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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Eon. w. r. mclein OriNhAl Dl8trl.t atorur7
lmliumon coanty
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Opinion Ro.,O-698 foonfannoo opiuioa Ro. of thir dq?artrkBt, holbr, umn6 other tl$ngr, that an *2 Hon. R. 8. XrCZIla, Pago 8
0rri00r *O dirohargos ot r oloares l driedant rr0m tha pdgmant re8trainl.q Elm la mtltled l ffo ot of a to oollao8 thr fro of 1.00 fox a rofease. 1
Opinion no. 0;@63 o? this brgartnmnt holds, It a ousstable or other offlaor bong othrr thi 8, thd has a drfandaat 7 II hIa awtody, ~4 raloasrs the dafra- thr' roror and offrat ‘of a judgnaat restrainin frm dent him, then the oonstablo or otEor o??Iou woul& bo rntltlrd td e #LOO nlema fee.
Opinion Ro. O-901 of this d~parttrmt.holds thet to ohuge aa unst
a shori?? or ronstebJo is net otItlod fro uhur ha fs presrnt but whore the arxwrt is actually satI4 by a atate fllghmy Tatrolmn. Opinion W. O-060 of this dopartnoat holds that
rbaro a stat* III&way Patrolman arrests a 60raa for speeding and brings him before the fustlor cb Psaoe and the d*?andrnt plea48 guilty sod la a'esrosod a fine 0r On0 Dollar an6 oorts that the defendant should pay ?ollouIng &mounts Ih disoharge o? hi8 ?Iae and ooats, to- rift aa tsm Om D&k+, ?Isot Five iiolhrs for .the
ooanty attorney; Four ssaklng 8 Odlhrr triel ire; total WntWr tho faots rulatiag to Bald opinion Qi Ton DOllUS. *.ho constable pufonned no eUTICuS MS net antitled to any for. 30x0. C-U89 a? this 6e~rtarot, In splr-
pinion in& the rub sat out In O~iBiOn RO. G-695 ( QooniUeaO.
opinion ?#OO. 30-61 of thi8 departmnt various raot situ- tions set out In tlrr requart for oplnIon, holds that only wborr the faotr show that the de?snda%t Is la tha actual and legal oustad a? oanstsblo at thr t&w he pleads guilty and pays his fina ls the aoastabls tltlod toga rrlrasr ?UO. This OQiniQll ?urt&rr ho348 that *haa dofondaat rails his flao lo to tbr Justice of Fwcs and same is aorptrd by the Just100 in payrant of tIefondant** ru, tho constable is act entitlrd to a roloanc ia@.
Artlolr 1011 of the Code of Criminal Proordurr
prcmldos that ao itom of ,oosts shell bo taxed ?or a purport- rd rortlor thieh wa* ppfcmrd, or for a maMa for
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Boa. I. I=. IfoClaIn, Pago S
rhiah ?a* is rxprossly pmvIQe4 by law.
has rrpeatedly ml06 that l oon8t~alO or otaor PaQO OffiQU la not entitled to OhSitS, OOlloot Or l Ooept SOS8 U~SSS ha aOtW~J per- r032d tk* sonloar rot out in statute. xi the oon- tabk or sb~rl?? does not make amrrt, nor the OCCU- mltmant nor thr roleare, ha ouklnly cannot oharge, aol- lO0t 0f 000pt 8 rO0 r0r doing 80~ A atate aigh~y moarr 88lary from Stat0 0s TOXU r02 P8tr0m his .su~Ioe~, ~thiro 18 no sktutort authority in this State rhuoby a et&e lilghway Patrolman may oharga, rollrat or ooept a ire e08 a defendant. The salary a Btato Highnay Patrolman mmrIn8 from the Stata Of Texas i8 the only oixqwisation to whloh ha Is ontitled nawitr for hla dut Im. pm0tmug
Ke %hInk thars la no oonillot in t!m abotr atmberml opIalon8. 30 think that saoh one Is oornot .barul upon the fact sItuatlons glr~a in saoh of said O~iDiOQS.
Stir faot8 eated ln your lottrr do not rhw wheti-
ar or not the oonatable puSansod any swvioo. No thaw- ssumr that be puroaPe4 no 8m1100~ Thereroro, Oomtrblr would not be sntltlad to a release So% The proper awmB& 0s fin0 008ts under ruoh Qi~OUWtUiOllS would be as follows:
01l0 mifnr ?oT'~IIM~ ~I+43 mhr8 rot th i30twr ;mg~g,'ow Dollsrs r0r trial fee; making a total 0s
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very truly your8 RY *jgy+-Jf . . AssIstant
WF rib-i9 APFRSVECMAR 20, 1940
\ AWXNEY GENERAL OF TIEA&