Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers


Question: 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.


Ans: D


Question: 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.


Ans: True


Question: The State of Texas defines a code enforcement officer-in-training
as:

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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.


Ans: D


Question: 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


Ans: D


Question: 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

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E) Police/Law Interpreter
F) All of the Above


Ans: F


Question: 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,


Ans: C


Question: 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.


Ans: True


Question: ___________ ____________ cities or towns basically operate under
state laws without changing those laws.
A) General Law
B) Home Rule

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C) Mayor-Council
D) All of the Above


Ans: A


Question: 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


Ans: A


Question: 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


Ans: B


Question: 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