BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT TEEX & TDLR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025
GRADED A+
,BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT TEEX & TDLR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025
GRADED A+
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. - 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. - 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. - 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 - 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 - 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
, BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT TEEX & TDLR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025
GRADED A+
D) personable, reactive, easygoing, participant, active, realistic, evasive, and direct, - C
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.
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - D
The amendment deals with signs and provides the individual right to freedom
to speech.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th - 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
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025
GRADED A+
,BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT TEEX & TDLR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025
GRADED A+
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. - 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. - 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. - 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 - 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 - 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
, BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT TEEX & TDLR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025
GRADED A+
D) personable, reactive, easygoing, participant, active, realistic, evasive, and direct, - C
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.
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - D
The amendment deals with signs and provides the individual right to freedom
to speech.
A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 10th
D) 14th - 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
