LEGAL ASPECTS OF CODE
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
a municipality is generally viewed as a - Answer-corporation established by the state
legislature for the good of inhabitants who live in the described area
a municipality is created by the - Answer-incorporation of the people who live in a
certain area
Unlike Counties, - Answer-municipalities do not have full protection of sovereign
immunity
examples of a municipality - Answer-cities, towns, townships, villages and boroughs
one very special type of local government is know as - Answer-home rule
Dillion Rule - Answer-(a) expressly granted to its powers
(b) implied or necessarily incident to the express powers
(c)essential and indispensable to the declared objects and purposes of the corporation
a classic example of the exercise of an expressed power - Answer-statute
implied power - Answer-either arise from those powers expressly granted or essential to
the operation of the powers that are expressly granted
ultra vires - Answer-A Latin term meaning "beyond the powers"; in corporate law, acts of
a corporation that are beyond its express and implied powers to undertake.
meaning of ultra vires - Answer-null and void
selection or development of a building code is usually the task of the building official,
responsibility for getting it legally operative must rest with - Answer-a municipal attorney
A notice of intent must frequently be - Answer-published in a newspaper of general
circulation in the municipality
statutes of limitations - Answer-sets forth time limits for bringing various legal action
ADMINISTRATION EXAM TEST BANK
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
a municipality is generally viewed as a - Answer-corporation established by the state
legislature for the good of inhabitants who live in the described area
a municipality is created by the - Answer-incorporation of the people who live in a
certain area
Unlike Counties, - Answer-municipalities do not have full protection of sovereign
immunity
examples of a municipality - Answer-cities, towns, townships, villages and boroughs
one very special type of local government is know as - Answer-home rule
Dillion Rule - Answer-(a) expressly granted to its powers
(b) implied or necessarily incident to the express powers
(c)essential and indispensable to the declared objects and purposes of the corporation
a classic example of the exercise of an expressed power - Answer-statute
implied power - Answer-either arise from those powers expressly granted or essential to
the operation of the powers that are expressly granted
ultra vires - Answer-A Latin term meaning "beyond the powers"; in corporate law, acts of
a corporation that are beyond its express and implied powers to undertake.
meaning of ultra vires - Answer-null and void
selection or development of a building code is usually the task of the building official,
responsibility for getting it legally operative must rest with - Answer-a municipal attorney
A notice of intent must frequently be - Answer-published in a newspaper of general
circulation in the municipality
statutes of limitations - Answer-sets forth time limits for bringing various legal action
