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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN I
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It 10 l Vf&tt, thOl'bfOI'0, tb8t VhOtt OaJ OPtiCOr ipl th18 &&awe chief bf Polfso) prriowm the due muWed & h-by to the ecmpbos6tlmt by law; u¶ wtuk, ho Ls eotftkrd :ORVOPWl~, tbr UOWb8 h&V0 said tht %O @&it& (LLI OffieeP tC 00elue fOO8 OP 8oaal88106 . , . . he mast &vs pertoPwd the cwatlw hnr knu qmolfted.' (9 1pex. Jy'., orrio* for uhfctb 0 *as w, w* g;zB*
i’hla departnant~ hw frequently held t&at 8~ mict3r cttiey sot lefglly charge for r33m than cm cceLt.mat 19 allg mi848tau~~3r S-%5(1, or for ame thm 306 releaw, lo atiy misbemeanor ca96, ard of th?sa fees ‘SaleSI he atamlly that he carulot charge etther earam lrald her, a@ required by law. noa, fulemr, that If a con- stable or other offLcer has a defeadant llr hta cust.&y, a&-! the ccm3ttabl.e 3r otheesr 7ifTcar r+tleBg-385 tha defetx2aut fr3fn the form at-14 effect ol 4 ju&gnent r*tsCratnLy[ the rJ(3fetiant, t&in, and In event, the coaatahl8 %0.31” 3thf~ 3fficsr vould be entltlea to a $1.00 relmss fee.
Va nQht ardd that lo a Ceatererace Opfaion of thla depsrt- rieat rerrdered sow para ago, x0. o-2725, 1t WA3 held that 0 063at- mnt fer vhlch o peace &fleer ia alloved a fee of $1.00 fa for ex- ecutlcg an order af tb aourt dlreotl~ that 8 harem be placed in jail, and ao olficer 15 net allmsd chtwgp math fee la tha absence of Bush oPder$ a capins or ?#arrant iB not a coxnlt3x9nt for which is oat ut~thlo iteelf a foe IB allowd; t&t Use jadgemInt of a court a catlmot for vhlch a see iB allcwedI end &hat a re3.eaw for ohich m officer iB Olkm?d l fee of $1.00 IS f%’ rel6W~l~ fraa the fm?e &ml effect of Q jt.idpeat 32 dissharglng & defendant restrelsfng Blra.
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