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*1 The Attorney General of Texas Naroll 22, 1979

Hallorable Henry wade OpInionNo. m-e crllnlnl Dbtriot Attorney

Della8 County dovehment Center Be1 Dl8poduon d foes ‘bolleetod Dallas, Tams 75202 by l justly of m peeaa for m birtim end doatlm which ’ oomlmdln8mtheraalnty. Deer Mr. wadel

You have reque8ted our apinh regardbq the dl8podtial of fee8 oolleded by & justiae of the p8ca for m blrtlu and deaVm uhieh occurred in mother county. You indiork that the $Wioe of the peaaa far pro&et number 2 of

mrun,shrro -. 7x. 77om Dallaa County, rhioh include4 a portion of tha oity of Qrand Fmlrie, haa for ?l%?SWOl many year8 acted a8 the lod ragidrar of birth and death for the entire city of Qmnd Ralrie, mot& of which NOB within Tumnt Can . Xulo Ma, artlale 4477, V.T.C.8. 5 Attorney Oanoral Optnian V-l10 %a SO). For a fee, the just&e fbmtha to qualified appliaantr certifhd oopla of birth and deeth certlflorter nflectlnq birth8 and death wlthin all of arand RaMa. 8ee Attlxney oalaral opinion M-251 0220). You Jc rbart tha &qlaltial d ?i% ohaq~ed therefor with tqmat to the neorb of than birth and deatha 4m w. 1nm. sun4 I oocurring wIthin the Tarrant County portion of Orand Prairie. -.7X.70501 5mlm4547 Thin offlae has reviously held that a fear charged by a local nqbtrar

for certifled oopiea o P birth and death moo& oonstltuta a Yea of dficcR lnbn M-251 0968). 8ea rlro Attorney Qeneral Opinion Attorney oeneral Bee 3 al 5 or artlo& 2012k,v3x&, dImat that all fea and Q-MS 094u. aommlsdona oolleatod by a county 0m0u Including a juatioo of tha pa- be paid Into the aaunty tmawy in mar&ma with the provblon8 of seothn a& Artida XVI of tha ComtItutim of Texas. . . +

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HollorableHenrywad8 - P8geTwo (w1-0)

~EPYMAltY All fee8 charged by the $Mlce of the peace for Dellaa County preelnet 0, for eutlflod uaplm of roeor& of birtha and dwtlm owurv~ wlthln hla $irMictlon u lo& rqletrar, ahoutd k paid into th8 oounty tfeuury of DalIu County.

tiA<K WHITE

Attomoy Oaneml of Tam JOHN W. PAINTBR, JR.

Pint As&ant. Attorney General

TED La HAnTLEY

&eeutlve &Want Attorney Oeneral

APPBOvEDl

OPINION COYMIlTEE

C..etrf Chairman

Walter Davl8

RI& allpln WlUlam 0 Reid

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