A collection or compilation of rules and regulations enacted by a legislative body to become law in a particular jurisdiction is a:

• A. Standard
• B. Ordinance
• C. Code
• D. Amendment

Answer: (C)

A code is a structured collection of laws and regulations enacted by a legislative body to govern a jurisdiction. It brings together rules on topics like fire safety, building, and life safety into organized volumes so people can reference the binding requirements in one place. In practice, localities adopt and codify these rules, creating Fire Codes, Building Codes, and similar compilations that inspectors enforce. An ordinance is a single local law, not the entire compilation. A standard is a guideline that may be mandatory only if the jurisdiction adopts it, and an amendment is a change to existing law. The description fits a code because it describes the full, organized set of laws that becomes law in that area.