhas yybeen yydone yyto
yybring yythe yyproperty yyinto yycompliance. yyYou yymust yyfile yya yystatement yyof
yyexpense yywith yywhom? yy- yyANS-County yyClerk
A yylien yyfilled yywith yystatement yyof yyexpenses yyby yya yymunicipality yyfor yyremoving
yyweeds, yyrubbish, yybrush yyand yyother yyobjectionable, yyunsightly yyor yyunsanitary
yymatter yyto yybring yya yyproperty yyinto yycompliance yyis yyonly yyinferior yyto yywhat yyother
yyliens? yy- yyANS-Tax yyLines yyand/or yyliens yyfor yystreet yyimprovement
A yymunicipality yymay yyimpose yya yylien yyagainst yythe yyland yyon yywhich yya yybuilding
yystands yyor yystood yyto yyrecover yypayment yyof yyrepair yyremoval yyor yydemolish
yyexperiences yyunless yywhat yycondition yyexits? yy- yyANS-The yyProperty yyis yya
yyhomestead
If yya yymunicipality yyincurs yyexpenses yyto yyvacate, yysecure, yyrepair yyremove yyor
yydemolish yya yystructure yyhow yymay yythe yycity yyrecoup yyits yymoney?? yy- yyANS-
Placing yya yylien yyon yythe yyproperty
When yya yyhome yyrule yycity yybrings yyan yyaction yyagainst yyan yyowner yyof yya yyproperty
yythat yyis yynot yyin yycompliance yywith yythe yymunicipal yyordinances yyregarding yyfire
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
You yyare yyrequired yyto yyhave yythe yyTransfer yyof yyDemolisher yysheet yyfor yya yyjunk
yyvehicle yyabated yyby yythe yycity yyto yyTX-DOT yywithin yyhow yymany yydays? yy- yyANS-5
yyDays
An yyantique yyAuto yymeans yya yypassenger yycar yyor yytruck yythat yyis yyat yyleast yy_____
yyyears yyold yy- yyANS-25
How yysoon yyshould yyyou yynotify yythe yyowner yyof yyan yyabandoned yyvehicle yyonce
yythe yyvehicle yyhas yybeen yytaken yyinto yycustody? yy- yyANS-No yylater yythan yythe yy10th
yyday yyafter yyit yyis yytaken yyto yycustody
An yyabandoned yyMotor yyVehicle yyis yyinoperable, yyand yyis? yy- yyANS-More yythan yy5
yyy/o yyand yyhas yybeen yyleft yyunattended yyon yypublic yyproperty yyfor yymore yythan yy48
yyhours
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yythat yyhas yynot yybeen yychanged yyfrom yyits yyoriginal yymanufacturers yyspecifications,
yyand yybecause yyof yyits yyhistoric yyinterest yyis yybeing yypreserved yyby yythe yyhobbyist yy-
yyANS-Special yyInterest
Notice yyProvided yyfor yythe yyremoval yyof yya yypublic yynuisance(junk yyvehicle) yymust
yyprovide yyno yyless yythan? yy- yyANS-Ten yy(10) yyDays
Junk yyVehicle yynotice yymust yybe yypersonally yydelivered yyor yy? yy- yyANS-Sent
yyCertified yymail
If yya yyHearing yyis yyrequested yyby yya yyperson yyfor yywhom yythe yyjunk yyvehicle
yybelongs, yythe yyhearing yyshall yynot yytake yyplace yyearlier yythan yythe yy_______ yyafter
yythe yydate yyof yythe yyservice yyof yythe yynotice yy- yyANS-Eleven yy(11) yyDays
, T yyOR yyF? yyIf yyan yyabandoned yymotor yyvehicle yyis yynot yyclaimed yythe yyowner yyor
yylien yyholder yywaives yyall yyrights yyand yyinterests yyto yythe yyitem yy- yyANS-True
Who yydo yyyou yynotify yyif yyan yyabandoned yyvehicle yywas yyon yythe yyproperty yyfor
yymore yythan yy48 yyhours?? yy- yyANS-Owner yyand yyOccupant
Newspaper
Lien yyHolder
What yySteps yycan yya yycommunity yytake yyto yymake yythe yyenforcement yyadministration
yyof yya yysign yyregulation yyefficient? yy- yyANS-Require yya yybuilding yypermit yybefore yyan
yyowner yyconstructs yyrepairs yyor yyremoves yya yysign
Sign yyare yygenerally yyregulated yyby? yy- yyANS-Zoning
What yyis yythe yymost yycommon yylimitation yyof yysigns? yy- yyANS-Size yyof yythe yysign
SIGN yyREGULATIONS yyARE yyGROUPED yyIN yyWHAT yyCLASSIFICATIONS? yy-
yyANS-Ground yysigns, yypole yysigns, yyand yywall yysigns.
The yytwo yymost yybasic yytypes yyof yysigns yyare? yy- yyANS-Permanent yyand yytemporary
__________% yyis yythe yymaximum yyrate yyon yythe yyamount yythat yymay yybe yycollected
yyby yythe yymunicipality yyfor yysecurity yyon yyexpenditures yymade yyand yyinterests
yyaccruing yyon yylens yyobtained yyby yya yymunicipality yy- yyANS-Ten yy(10) yyPercent
To yyobtain yya yylien yyagainst yythe yyproperty yywhere yywork yyhas yybeen yydone yyto
yybring yythe yyproperty yyinto yycompliance. yyYou yymust yyfile yya yystatement yyof
yyexpense yywith yywhom? yy- yyANS-County yyClerk
A yylien yyfilled yywith yystatement yyof yyexpenses yyby yya yymunicipality yyfor yyremoving
yyweeds, yyrubbish, yybrush yyand yyother yyobjectionable, yyunsightly yyor yyunsanitary
yymatter yyto yybring yya yyproperty yyinto yycompliance yyis yyonly yyinferior yyto yywhat yyother
yyliens? yy- yyANS-Tax yyLines yyand/or yyliens yyfor yystreet yyimprovement
A yymunicipality yymay yyimpose yya yylien yyagainst yythe yyland yyon yywhich yya yybuilding
yystands yyor yystood yyto yyrecover yypayment yyof yyrepair yyremoval yyor yydemolish
yyexperiences yyunless yywhat yycondition yyexits? yy- yyANS-The yyProperty yyis yya
yyhomestead
If yya yymunicipality yyincurs yyexpenses yyto yyvacate, yysecure, yyrepair yyremove yyor
yydemolish yya yystructure yyhow yymay yythe yycity yyrecoup yyits yymoney?? yy- yyANS-
Placing yya yylien yyon yythe yyproperty
When yya yyhome yyrule yycity yybrings yyan yyaction yyagainst yyan yyowner yyof yya yyproperty
yythat yyis yynot yyin yycompliance yywith yythe yymunicipal yyordinances yyregarding yyfire
