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FUNDAMENTALS OF FLORIDA CODE
ENFORCEMENT EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
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State statute empowers county or municipalities having a population equal to or greater than 50,000 to adopt, by a vote, - ANSWER-an ordinance that gives the CEB and Special Magistrate the authority to assess the fines listed above. Such fines shall not exceed $1,000 per day per violation for a first violation; $5,000 per day per violation for a repeat violation; $15,000 per violation if the violation is irreparable or irreversible.
The CEB must file certified copies of the Board's orders in the public records which constitutes a 'n against the land on which the violation exists. - After three months from the recording - ANSWER-of the lien the enforcement board may authorize the local governing body. Is accrued interest or foreclose on the unpaid lien, according to Florida Statutes 162.09(3). 1 / 4
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-Only homestead property - ANSWER-is exempt from this foreclosure. Liens may continue in force for 20 years.
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE - ANSWER-Special Magistrate performs the same functions and has the same authority as a board and may serve to streamline the process in several ways.
Some jurisdictions use both Special Magistrates and CEB's to significantly - ANSWER-reduce the number of cases brought before the board. This results in easier scheduling capabilities, less staff time spent in hearings, and less time required of citizen board members who volunteer their services.
Chapter 162, Part II. - ANSWER-This statute empowers counties and municipalities to designate employees or agents as "code enforcement officers/inspectors.
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-If the local governing bodies have adopted the citation provision, the code enforcement officers/inspectors must first - ANSWER-provide notice to violators that they have violated the code or ordinance and allow for a reasonable time period (not exceeding 30 days) to correct the violation.
-No notice - ANSWER-is required if the violation causes irreparable or irreversible damage.
-F.S.162 prescribes the contents - ANSWER-of the citation form. One of the requirements is a conspicuous statement advising violators that, by failing to pay the fine or failing to appear in court to contest the citation, violators are deemed to have waived the right to contest the citation and may have a judgment entered for an amount up to the maximum civil penalty of $500.00.
Citations will include at a minimum: - ANSWER-1. The
date and time of issuance, 2. The name and address of the person(s) whom the citation cites, 3. The date and time violators committed the civil infraction, 4. The facts 3 / 4
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constituting reasonable cause, 5. The number of sections of the code or ordinance violated, The name and authority of the code enforcement officer/inspector(s), 7. The procedure the persons must follow to pay the civil penalty or to contest the citation, 8. The applicable civil penalty if the persons elect to contest the citation, 9. The applicable civil penalty if the persons elect not to contest the citation.
-Advantages of the citation process - ANSWER-are that punishment for violators is immediate, the case has been adjudicated by the courts rendering of a favorable decision, and that determination can be used against the party who committed the infraction if they are not the property owner.
-possible problem with the citation process - ANSWER-is the reluctance of the county Court system to accept the additional burden that this process imposes on it.
-NOTICES OF VIOLATION - ANSWER-F.S. 162.12
states that notices shall be provided "to the owner of the property in question at the address listed in the tax
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