Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR Questions and Answers
What is the State of Texas definition of code A) ability; accuracy
enforcement? B) efficiency; attitude
A) The ability to arrest anyone at anytime C) age; IQ
B) The ability to write ordinances, inspect D) knowledge; skills - ANSWER -D
property, issue citations, and arrest violators
C) The enforcement of the federal code
D) The inspection, improvement and What is another hat or duty that a code
rehabilitation of environmental hazards in public enforcement officer may wear?
and private premises by determining the A) Health/Building Official
presence of fire or health hazards, nuisance B) Fire Fighter
violations, unsafe building conditions, and C) Social Worker
violations of any fire, health, or building D) Animal Control
regulation, statute, or ordinance. - E) Police/Law Interpreter
ANSWER -D F) All of the Above - ANSWER -F
True/False: Being P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D is one way that code
The State of Texas defines a code officer as an enforcement officers protect themselves. What
agent of this state or a political subdivision of thisdoes the acronym stand for?
state who engages in code enforcement and has A) passionate, reliable, excellent, passive,
one year or more of experience in the field of amazing, reliable, epic, and driven
code enforcement. - ANSWER -True B) pretentious, rambunctious, electable, practical,
avoiding, radiant, eccentric, and decisive.
C) proactive; responsive; empathetic; patient;
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement alert; ready; educated; disciplined
officer-in-training as: D) personable, reactive, easygoing, participant,
A) An agent of this state or a political subdivision active, realistic, evasive, and direct, -
of this state who engages in code enforcement ANSWER -C
and has three months or more of experience in
the field of code enforcement
B) An agent of this state or a political subdivision True/False
of this state who engages in code enforcement Home rule provides local cities or towns with a
and has one year or more of experience in the measure of self-government (able to pass their
field of code enforcement own laws), which means being able to write their
C) An enforcement agent laws based upon state laws. - ANSWER -
D) An agent of this state or political subdivision of True
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 ___________ ____________ cities or towns
registered Code Enforcement Officer. - basically operate under state laws without
ANSWER -D changing those laws.
A) General Law
B) Home Rule
The code enforcement officer examination C) Mayor-Council
measures the ____________ and ___________ D) All of the Above - ANSWER -A
required to be a code enforcement officer.
, Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR Questions and Answers
Cities or towns can become home rule charters
at a population of ________ by a vote of the How may a potential juror be excused from
citizens. serving?
A) 5,000 A) When composing a venire, that potential juror
B) 3,000 is found not to speak, read, or write the English
C) 10,000 language?
D) 4,000 - ANSWER -A B) When composing a venire, the potential juror
is late.
C) When composing a venire, the potential juror
The _______ amendment deals with illegal is under 21 years old.
search and seizure and generally prohibits the D) The juror is denied the privilege of asking
search and seizure of any property unless a questions. - ANSWER -A
warrant has been issued.
A) 1st
B) 4th What is venire?
C) 10th A) Jury Pool
D) 14th - ANSWER -B B) Grand Jury
C) Jury questions
D) Jury Elimination - ANSWER -A
The ______ amendment deals with
discrimination, stating that state governments are
not to discriminate in applying their laws to Municipal governments have only those powers
different individuals or groups of people. expressly granted by the state (or necessarily
A) 1st implied thereby) and those essential and
B) 4th indispensable to their existence and functioning.
C) 10th This is known as:
D) 14th - ANSWER -D A) Dillon's Rule
B) Municipality
C) Venire
The _______ amendment deals with signs and D) The Texas Freedom Act
provides the individual right to freedom to E) All of the Above - ANSWER -A
speech.
A) 1st
B) 4th The City of Galveston, Texas first officially
C) 10th adopted the commission form of local
D) 14th - ANSWER -A government in ________.
A) 1944
B) 1926
A search warrant has an execution date of C) 1901
________ whole days, exclusive of the day of its D) 1902 - ANSWER -C
issuance and its execution.
A) 1
B) 2 _________ __________ is evidence sufficient to
C) 3 warrant an arrest or search and seizure.
D) 4 - ANSWER -C A) Search Warrant
What is the State of Texas definition of code A) ability; accuracy
enforcement? B) efficiency; attitude
A) The ability to arrest anyone at anytime C) age; IQ
B) The ability to write ordinances, inspect D) knowledge; skills - ANSWER -D
property, issue citations, and arrest violators
C) The enforcement of the federal code
D) The inspection, improvement and What is another hat or duty that a code
rehabilitation of environmental hazards in public enforcement officer may wear?
and private premises by determining the A) Health/Building Official
presence of fire or health hazards, nuisance B) Fire Fighter
violations, unsafe building conditions, and C) Social Worker
violations of any fire, health, or building D) Animal Control
regulation, statute, or ordinance. - E) Police/Law Interpreter
ANSWER -D F) All of the Above - ANSWER -F
True/False: Being P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D is one way that code
The State of Texas defines a code officer as an enforcement officers protect themselves. What
agent of this state or a political subdivision of thisdoes the acronym stand for?
state who engages in code enforcement and has A) passionate, reliable, excellent, passive,
one year or more of experience in the field of amazing, reliable, epic, and driven
code enforcement. - ANSWER -True B) pretentious, rambunctious, electable, practical,
avoiding, radiant, eccentric, and decisive.
C) proactive; responsive; empathetic; patient;
The State of Texas defines a code enforcement alert; ready; educated; disciplined
officer-in-training as: D) personable, reactive, easygoing, participant,
A) An agent of this state or a political subdivision active, realistic, evasive, and direct, -
of this state who engages in code enforcement ANSWER -C
and has three months or more of experience in
the field of code enforcement
B) An agent of this state or a political subdivision True/False
of this state who engages in code enforcement Home rule provides local cities or towns with a
and has one year or more of experience in the measure of self-government (able to pass their
field of code enforcement own laws), which means being able to write their
C) An enforcement agent laws based upon state laws. - ANSWER -
D) An agent of this state or political subdivision of True
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 ___________ ____________ cities or towns
registered Code Enforcement Officer. - basically operate under state laws without
ANSWER -D changing those laws.
A) General Law
B) Home Rule
The code enforcement officer examination C) Mayor-Council
measures the ____________ and ___________ D) All of the Above - ANSWER -A
required to be a code enforcement officer.
, Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR Questions and Answers
Cities or towns can become home rule charters
at a population of ________ by a vote of the How may a potential juror be excused from
citizens. serving?
A) 5,000 A) When composing a venire, that potential juror
B) 3,000 is found not to speak, read, or write the English
C) 10,000 language?
D) 4,000 - ANSWER -A B) When composing a venire, the potential juror
is late.
C) When composing a venire, the potential juror
The _______ amendment deals with illegal is under 21 years old.
search and seizure and generally prohibits the D) The juror is denied the privilege of asking
search and seizure of any property unless a questions. - ANSWER -A
warrant has been issued.
A) 1st
B) 4th What is venire?
C) 10th A) Jury Pool
D) 14th - ANSWER -B B) Grand Jury
C) Jury questions
D) Jury Elimination - ANSWER -A
The ______ amendment deals with
discrimination, stating that state governments are
not to discriminate in applying their laws to Municipal governments have only those powers
different individuals or groups of people. expressly granted by the state (or necessarily
A) 1st implied thereby) and those essential and
B) 4th indispensable to their existence and functioning.
C) 10th This is known as:
D) 14th - ANSWER -D A) Dillon's Rule
B) Municipality
C) Venire
The _______ amendment deals with signs and D) The Texas Freedom Act
provides the individual right to freedom to E) All of the Above - ANSWER -A
speech.
A) 1st
B) 4th The City of Galveston, Texas first officially
C) 10th adopted the commission form of local
D) 14th - ANSWER -A government in ________.
A) 1944
B) 1926
A search warrant has an execution date of C) 1901
________ whole days, exclusive of the day of its D) 1902 - ANSWER -C
issuance and its execution.
A) 1
B) 2 _________ __________ is evidence sufficient to
C) 3 warrant an arrest or search and seizure.
D) 4 - ANSWER -C A) Search Warrant
