Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR Questions and Answers
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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.
Ans: 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.
Ans: 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.
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,Ans: D
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
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
Ans: 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,
Ans: C
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,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
___________ ____________ 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
Ans: A
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
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
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, Ans: 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
Ans: D
The _______ amendment deals with signs and provides the individual right to
freedom to speech.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th
Ans: 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
D) 4
Ans: C
How may a potential juror be excused from serving?
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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.
Ans: 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.
Ans: 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.
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,Ans: D
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
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
Ans: 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,
Ans: C
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,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
___________ ____________ 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
Ans: A
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
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
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, Ans: 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
Ans: D
The _______ amendment deals with signs and provides the individual right to
freedom to speech.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th
Ans: 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
D) 4
Ans: C
How may a potential juror be excused from serving?
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