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FUNDAMENTALS OF FLORIDA CODE
ENFORCEMENT EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |100% GUARANTEED PASS!
State statute empowers county or municipalities having a
population equal to or greater than 50,000 to adopt, by a
vote, - ANSWER-an ordinance that gives the CEB and
Special Magistrate the authority to assess the fines listed
above. Such fines shall not exceed $1,000 per day per
violation for a first violation; $5,000 per day per violation
for a repeat violation; $15,000 per violation if the
violation is irreparable or irreversible.
The CEB must file certified copies of the Board's orders
in the public records which constitutes a 'n against the
land on which the violation exists. - After three months
from the recording - ANSWER-of the lien the
enforcement board may authorize the local governing
body. Is accrued interest or foreclose on the unpaid lien,
according to Florida Statutes 162.09(3).
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-Only homestead property - ANSWER-is exempt from
this foreclosure. Liens may continue in force for 20 years.
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE - ANSWER-Special
Magistrate performs the same functions and has the same
authority as a board and may serve to streamline the
process in several ways.
Some jurisdictions use both Special Magistrates and
CEB's to significantly - ANSWER-reduce the number of
cases brought before the board. This results in easier
scheduling capabilities, less staff time spent in hearings,
and less time required of citizen board members who
volunteer their services.
Chapter 162, Part II. - ANSWER-This statute empowers
counties and municipalities to designate employees or
agents as "code enforcement officers/inspectors.
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-If the local governing bodies have adopted the citation
provision, the code enforcement officers/inspectors must
first - ANSWER-provide notice to violators that they have
violated the code or ordinance and allow for a reasonable
time period (not exceeding 30 days) to correct the
violation.
-No notice - ANSWER-is required if the violation causes
irreparable or irreversible damage.
-F.S.162 prescribes the contents - ANSWER-of the
citation form. One of the requirements is a conspicuous
statement advising violators that, by failing to pay the fine
or failing to appear in court to contest the citation,
violators are deemed to have waived the right to contest
the citation and may have a judgment entered for an
amount up to the maximum civil penalty of $500.00.
Citations will include at a minimum: - ANSWER-1. The
date and time of issuance, 2. The name and address of the
person(s) whom the citation cites, 3. The date and time
violators committed the civil infraction, 4. The facts
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constituting reasonable cause, 5. The number of sections
of the code or ordinance violated, The name and authority
of the code enforcement officer/inspector(s), 7. The
procedure the persons must follow to pay the civil penalty
or to contest the citation, 8. The applicable civil penalty if
the persons elect to contest the citation, 9. The applicable
civil penalty if the persons elect not to contest the citation.
-Advantages of the citation process - ANSWER-are that
punishment for violators is immediate, the case has been
adjudicated by the courts rendering of a favorable
decision, and that determination can be used against the
party who committed the infraction if they are not the
property owner.
-possible problem with the citation process - ANSWER-is
the reluctance of the county Court system to accept the
additional burden that this process imposes on it.
-NOTICES OF VIOLATION - ANSWER-F.S. 162.12
states that notices shall be provided "to the owner of the
property in question at the address listed in the tax
FUNDAMENTALS OF FLORIDA CODE
ENFORCEMENT EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |100% GUARANTEED PASS!
State statute empowers county or municipalities having a
population equal to or greater than 50,000 to adopt, by a
vote, - ANSWER-an ordinance that gives the CEB and
Special Magistrate the authority to assess the fines listed
above. Such fines shall not exceed $1,000 per day per
violation for a first violation; $5,000 per day per violation
for a repeat violation; $15,000 per violation if the
violation is irreparable or irreversible.
The CEB must file certified copies of the Board's orders
in the public records which constitutes a 'n against the
land on which the violation exists. - After three months
from the recording - ANSWER-of the lien the
enforcement board may authorize the local governing
body. Is accrued interest or foreclose on the unpaid lien,
according to Florida Statutes 162.09(3).
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-Only homestead property - ANSWER-is exempt from
this foreclosure. Liens may continue in force for 20 years.
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE - ANSWER-Special
Magistrate performs the same functions and has the same
authority as a board and may serve to streamline the
process in several ways.
Some jurisdictions use both Special Magistrates and
CEB's to significantly - ANSWER-reduce the number of
cases brought before the board. This results in easier
scheduling capabilities, less staff time spent in hearings,
and less time required of citizen board members who
volunteer their services.
Chapter 162, Part II. - ANSWER-This statute empowers
counties and municipalities to designate employees or
agents as "code enforcement officers/inspectors.
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-If the local governing bodies have adopted the citation
provision, the code enforcement officers/inspectors must
first - ANSWER-provide notice to violators that they have
violated the code or ordinance and allow for a reasonable
time period (not exceeding 30 days) to correct the
violation.
-No notice - ANSWER-is required if the violation causes
irreparable or irreversible damage.
-F.S.162 prescribes the contents - ANSWER-of the
citation form. One of the requirements is a conspicuous
statement advising violators that, by failing to pay the fine
or failing to appear in court to contest the citation,
violators are deemed to have waived the right to contest
the citation and may have a judgment entered for an
amount up to the maximum civil penalty of $500.00.
Citations will include at a minimum: - ANSWER-1. The
date and time of issuance, 2. The name and address of the
person(s) whom the citation cites, 3. The date and time
violators committed the civil infraction, 4. The facts
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constituting reasonable cause, 5. The number of sections
of the code or ordinance violated, The name and authority
of the code enforcement officer/inspector(s), 7. The
procedure the persons must follow to pay the civil penalty
or to contest the citation, 8. The applicable civil penalty if
the persons elect to contest the citation, 9. The applicable
civil penalty if the persons elect not to contest the citation.
-Advantages of the citation process - ANSWER-are that
punishment for violators is immediate, the case has been
adjudicated by the courts rendering of a favorable
decision, and that determination can be used against the
party who committed the infraction if they are not the
property owner.
-possible problem with the citation process - ANSWER-is
the reluctance of the county Court system to accept the
additional burden that this process imposes on it.
-NOTICES OF VIOLATION - ANSWER-F.S. 162.12
states that notices shall be provided "to the owner of the
property in question at the address listed in the tax
