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Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR Practice
Exam 2025 – 600 Questions and correct answers
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
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. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ True
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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
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
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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 - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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, - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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 - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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 - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A
Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR Practice
Exam 2025 – 600 Questions and correct answers
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
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. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ True
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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
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
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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 - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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, - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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 - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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 - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A
