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BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT TEEX & TDLR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Municipal governments have only those powers expressly granted by the state (or
necessarily implied thereby) and those essential and indispensable to their existence and
functioning. This is known as:
A) Dillon's Rule
B) Municipality
C) Venire
D) The Texas Freedom Act
E) All of the Above - ANSWER✔✔A
QUESTION: The City of Galveston, Texas first officially adopted the commission form of local
government in ________.
A) 1944
B) 1926
C) 1901
D) 1902 - ANSWER✔✔C
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QUESTION: _________ __________ is evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and
seizure.
A) Search Warrant
B) Witness Testimony
C) Reasonable Doubt
D) Probable Cause
E) All of the Above - ANSWER✔✔D
QUESTION: The Council Manager form of government was officially adopted in 1912 in
_________ and ____________.
A) 1914 in San Diego, California & 1915 in Santa Monica, California
B) 1912 in Sumpter, South Carolina & in 1914 in Dayton, Ohio
C) 1926 in Galveston, Texas & 1932 in Corpus Christi, Texas
D) 1912 in Des Moines, Iowa & 1914 in Kansas City, Kansas - ANSWER✔✔B
QUESTION: Fire marshals, code officers, or health officials may use __________ __________ to
obtain a search warrant.
A) Search Warrant
B) Witness Testimony
C) Reasonable Doubt
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D) Probable Cause
E) All of the Above - ANSWER✔✔D
QUESTION: The mayor-council form of government may be strong or _______.
A) Extra Strong
B) Weak
C) Unreliable
D) Easy - ANSWER✔✔B
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. - ANSWER✔✔D
QUESTION: True/False:
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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. - ANSWER✔✔True
QUESTION: 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. - ANSWER✔✔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 - ANSWER✔✔D
BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT TEEX & TDLR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Municipal governments have only those powers expressly granted by the state (or
necessarily implied thereby) and those essential and indispensable to their existence and
functioning. This is known as:
A) Dillon's Rule
B) Municipality
C) Venire
D) The Texas Freedom Act
E) All of the Above - ANSWER✔✔A
QUESTION: The City of Galveston, Texas first officially adopted the commission form of local
government in ________.
A) 1944
B) 1926
C) 1901
D) 1902 - ANSWER✔✔C
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QUESTION: _________ __________ is evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and
seizure.
A) Search Warrant
B) Witness Testimony
C) Reasonable Doubt
D) Probable Cause
E) All of the Above - ANSWER✔✔D
QUESTION: The Council Manager form of government was officially adopted in 1912 in
_________ and ____________.
A) 1914 in San Diego, California & 1915 in Santa Monica, California
B) 1912 in Sumpter, South Carolina & in 1914 in Dayton, Ohio
C) 1926 in Galveston, Texas & 1932 in Corpus Christi, Texas
D) 1912 in Des Moines, Iowa & 1914 in Kansas City, Kansas - ANSWER✔✔B
QUESTION: Fire marshals, code officers, or health officials may use __________ __________ to
obtain a search warrant.
A) Search Warrant
B) Witness Testimony
C) Reasonable Doubt
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D) Probable Cause
E) All of the Above - ANSWER✔✔D
QUESTION: The mayor-council form of government may be strong or _______.
A) Extra Strong
B) Weak
C) Unreliable
D) Easy - ANSWER✔✔B
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. - ANSWER✔✔D
QUESTION: True/False:
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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. - ANSWER✔✔True
QUESTION: 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. - ANSWER✔✔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 - ANSWER✔✔D
