Case Information
*1 OFFICL OF THL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TKXAS
AUBTIN
iionorablo Ii. A. Eodger
County Auditor
Wllliemaon County
Georgetown, Terarr
mill8 ptarrti OLIB-, . triad in Jwtloe dsfendanta~d charge the fee ot in proriou8 arraeting ?es of $2.00 in the mount of thr fins and “2. Ii the defendant gave Deferred JUApent
Bond end fails to eppeer and par on the ante set out in the bond 18 the Sheriff, or Constable, within hi8 legal rlehtr to h&are a Ceplar Profine lrmmd an4 serve on the defendant and oolbot tea of $2.00 although thr arrrrting fee 0r $Z.OQ wea preriourly inaluaed in the fins atid aorta?
. *2 "1. Doer 8bb lau iaLma& thet 6 Oaplar Frotiae be irrord only when a poraon hlr bon4 hu 'jumped' and lott the rlelaity s&leh ho r66ld.89 quite l e1~0n $n thl8 County *It her berorw for the oftioefm to 6ller 8 detubdurt to go 66 hlr pro- al60 to pe y at l sr rtmln the, at 8aka partial pap maatr at oertain tlrr, cad it be tell6 to uka tb
nt~, maku l portion cad t6ilr to aom#oto 61 pa aonta, to lrrue the Oepler Profla6 cad ool&ot 2.00 n aldltlon to the rirrt 6rmtt of fL.00, r"': thu6 St
lo r~ opinion tbrt the Otfioer 4.00 on abe un. toe of IP.00 when
lr 6110~64 onu the tlrrt wrartl the olrouratmoor mm bove rtm l 6 but It "y deteaU6nt laev*6 the County, or rlrinfty la wkleh ha re8fde6, for the pur~066 ot l rol4iw tbo peymmntr that the C6plar Protiaa than would be Ju&tlflod LQd th6 tee6 &gal.
*I 6haU b6 plee6ed to hat6 your opldoa 6t rour arllert 60nven1ea60~~ 690, 7'61, 900, Ts9 uid 798, Vernon*6 Axmotet
Artlola Tera8 Code ti Crtmlnel Prooebra, road w foll.awrt
'Art. bO0. **oh rerdlot of aopulttal oon- rlatioa, grope? judgment mbcll br enter& iu&laW- 4. sr uquittd ttb0 w66466t 6h6u k 6t OIUII.~~- obayed tror U further Uabliltt rp~n the ohrrg@ for whloh ho uu trto&ar protld~ thet, lo. B&MO- munor o66o6 when than ir r6tuPEW 6 rrrdiot, or 8 plea ot (plllty I6 matare aad the ppoirbmnt armem8e4 16 bl tlno ody, Court may, on writ- t65 r*qu6rtor the 66tandM8 6n4 fbr @SO6 96UW lhowa, Borer jtlagmmat ant11 memo other 44 tlro4 by order of the Court but in no went aall th be &etbProd i OP longer per104 ot tlm julsaant th65 *lx (0) month*. On a.xplreUo~ ot tbr tlw fixed by thm 0~4or or thr Oourt, tbr Court o r Jd l thereof, abell 6Jat.r judgment on rrrdlrt or p a e end the uma rb6lA xemuto& 68 protldod Chap tar 4, Title 9, 0r Cod6 of Crhlnal Proeedura of the St&o at TU66. Provldod furttw?, that the Court or Judge themof, in the 6~0~6160 of aooad the 4eiandcnt Ihen jW@Sat di6oretlon ry petit 16 defernd, ramaln on him own rue - lug0 nlua.0 or ry rbqrlro hl8 to ontot l8to bon4 %I c l mum l hut double the amount ot tbo l rmesre~
tine u3a ooolta, oondltloard that the ddm8aat an4
568 l &Wdi66, jOti8lt 6Ad 6&d l 06tB WI;UB tb0
OIL the tit6 66t in mutt in the nnnar of the Co40 et Cria
Tear1 and tot the l aforossmit ef ukt Judgment ontored, nil writa, pxooe6ru 4ed rua6dir6 ot the Coda ot CrInliml Prordwlrr an rade rgplleab,k 10 tar a6 &%60666Bq CO Oetty OUt ptOti6iO56 Of tbi0 &tl*le.*
*Art. 181. Rho5 e judgment &em been rmoaere4 l &6irBt tor 6 peauulary fine, it he lr 6 66hUdBnt he r&611 b6 1 tlDo&UI lo jr11 until (us- prosuit, oha~g& oa provided by Yew. A rertlflod ropy ot jud@keat &ml1 l UitiOiO5t to nUthOdS 6U6h DUCti iS@riBG56635t.* T00, x;hon 6 ~eouniely Llrt. fiae be8 bears a&- jutSgad aalnrt a detra6an$ aot tenant, eaple8 &all 6XBCUt6 rhall fortbrltb the 66s6 pl6oiry irr\wd br P for b l ToUt. the w4bnaurt The &eritt l in jail.’
.h~t. Tt39. %srr muoh ea the rmdition 654 l mwa
6t6t6 and th6 emount uapel4 tke?WE, U&d OOY horitt to WC. drfundent ~4 ph.. blm la jtil wit11 the l moumt due upon uob judgment Md Mhor 6RBt6 oi Ooll8oti~ tk. 6m 6W *ia, Ot tbo dOfOXid& $8 0thrde &e&b Mtii 6i66b8t60d.n Lhaa 6etdmt *Art. t9a. R66 bun MD- to jr11 in a@tBOia Or tbo tti6 Mb BOBtB 8ittBd aAjOege6 r&mind hlr, tkio Satthe? 6nfbrrw6at of 6uQb jud&maat hmii bo in rOOW4650. with tbo PO- ti.iOM Of tb16 Cod6.' . knnOtBt@& 2h66 &ttOk 10@8* 'letnon'. Cod6 Of ~l-bIiM~ part *a tollaw~r
Pxmaodure, roadr l la Por xaouti~ ish *arr8at of arrest or rda*, or uklry mtromt dthout~ wqrzmat, twca bolktDa I)
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Eon. H, A* Bo4~a8, page 4 Artiala8 ldlt and 1619, Vanko11'8 Annotated Terse Clvll road roil0w8
Statutor,
"Art. UlP. &ah district olork, county clerk, county Jude., county traamuwr, 8herf??, dlmtrlat and county attorney, oonstablo and Jumtlae a?
peaoa, who ahall rolle+ot or hand18 anr mmey ?or tho uea of the county, @hall ~&a a ?ull report to the ~mmi88loners court, at each ro@plar tera there- o?, o? all tine8 imposed and colloatod aad all Judg- ments rannbered snd aolleotod ior thm use o? th8 aowity, and all Jury ierr collected in their r8- rpeotivr dourt8 in rarer o?, or for the us0 a? the county; and at the 8amo tlma proront thrlr reoolptr and touohorr shoring what dlrpo8ltion ha8 baen mad8 of the ~oaoy collected, iinss im~osod and Judgment8 randared. Sal& oourt 8hall caroiully examine raid report8, reoelptr and vouoherr and, l? found oorroot, shall aau8e clerk enter the same on tha ?lnanae ledger, and, I? Sound to be lnaorreat, shell mmmon @aid otlieer before them, and hare the 8ama oorreoted. Said reports, rooelptr, and rouohors shall illed in county olerkt8 offloe." 1619. lrlnar 1mp08ed 8lld Judgments ran- *Art, dored br Justices of the psaoe shall be ohargad, lmpoeing rondoming the same. thr Juatlcs a&nat Ho may ditmharga said Indebtedness by tiling: with the oountr alert the treasurer*8 raoelpt for the amount thereof, or by ahowing to mti8iaotion of t&o oomnls8lonere court that he baa u8ed duo dil.lgonoo to collect thr sum without &rail, or have bean aatle?l& by lmpri8oamant t&a:,t&f,:ama !ter a Judagnent of conrictton 18 entered againat a do- A rdan 0??100 ; in Justloe court neither thr Justioq 801 the arrortlng
I hare any authority to extend credit to raid defendant 1r to allow the deiendant tp pw hlr fine on the install- ord It 1s true that the Justice has tha power to defer mat p the Ju :z&t in the msnners cot out in Artlole b98, euprai in any the manner8 howera out lln :, I? Judgment is dererred td by the statute, no fees due and payabla to the .ng officer8 tte deferred Judgment is antered an& arrert until therea Iter becomer final. *5 lion. 8. A, Aiod(l.8, pub 6 Art1818 819, ~OIViOB'D Torae Penal @ode, read8 Annotate& --
a8 ?OllarDI Jallor, or guard having the lrgal
*Ann;l officer, bwto(L7 of a pormn aorued or oonviotad a rie- 4bmMor rho rll?ull p rnaite l UCh pereon tb eoapo to reerud rha I 1 bo rim6 not rooedin& one thouDad (io1lare.- I? the bb?UUhnt 18 PrODant rh8n the Juetiom impO8~8 8
fine on him, it than beaomr8 the dUt7 or thm Jpltlaa 0r the poaoe to leeuo a orrtifld aopy or the Judgment and hand Dam to the ooastable. It than bCOom88 th. dutr of thr oonCtablC to exooutr thC OCrtlfiwl oopy of the Judgment (nhloh operator a8 a oommltmmt) by laoin the &C?Cndant in Jail until dleahargC8 b7 L m. xr the Jwtlar lee~ae the oortifled aopr 0r 88 proride Judgment amtho oonatable peZ%.ltD thr deutauit to 80 free, th8 aonetablb would br eubjrot to proeooutlon un6rr Art10l.e 319; V. A. c. 6. P., rupra.
It 18 our opinion that I? the JartlaC of the paC.aC and oonetablr turn a 4CrCndCnt loore aftrr Jud&tnont [18] render04 and l nk rad a&net him in Juetlob oourt (to pay hi8 rlne OB iaDtdh8Ilt DIM) Said dOiadU2t OOC4Up1.8 thC t8tUD Of M weape primher aatt that the ooprtablo oan not gseid hi8 own wrong in pbmlttin~ drr*ndant to eeapb ma can not oolbot r88 for [8] r*-oaptorlng hir [00] a other procere. any or aplae to Our QUbDtiODD HOD. 1 Md 8, Wb a88UlW With r~f0r.E.~ from your latter that 08 18888 wore 188~06 when tho aderrod Jud#CClltD WCrC ntbr8d at rh bh timC th8 dO?CCIdmtD X8rC not c ! TO ULIWbr qUEDtiOIl8 NOD, 1
PIWDODt, d U~ll t&I18 aDD~tiM, ad I) la affirmatlvb. Ua anewer quortion Ho. 8 in th8 wgatiro. CapiaDeD to b0 imrtnd when a poounlary ibe h88 bean a&Judged againrt a db- fondant not prrmnt in court under Artiolb 987, V. A. C. C. P. Tar oxample, if the stat0 and &S?OBdMt’D ooun8sl agreed tz7 tha darendant and wait. the dofondant* praaonoa fn Justloo court (without rorfaitin(l the bond 0r ~0r~d~t) Judgment wa8 aa renderbd ageinrt the drfordant when he wa8 not prorbnt a aaplae
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