BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT TEEX
& TDLR MIDTERM EXAM STUDY
GUIDE
What is the of the disadvantage of a home-based business?
A) Nuisances such as odor, and noise
B) Creation of other home businesses
C) Generates Traffic
D) Additional Income
E) All of the Above
F) A, B & C only - Answer-F
What are some of the impacts that a home-based business may have on a
neighborhood?
A) Excessive Noise
B) Parking Issues/Excessive Traffic
C) Nuisances
D) Signs and Advertising
E) All of the Above
F) A, B & C only - Answer-E
To help enforce that home-based businesses do not become a nuisance, what are
some of the conditions that are placed on the business?
A) Limitations on non-residents
B) Storage and work area
C) Number of employees
D) Sales
E) All of the Above - Answer-E
Permanent garage sales can be prevented by:
A) Restrict the amount of properties allowed to sale per month
B) Require a permit for sale
C) Restricting sales to only two sales a year
D) Restricting sales to three days in length
E) All of the above
F) B, C & D only - Answer-F
What is a stipulation that a municipality may place on a day care as a home
occupation?
A) outdoor play are of at least 100 sq ft per child
B) require reports and verification's from the day care
,C) require off-street parking
D) limit hours of operation
E) All of the above - Answer-E
A motor vehicle demolisher is required to accept the certificate of ______________ to
dispose of a vehicle in lieu of a certificate of title for the vehicle.
A) Ownership
B) Authority
C) Authenticity
D) Transfer - Answer-B
An antique auto means a passenger car or truck that was manufactured in 1925 or
before, or a passenger car or truck that is at least ______ years old.
A) 25
B) 100
C) 20
D) 15 - Answer-A
The owner of an abandoned vehicle should be notified no later that the ________ day
after taken into custody.
A) 14th
B) 11th
C) 7th
D) 10th - Answer-D
Junk vehicle notice must be personally delivered or sent by ____________ _________.
A) Regular Mail
B) Email
C) Certified Mail
D) All of the Above - Answer-C
A law enforcement agency may use ______________ department equipment (or
contract for other equipment) to dispose of an abandoned motor vehicle taken into
custody.
A) Code Enforcement
B) Public Works
C) Police
D) State - Answer-A
Notice provided for the removal of a public nuisance (junk vehicle) must provide not
fewer than ______ days.
A) 5
B) 10
C) 20
D) 30 - Answer-B
, Subchapter D of the Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683 covers:
A) Texas State Highway Vehicles
B) Demolition of abandoned motor vehicles
C) Industrial management of all powered motors
D) Collection of antique vehicles - Answer-B
Garagekeeper means:
A) Someone who keeps excessive amounts of material in the garage
B) An owner or operator of a storage facility
C) An owner or operator of a residential garage
D) Keeper of garage - Answer-B
Junked vehicle means a vehicle that is self-propelled and:
A) Does not have lawfully attached to it an unexpired license plate nor a valid motor
vehicle inspection certificate
B) Is wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded; or inoperable for more
than: (i) 72 consecutive hours, if the vehicle is on public property; or (ii) 30 consecutive
days, in vehicle is on private property
C) a and b
D) Any machine that is operated on multiple wheels that is considered an eyesore to
surrounding establishments - Answer-C
According to Chapter 683 Abandoned Vehicles, a motor vehicle is considered
abandoned if it:
A) Is inoperable, is more that five years old, and has been left unattended on public
property for more that 48 hours or has remained illegally on public property for more
that 48 hours
B) Has remained on private property for more that 48 hours without the consent of the
owner or person in charge of the property or has been left unattended on the right-of-
way of designated county, state, or federal highway for more than 48 hours
C) Has been left unattended for more that 24 hours on the right-of-way of a turnpike
project contracted and maintained by the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas
Department of Transportation or a controlled access highway, or in considered an
abandoned motor vehicle under Section 644.153(r)
D) All of the above - Answer-D
A vehicle is considered abandoned when inoperable, more than ______ years old, and
left unattended on public property for more than ____ hours.
A) 10; 24
B) 5; 24
C) 10; 48
D) 5; 48 - Answer-D
& TDLR MIDTERM EXAM STUDY
GUIDE
What is the of the disadvantage of a home-based business?
A) Nuisances such as odor, and noise
B) Creation of other home businesses
C) Generates Traffic
D) Additional Income
E) All of the Above
F) A, B & C only - Answer-F
What are some of the impacts that a home-based business may have on a
neighborhood?
A) Excessive Noise
B) Parking Issues/Excessive Traffic
C) Nuisances
D) Signs and Advertising
E) All of the Above
F) A, B & C only - Answer-E
To help enforce that home-based businesses do not become a nuisance, what are
some of the conditions that are placed on the business?
A) Limitations on non-residents
B) Storage and work area
C) Number of employees
D) Sales
E) All of the Above - Answer-E
Permanent garage sales can be prevented by:
A) Restrict the amount of properties allowed to sale per month
B) Require a permit for sale
C) Restricting sales to only two sales a year
D) Restricting sales to three days in length
E) All of the above
F) B, C & D only - Answer-F
What is a stipulation that a municipality may place on a day care as a home
occupation?
A) outdoor play are of at least 100 sq ft per child
B) require reports and verification's from the day care
,C) require off-street parking
D) limit hours of operation
E) All of the above - Answer-E
A motor vehicle demolisher is required to accept the certificate of ______________ to
dispose of a vehicle in lieu of a certificate of title for the vehicle.
A) Ownership
B) Authority
C) Authenticity
D) Transfer - Answer-B
An antique auto means a passenger car or truck that was manufactured in 1925 or
before, or a passenger car or truck that is at least ______ years old.
A) 25
B) 100
C) 20
D) 15 - Answer-A
The owner of an abandoned vehicle should be notified no later that the ________ day
after taken into custody.
A) 14th
B) 11th
C) 7th
D) 10th - Answer-D
Junk vehicle notice must be personally delivered or sent by ____________ _________.
A) Regular Mail
B) Email
C) Certified Mail
D) All of the Above - Answer-C
A law enforcement agency may use ______________ department equipment (or
contract for other equipment) to dispose of an abandoned motor vehicle taken into
custody.
A) Code Enforcement
B) Public Works
C) Police
D) State - Answer-A
Notice provided for the removal of a public nuisance (junk vehicle) must provide not
fewer than ______ days.
A) 5
B) 10
C) 20
D) 30 - Answer-B
, Subchapter D of the Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683 covers:
A) Texas State Highway Vehicles
B) Demolition of abandoned motor vehicles
C) Industrial management of all powered motors
D) Collection of antique vehicles - Answer-B
Garagekeeper means:
A) Someone who keeps excessive amounts of material in the garage
B) An owner or operator of a storage facility
C) An owner or operator of a residential garage
D) Keeper of garage - Answer-B
Junked vehicle means a vehicle that is self-propelled and:
A) Does not have lawfully attached to it an unexpired license plate nor a valid motor
vehicle inspection certificate
B) Is wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded; or inoperable for more
than: (i) 72 consecutive hours, if the vehicle is on public property; or (ii) 30 consecutive
days, in vehicle is on private property
C) a and b
D) Any machine that is operated on multiple wheels that is considered an eyesore to
surrounding establishments - Answer-C
According to Chapter 683 Abandoned Vehicles, a motor vehicle is considered
abandoned if it:
A) Is inoperable, is more that five years old, and has been left unattended on public
property for more that 48 hours or has remained illegally on public property for more
that 48 hours
B) Has remained on private property for more that 48 hours without the consent of the
owner or person in charge of the property or has been left unattended on the right-of-
way of designated county, state, or federal highway for more than 48 hours
C) Has been left unattended for more that 24 hours on the right-of-way of a turnpike
project contracted and maintained by the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas
Department of Transportation or a controlled access highway, or in considered an
abandoned motor vehicle under Section 644.153(r)
D) All of the above - Answer-D
A vehicle is considered abandoned when inoperable, more than ______ years old, and
left unattended on public property for more than ____ hours.
A) 10; 24
B) 5; 24
C) 10; 48
D) 5; 48 - Answer-D
