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Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR
Exam Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
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What is the State of Texas definition of code enforcement?
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. - Answer✔D
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. - Answer✔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 enforcement
C) An enforcement agent
D) An agent of this state or political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement
and has less than one year of experience in the field of code enforcement and is supervised by a
registered Code Enforcement Officer. - Answer✔D
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The code enforcement officer examination measures the ____________ and ___________
required to be a code enforcement officer.
A) ability; accuracy
B) efficiency; attitude
C) age; IQ
D) knowledge; skills - Answer✔D
What is another hat or duty that a code enforcement officer may wear?
A) Health/Building Official
B) Fire Fighter
C) Social Worker
D) Animal Control
E) Police/Law Interpreter
F) All of the Above - Answer✔F
Being P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D is one way that code enforcement officers protect themselves. What does
the acronym stand for?
A) passionate, reliable, excellent, passive, amazing, reliable, epic, and driven
B) pretentious, rambunctious, electable, practical, avoiding, radiant, eccentric, and decisive.
C) proactive; responsive; empathetic; patient; alert; ready; educated; disciplined
D) personable, reactive, easygoing, participant, active, realistic, evasive, and direct, - Answer✔C
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. - Answer✔True
___________ ____________ cities or towns basically operate under state laws without
changing those laws.
A) General Law
B) Home Rule
C) Mayor-Council
D) All of the Above - Answer✔A
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Cities or towns can become home rule charters at a population of ________ by a vote of the
citizens.
A) 5,000
B) 3,000
C) 10,000
D) 4,000 - Answer✔A
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 - Answer✔B
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 - Answer✔D
The _______ amendment deals with signs and provides the individual right to freedom to
speech.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th - Answer✔A
A search warrant has an execution date of ________ whole days, exclusive of the day of its
issuance and its execution.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
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Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR
Exam Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
Guaranteed Pass.
What is the State of Texas definition of code enforcement?
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. - Answer✔D
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. - Answer✔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 enforcement
C) An enforcement agent
D) An agent of this state or political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement
and has less than one year of experience in the field of code enforcement and is supervised by a
registered Code Enforcement Officer. - Answer✔D
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The code enforcement officer examination measures the ____________ and ___________
required to be a code enforcement officer.
A) ability; accuracy
B) efficiency; attitude
C) age; IQ
D) knowledge; skills - Answer✔D
What is another hat or duty that a code enforcement officer may wear?
A) Health/Building Official
B) Fire Fighter
C) Social Worker
D) Animal Control
E) Police/Law Interpreter
F) All of the Above - Answer✔F
Being P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D is one way that code enforcement officers protect themselves. What does
the acronym stand for?
A) passionate, reliable, excellent, passive, amazing, reliable, epic, and driven
B) pretentious, rambunctious, electable, practical, avoiding, radiant, eccentric, and decisive.
C) proactive; responsive; empathetic; patient; alert; ready; educated; disciplined
D) personable, reactive, easygoing, participant, active, realistic, evasive, and direct, - Answer✔C
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. - Answer✔True
___________ ____________ cities or towns basically operate under state laws without
changing those laws.
A) General Law
B) Home Rule
C) Mayor-Council
D) All of the Above - Answer✔A
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Cities or towns can become home rule charters at a population of ________ by a vote of the
citizens.
A) 5,000
B) 3,000
C) 10,000
D) 4,000 - Answer✔A
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 - Answer✔B
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 - Answer✔D
The _______ amendment deals with signs and provides the individual right to freedom to
speech.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th - Answer✔A
A search warrant has an execution date of ________ whole days, exclusive of the day of its
issuance and its execution.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
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