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*1 Oi?FlCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Honorable Homer Carrieoni Jr.
Dlreotor, Camp bbry Department of Public sarety
Austin, Texas
Dear Sir: AttentLon: SW., L. G.
departaent klpon otter fn full
aragraph (a)~ot as a departmental grounda upon which the right of such trane- portatlon agency to do~businass in this state oan be forfeited, and the Attorney ia hereby dfrected to institute General proper pr6ceedings to aanoel said.right of any transportation agenoy so orrending.’ _^...... ..-...__. ._ _^ -- --.,_-_..-- ._ . _..-. ^_..r . . . . . ^” ,.,.^.. ,,.,, ccc ..FD^<,F” -” y-C .*nDLIF” C.YFI1.I nm =,nCr .CCIC-.Y.
Bonorable pmor Qarilson, Jr., Page S
,*It ls'reapeotrully requested that this depart- ment. be advised whether nor not any member or'tha department other than duly oomm.lsdOned members Of the Tszab Banger division or the Department 0r Pabi 110 Sarety nre exempt rr,om tha restrictions impowd by t,he above quoted portion or Senate Bill Ho. 428 the provieions existing Statute.* Under the.laws of this State transportation and oom- munloations companies are prohibited iram giving free parser or' franking privileges to any peraoa, ii328 or aesoalatlon of persons. Artiole 4005, Vernon*8 Annotated Statutes, 1925.
In Artlole 4000, Vernon's Annotated 01~11 Statutes, the Le slature ha8 set'ont oertain exceptions to this general prohlb tion. Texcia -Bange~s.are Speoirioallg mddotied aiaong e those persons, rirmi8, or issooiations of .pereons eroepted tram the prohibitions Wo oth&r,aembers of the DsparMent oi Publio mretpi nor the Depaktment.of, Publl~ Sarrty ,itseZfare ~lnoluded la the rxaeptionr ii@der .this Artiolei :.
However; thir Arthh does aontain & ganebal &arpi tibn ror all bona ri6~e~'psaae'~Oiria8rs in thd dfso.h&ge of oera fain dat1.s.
speoirloa3ly%i$s Article i3xempts~.~any ride peaos orfloer when his guty IS to era&e ori
in We belleve,thiia axaeptlon inoludee ‘any nember ot l&e i)e&tment of Pub116 Safetfkho is engaged 'In t~he exeaution of orlmlnal prooesa, if BUQ? memb?r is aatho+Sleed to exeoute.~.such process;
This department 'baa heretorore h&d in $ta opinion that members pi the Texas Bi@mif Patsol”may, under Ho. 04973 aertaln oiroumstanoos, be oonsldered aa esdmpt freti:the pro- El;;ions or Artlale 4005, we quote rrem t,+ option as ~roi- ,& the Texas Highway P&o)
%embere are snot specifioally ne+d -~-get the exoept@Xs p@.drd in krtlole 40062 .A hkaf 'Patrsleman,b&n& a.peaoe offiaer, however;~we t n&he aould p,r,~pqxly reae$vd’ =%l
a pass and.ma&g nse of~the same while ,-gaged ,f.n the exeoutlon of ariminal proaesbi?
Honorable Homer Garrisoni Jr., Page 9 is therefore the opinion, ot this departmemt and It
you ars rssppbatlvalp so advised, that, except when engaged In the exsoution or arlminal proosss, and having due authority to do so, no member of the Department of Publla Safety other than duly aommlssloned mambara of the Texas Bangera division of the Dsjartment or Pub110 Safety are exempt from the rsmtrlatlons lmposad by ths quoted portion or Senate Bl3.1 No. 489 the proric~lon~ l drtlng statutea.
Trusting that we heve fully answered your inquiry, -0 '='?^
Yours very truly APPHOVED JAW. 2, 1942 ATTORWEY GItlWRAI. OF TEULS
Y /a/ Gsrald C. Mann BY
.ATTOIU?EY GBWHBAL OF TEX4S APPROVBD OPIWIOW COMMITTlE3 BY B.W.B. CHAIRUW