Case Information
*1 6!38 OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Rcoomble CO iI* Csmeee
fitrte Auditor
Austin, 11, TeXee
Bet Wbotba or net the fhmeral M6nsgesr tow or 6n7 at the ~167 legall 8 tee* or ammm employeea boo8 r8 hare re-ntnmbecsdt eraI mmaager 6m emplo7eem mmunts o? nueb pe~eau tot 8lle+Lng nerptlre On que8tiaa Be. employees who hate boon ees st $%bOO per emspe be e pr.i.6~~1 pernkmnell who oam 10&8117 db to be a •tru~tym &WY tor what perled Fleers alto governing etatutem.) '4. Can conriots leEally drive aver the hi@mqs ot Texan in prl non omed motor ~ahlal aa, vi th OF With- out a ward or other prison employee beina preeent?
.s. Can such conricte lemlly ohtnln a drlrer'r or chaufieur's Ifconae to drive prison nwnad or other motor rehiclen over Ptate Hlghwayst
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Bonorahle C. 4. Cawtesn - page 4
"4. Wet effeat does this praotioe ot allowing priumers to drire prison owned motor rehioles hare cm the prison fnemranoe aorerago, oorering publie
llablllty autl property damages? (Mosae alto stat- ates, if any).
'7. What lagal rights aw allowed~snah prison emplo7ees and peace of'fiaers in pnraulng sn eaeap$nK aenriat a5 entering priratel~ mod
holldlng:n, 6to.t (Fleaae aibe statatan pfapert7'
fmbnequent to re6eipt at 7aar inquir7 we requested trrr- thsr lntonnation relating to the first two quest*onm, and goa re- Flied as tollowsr l X reoeited a letter tblr mo rning vhioh indi-
oatem that there are no Written oontraots or agree-
~menta between the glple7ees of the Prlaan efstgl
snd the Beaerul Maaager 0~ PriaOn Board eoaaecainp: the oolleetioa of aa 8motmtm of mO#tOy boOmme 8~17 BUOh 8mplo7eo ma7 hare beea respanaible iOr allow- hg a aonriat to emape~ Be are told that it IS simpl7 a praotioe that ha 8 beeu hmded down throu&h
the 7tara 8nd tbat there are ~lb dfwot indloatlonm am to whether it is UI ‘admini6trat~Te peli~’ ox-
aapt that it is a verbally handlad matter, aad that a11 Primm employees sneb.as gaard~~ farm naaagarsr etoer are told at the aondition on bein& hIted 8nd thet thef al? alearly mdarrtand tbat they are wb-
jeot tn asermsat of nob amOunt Ot Waay* The moma is oolleetad dlreatlr tram tbs amplayeem most re~pomslbl e for the emo8p’kvl( of tbe eefavlet,
and trmkl7 wo are ansble t.a detem%ne just whore
the nutharlt7 for thlcl ariaee.~
we shall ansrer your qunetLms in the order ahore stated.
1. seation 10 of Artlale XVX of the Cnnmtltutlm
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Emorab:e C. ll. Cwnesn - page 3
*The Legislature shall protIde for deduotfons from the salaries at pub110 otiiaern @ho may neg- the porformanoe OP an7 duty that xay be as-
loot
mimed them by 1 SW.'
There are no statntee authoriling tho Board of RIman Comls&merr or the Beneml Yana~er ot the Rim bye- tein lmpc6e tine0 or pecuniary assesnment~ anon emplo7eos at 8ymtm who am7 negY eat the perforaanoe ot their du- the Prl@n tien msslgned them by '1EW. On the oonfrary, PO reapeats in 7er0er qtl65ticn 1, the Ceglmla- amnosed aasemmentcl involved ture has enaoted Artiele 318 at the Penal Code, QrWidings
aAny omeer, jailer, or guard who has the lernl au6todf of an7 pereen aooa66d Or COnvi6f+
ed nt a felCn7 not ORpitS rho ~I.lfull~ pOWit
snob person to osoqe or to be remcued shal’t be
confined in the penitentiary not less than two
nor more than fire yeaw-’ in ArtSale 321 nf the Penal Code 1 t 15 prcrldedr
Again, ‘Any aitiaorl jailer or guard who ha5 tbe leeal eustady ot a peraonaeeuned or amricted
or a felon7 not capitsl who ne~ligenttl~ pewits 6uch person to eeaape or be remeued mhall be
fined not exoeeding one thoueand dallsrs.’
Wnoe the T:eaislkture ban thus speaieiOal~7 dealt with the nroo<re arttar of csoape~ through WilliulnOms or negli@rtoe of atticer or ward having him in austody, wthod there woscrthed hy neeaerary impl~oation exo~udee any other method of ar-enwent of venalties or Pinem tn dcalinc with esoapema
In our opinion, the stated praatioe nf the nO6rd is in tbo n8ture OF a penal t7 , end is beyond the author1 ty of the Board.
- 2~orQblo C. n. Cownasn - p8ge 4 th8t the dedrlotlowa or smee~-
a. Xt It should h4 rcnto, wch ao yen wntionr hare hsea aalaWu7l~ made hy the Dosrd, or itr offlaerr, they are unlaWul and beyoud tbo authar- Tha ity of ~0 answered In the preoadfns thc4 n08ld, qoertian. quertlnn of’ whether or not the mployes ~mvl thum wtiertug dcduatiou er 9#1yin~ the armemammt 1~87 ~QNIOOIOP the ramcl, md if EO, tm WIOUI and how, yrb8pa should not 80 ans~~od by us, minO0 it pert8ins t0 the petm8~ ragbt Oi party whiah we sheold rd- i8 not therefore one 6s rgpriarod, 8nd rise. Xa 8ny went, the qua&ion of raeovory would depond in uow wsmwe pWh8pa up011 mhsthrr th0 de&mtion or a6to81 p8p mmt, other thnn b;r deductinns, warn ratmtarll~ p8id, and therefore not reaorerrbY0 UpQa the prtnoiple af TollmtarJ p8y- mmt, @11le on tho other hand* rhetbw or mot tks ir9andlag d8nper to the gu8rd of 10s~ af emplo7wnt by dlrehrrge natlld ormrtitute IemtY dm'ers* 90 emmot rutsly ntato l rule sppl f - akble alibo for OOob mob individual to al? a88srr kit.U8tim depends upan it8 OUB pWJUli8r faetm.
3. Only t.he nO81-d Of Ri80a ~WEB~~~~OYISI~~ bar 8Uthor- ItJ t0 l p~eint Subfeat, horarorr fin QSOOS ot oxtre!w tmetiOU’ of 8~17 tmn~ auroger to iill In amorgemey, to riglIt 8 r8t8noy any position theretofore held 87 n trusty for a lmgth at tins not to ex00od ten d8yIIe (Art. sit?db). Yoa rlll find th8t tbia ie fully ram?ated %a Artiolos 01840 ta al!34j af Vernon’s matter Cndltlaatien nt the Rcrlsed CiTil Btitut...
Art1018 61848 iartbsr plnoss ~fmit8tlmr upon trus- tie@ bolnc at lrrre or nti tbb priaon property.
Q. mhjoet to rhnt 00 h8vo wld in*aC?#i8tOly abare we 8nuwer Qtmstion l5 th8t Oonrlata rorpeat rith t0 pdmm0Ps, ?af IeijR111J crhtain * driver’s or 0h8tltfOUr'S 1isanae ta drlro rehlaler4, nr0r t.ha St8t4'n hiah- prinan-omeQc or nt.ber wtor rflv3. ?:eatiarr 2 O? brtlala MMYb (Vernon’ II Cod. of the HOT.
Stat.) 1~ wbdi~irf0n (8) pKWidem that: yn person, oXCopt those hOrsin8ft9r hsFeUt81- afiell drive cm? motor rehial D unon Q
1 J cswntad,
umbr8ble C. n. Cnvna8m - P8ee 6
hi&w8T in t.hir Rt~to Ml088 mah pernen hrr 8
r~lid lican8s 8a 8n opcrrter, 8 commsroik? oparn-
ter, or 8 elmuftemr under the pro~i ion8 af this
Aat-.
60081on 4, bf neeeeearv ispli08tlfm. ntatcrs rho arc ant1 bled to 8 lioense br upaa*fia~ll~ namfng thneu to who711 a t0 8 1iOUlW iU fOt'biddOll. Near? In thi. 8eation de ri(d,t we find aythlng prohlEStinq the iusuin~ of 8 liasnme ta a eon- to rreeira 8 If- Of eoUr8Or l OOWiOt who ir laeli~blo tlat. aenro wuld for that reawn be denied 0110.
ft. Your qnestioa is very fwnernlr hut we thin& lt in am~uerod in the dealsion nf Tor8m Prinoa Beard at 81 v. Ca- bean, MS S. B. (2) !W3, writ of error rsfum3de It ir tlJor8 held;
‘It in our am~olusioa thatbl the cn8otmwt CC Article iW3UslO the Legisl8tare did not wire
the immxait~ of the Stat0 of Tex8~ from 1 iability
fnr torta aosritted by aoarioCn la the pani-
tCIlti8v. l l l . %'bO 18&Im8- Ot the 8PtiOfO
doea net Om8te a li8bility 8ralnrt .the State
8nd it* ~p~OYOemr rlM power in %x811 Pri8-
on Syatfm to proteat it8 waloyaas from mwh li8-
billty, hut the inaurenoe ir, for protection aa8innt m e~intln~ li8bility. * 4 e- There bo-
ins no li8bility hut tar thin 8rff~U!O, and tbia art9ala not hnwinfi ore8tad 8 fi8bilityI then it
68nnOt afford 8Pv11aa FOliO?.s
Sine0 Artlale BUIQ810 rutbfir*aem lnswwnae for-'tbo prOtOOtibn Of “OffiOoro and 031p~O~0am’ Of 7eX8B mi1101! tra llahlllt~ to thtrd personn 8rt8lnC; out et the UM srda and operr.tlc?n nt aatomohllesr motor traokn, and nther motor rchiclaa nred by tho 7~88 Prfeon fqatem, and not tbereforo aeh teblolew, Wo 08n tnr the honelit nt y-iunnsrm tlririna INIT poarible efieat of the praOt¶ac nmtlnaed by
nnt poraelre you upon tho R-3 ron'n lnwran0a aorarapo in any areut. whey say employ over-y reasonuh!a mews, laoludlng ariaat
fnroe, neoenmry II Oalnture. 5’87 enter Thur, 1hOI t.he mnor’w oonuent, OF over r:rlrately-omod propsrty without *6 Honorohle C. il* Camesn - YRe 6 of even hrenk In a door I If his eathnritr and mission
his protest; he r?ado known, and such owner persists in ref’vsh~ ndmlttance if For f%rt.her rcaronahly aecjsnary fn their disaratjm to enter.
discuaeivn of these powert, sea thn case, Ibt bprta SJarwoaa, E E. E. e.
The forcpoing conolaslcns nre predlcatcrl upon court de- mere are no oxproes statutes daalinp: with them. 01 slrnr.
vary truly yoaru
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