TEXAS COE ENFORCEMENT ACTUAL EXAM 83 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A

TEXAS COE ENFORCEMENT ACTUAL EXAM 83 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A ____ oversees the collection, processing, and recycling or disposal of over 19 million tires discarded each year in Texas. - ANSWER-TCEQ- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ."The Rule" - ANSWER-Witness may be asked to leave the courtroom during testimony. .3 types of signs that would not require a permit - ANSWER-Temporary, Real Estate, Political .5 types of signs that require a building permit - ANSWER-Free standing, wall, roof, banners, canopy awning, suspended .A ___ ____________ agency may take into custody an abandoned motor vehicle, watercraft, or outboard motor found on public or private property - ANSWER-Law Enforcement .A code enforcement officer should always take _________ and ___________ measures in every inspection situation. - ANSWER-Protective and Preventive .A lien shall be placed on the property for expenses incurred by the city unless it is a _________ - ANSWER-Homestead .A municipality may file a _______ __ ________ with the ________ ______ for removing weeds, rubbish, brush, and other objectionable, unsightly, or unsanitary matter - ANSWER-Statement of Expenses, County Clerk .Absolute Immunity - ANSWER-Shields public officials from being sued for official acts without regard to motive .Affiant - ANSWER-The person who makes and subscribes his signature to an affidavit. .Affidavit - ANSWER-A written or printed statement made under oath. .All permitted land fills or scrap tire facilities must keep ______ ________ showing the disposition of scap tires - ANSWER-Manifest Records .Amortization - ANSWER-The process of terminating nonconformance on the basis of a time scheduled that has been described by the zoning board of adjustments .By ____, zoning was gaining a wide base of support - ANSWER-1921 .Ch 6 Nuisance Violations- "Under the sanitation code, if personal service cannot he obtained or the owner's post office address is unknown, one of the ways the municipality may provide notice of the violation is by publication at least twice within __ consecutive days." - ANSWER-10 .City may abate, without notice, weeds higher than ____ inches - ANSWER-48 .Civil Action - ANSWER-Any action that is not a criminal proceeding .Code Enforcement has become an effective tool for- - ANSWER-Combating urban blight, substandard housing and structures, and nuisances and conditions that greatly affect quality of life and economic stability or growth of cities .Code Enforcement Officer - ANSWER-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. .Code Enforcement Officer in Training - ANSWER-An agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement, but who has less than one year of experience in the field of code enforcement and is supervised by a registered Code Enforcement Officer .Covenant - ANSWER-written, signed agreement with two or more parties to perform an action .Covenants usually expire after- - ANSWER-20-25 years of application .Dangerous Buildings - ANSWER-•Buildings in imminent danger of collapse because of dilapidation, deterioration, or structural inadequacy • Buildings having inadequate means of egress .Deed Restrictions - ANSWER-Private, multi party contracts created for the benefit of residents of a specific subdivision .Defamation - ANSWER-That which tends to injure a person's reputation .Dillon's Rule - ANSWER-A municipal corporation can exercise only the powers explicitly granted to them, those necessarily or fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly granted, or those essential to the declared objects and purposes of the corporation, not simply convenient, but indispensable .Enabling Legislation - ANSWER-legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law .Fifth Amendment - ANSWER-Provides, in part, that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation .First Step in Appeals Process - ANSWER-File a motion for a new trial .Four Ways Permanent Garage Sales can be prevented - ANSWER-3 day limit, twice yearly limit, permitting, location on owner's property, no resales or consignments .Fourteenth Amendment - ANSWER-No state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction equal protection of the laws .Fourth Amendment - ANSWER-The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.