Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR
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. - 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. - 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 iagent iof ithis istate ior ipolitical isubdivision iof ithis istate iwho iengages iin icode
ienforcement iand ihas iless ithan ione iyear iof iexperience iin ithe ifield iof icode
ienforcement iand iis isupervised iby ia iregistered iCode iEnforcement iOfficer. i- iD
The icode ienforcement iofficer iexamination imeasures ithe i and
required ito ibe ia icode ienforcement iofficer.
A) ability; iaccuracy
B) efficiency; iattitude
C) age; iIQ
D) knowledge; iskills i- iD
What iis ianother ihat ior iduty ithat ia icode ienforcement iofficer imay iwear?
A) Health/Building iOfficial
B) Fire iFighter
C) Social iWorker
D) Animal iControl
E) Police/Law iInterpreter
F) All iof ithe iAbove i- iF
Being iP.R.E.P.A.R.E.D iis ione iway ithat icode ienforcement iofficers iprotect ithemselves.
iWhat idoes ithe iacronym istand ifor?
A) passionate, ireliable, iexcellent, ipassive, iamazing, ireliable, iepic, iand idriven
B) pretentious, irambunctious, ielectable, ipractical, iavoiding, iradiant, ieccentric,
iand idecisive.
C) proactive; iresponsive; iempathetic; ipatient; ialert; iready; ieducated; idisciplined
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D) personable, ireactive, ieasygoing, iparticipant, iactive, irealistic, ievasive, iand idirect, i- iC
True/False
Home irule iprovides ilocal icities ior itowns iwith ia imeasure iof iself-government i(able ito
ipass itheir iown ilaws), iwhich imeans ibeing iable ito iwrite itheir ilaws ibased iupon istate
ilaws.
- iTrue
cities ior itowns ibasically ioperate iunder istate ilaws
iwithout ichanging ithose ilaws.
A) General iLaw
B) Home iRule
C) Mayor-Council
D) All iof ithe iAbove i- iA
Cities ior itowns ican ibecome ihome irule icharters iat ia ipopulation iof i by ia ivote
iof ithe icitizens.
A) 5,000
B) 3,000
C) 10,000
D) 4,000 i- iA
The i amendment ideals iwith iillegal isearch iand iseizure iand igenerally
iprohibits ithe isearch iand iseizure iof iany iproperty iunless ia iwarrant ihas ibeen iissued.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th i- iB
The i amendment ideals iwith idiscrimination, istating ithat istate igovernments
iare inot ito idiscriminate iin iapplying itheir ilaws ito idifferent iindividuals ior igroups iof
ipeople.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th i- iD
The i amendment ideals iwith isigns iand iprovides ithe iindividual iright ito
ifreedom ito ispeech.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th i- iA
A isearch iwarrant ihas ian iexecution idate iof i whole idays, iexclusive iof ithe iday
iof iits iissuance iand iits iexecution.
A) 1
B) 2
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C) 3
D) 4 i- iC
How imay ia ipotential ijuror ibe iexcused ifrom iserving?
A) When icomposing ia ivenire, ithat ipotential ijuror iis ifound inot ito ispeak, iread, ior iwrite
ithe iEnglish ilanguage?
B) When icomposing ia ivenire, ithe ipotential ijuror iis ilate.
C) When icomposing ia ivenire, ithe ipotential ijuror iis iunder i21 iyears iold.
D) The ijuror iis idenied ithe iprivilege iof iasking iquestions. i- iA
What iis ivenire?
A) Jury iPool
B) Grand iJury
C) Jury iquestions
D) Jury iElimination i- iA
Municipal igovernments ihave ionly ithose ipowers iexpressly igranted iby ithe istate i(or
inecessarily iimplied ithereby) iand ithose iessential iand iindispensable ito itheir iexistence
iand ifunctioning. iThis iis iknown ias:
A) Dillon's iRule
B) Municipality
C) Venire
D) The iTexas iFreedom iAct
E) All iof ithe iAbove i- iA
The iCity iof iGalveston, iTexas ifirst iofficially iadopted ithe icommission iform iof
ilocal igovernment iin i .
A) 1944
B) 1926
C) 1901
D) 1902 i- iC
is ievidence isufficient ito iwarrant ian iarrest ior isearch
iand iseizure.
A) Search iWarrant
B) Witness iTestimony
C) Reasonable iDoubt
D) Probable iCause
E) All iof ithe iAbove i- iD
The iCouncil iManager iform iof igovernment iwas iofficially iadopted iin i1912 iin
iand i .
A) 1914 iin iSan iDiego, iCalifornia i& i1915 iin iSanta iMonica, iCalifornia
B) 1912 iin iSumpter, iSouth iCarolina i& iin i1914 iin iDayton, iOhio
C) 1926 iin iGalveston, iTexas i& i1932 iin iCorpus iChristi, iTexas
D) 1912 iin iDes iMoines, iIowa i& i1914 iin iKansas iCity, iKansas i- iB
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. - 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. - 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 iagent iof ithis istate ior ipolitical isubdivision iof ithis istate iwho iengages iin icode
ienforcement iand ihas iless ithan ione iyear iof iexperience iin ithe ifield iof icode
ienforcement iand iis isupervised iby ia iregistered iCode iEnforcement iOfficer. i- iD
The icode ienforcement iofficer iexamination imeasures ithe i and
required ito ibe ia icode ienforcement iofficer.
A) ability; iaccuracy
B) efficiency; iattitude
C) age; iIQ
D) knowledge; iskills i- iD
What iis ianother ihat ior iduty ithat ia icode ienforcement iofficer imay iwear?
A) Health/Building iOfficial
B) Fire iFighter
C) Social iWorker
D) Animal iControl
E) Police/Law iInterpreter
F) All iof ithe iAbove i- iF
Being iP.R.E.P.A.R.E.D iis ione iway ithat icode ienforcement iofficers iprotect ithemselves.
iWhat idoes ithe iacronym istand ifor?
A) passionate, ireliable, iexcellent, ipassive, iamazing, ireliable, iepic, iand idriven
B) pretentious, irambunctious, ielectable, ipractical, iavoiding, iradiant, ieccentric,
iand idecisive.
C) proactive; iresponsive; iempathetic; ipatient; ialert; iready; ieducated; idisciplined
,Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR
D) personable, ireactive, ieasygoing, iparticipant, iactive, irealistic, ievasive, iand idirect, i- iC
True/False
Home irule iprovides ilocal icities ior itowns iwith ia imeasure iof iself-government i(able ito
ipass itheir iown ilaws), iwhich imeans ibeing iable ito iwrite itheir ilaws ibased iupon istate
ilaws.
- iTrue
cities ior itowns ibasically ioperate iunder istate ilaws
iwithout ichanging ithose ilaws.
A) General iLaw
B) Home iRule
C) Mayor-Council
D) All iof ithe iAbove i- iA
Cities ior itowns ican ibecome ihome irule icharters iat ia ipopulation iof i by ia ivote
iof ithe icitizens.
A) 5,000
B) 3,000
C) 10,000
D) 4,000 i- iA
The i amendment ideals iwith iillegal isearch iand iseizure iand igenerally
iprohibits ithe isearch iand iseizure iof iany iproperty iunless ia iwarrant ihas ibeen iissued.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th i- iB
The i amendment ideals iwith idiscrimination, istating ithat istate igovernments
iare inot ito idiscriminate iin iapplying itheir ilaws ito idifferent iindividuals ior igroups iof
ipeople.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th i- iD
The i amendment ideals iwith isigns iand iprovides ithe iindividual iright ito
ifreedom ito ispeech.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th i- iA
A isearch iwarrant ihas ian iexecution idate iof i whole idays, iexclusive iof ithe iday
iof iits iissuance iand iits iexecution.
A) 1
B) 2
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C) 3
D) 4 i- iC
How imay ia ipotential ijuror ibe iexcused ifrom iserving?
A) When icomposing ia ivenire, ithat ipotential ijuror iis ifound inot ito ispeak, iread, ior iwrite
ithe iEnglish ilanguage?
B) When icomposing ia ivenire, ithe ipotential ijuror iis ilate.
C) When icomposing ia ivenire, ithe ipotential ijuror iis iunder i21 iyears iold.
D) The ijuror iis idenied ithe iprivilege iof iasking iquestions. i- iA
What iis ivenire?
A) Jury iPool
B) Grand iJury
C) Jury iquestions
D) Jury iElimination i- iA
Municipal igovernments ihave ionly ithose ipowers iexpressly igranted iby ithe istate i(or
inecessarily iimplied ithereby) iand ithose iessential iand iindispensable ito itheir iexistence
iand ifunctioning. iThis iis iknown ias:
A) Dillon's iRule
B) Municipality
C) Venire
D) The iTexas iFreedom iAct
E) All iof ithe iAbove i- iA
The iCity iof iGalveston, iTexas ifirst iofficially iadopted ithe icommission iform iof
ilocal igovernment iin i .
A) 1944
B) 1926
C) 1901
D) 1902 i- iC
is ievidence isufficient ito iwarrant ian iarrest ior isearch
iand iseizure.
A) Search iWarrant
B) Witness iTestimony
C) Reasonable iDoubt
D) Probable iCause
E) All iof ithe iAbove i- iD
The iCouncil iManager iform iof igovernment iwas iofficially iadopted iin i1912 iin
iand i .
A) 1914 iin iSan iDiego, iCalifornia i& i1915 iin iSanta iMonica, iCalifornia
B) 1912 iin iSumpter, iSouth iCarolina i& iin i1914 iin iDayton, iOhio
C) 1926 iin iGalveston, iTexas i& i1932 iin iCorpus iChristi, iTexas
D) 1912 iin iDes iMoines, iIowa i& i1914 iin iKansas iCity, iKansas i- iB
