Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN XiomraDla b. 0. Jomr couclt J Attormy Red B1v.r County clu(lur1lle, Tox8r Dear Sir; op1luoa no. O-7174 hc Authorityof 0ridR.r to brroat a prrda vbea uld Ia your lettoo of J department, you ask SOF M op 'In l mo ea t 08W P. 0, in the Sered a8 &lr V88 aot drer tisrd that t&o Attommy @s&lo. De~tmot ourta &vm repoetodly hbld, thnt a rtatutr 800 ort1oerr to veo outaa type tlnlrorm, 0rf1018i bdg0a ~h:b efi~atiag 0rmdera for hig$ivay vfo8Lionm LB llrooatrave~tlo~ of our State Coo- stitutioa 960. l9 Art. I; aad Sea. 1 Art. II. &o la v8 Ststo, 38 s. U. (2) 5S'Zi &I parta Belllag, 85 5. U. (2) f& Scott 1. State, 114 3. U. (2) 564. in ffmmr 0 lal PI or this depwtlseat, 306. O-317 da 3-1454, mm8 d3fbP 0s th6 pbrvi sob, ~88 mu UDI ~3wit~ti0m f0~ ttr,6dditm81 -80~ that 8wh 0rricm could suapmd t& elsforaeoat ot thr hlgbray violatloas by tm VO~~WY htarrg off Or hi8 Otw0m iri a0uti0a QC Jut. 1, a4 28, 0r tb a0amttioo, to-at t 90 power or SuapMdlag &us ia thtr state .& a klla x e r o b lx wp tby the ~tgialature. ” ed %4 ~I&W.l l&W 00 this 6ubj60;, 86 WO h.Wa i+d ~ccador~ .- to point out ta auc fo+r epirua~, la Art. 393, .I.G. a., to-uitI “any gvaace officer is authorbed to armti’ without warnnt aQy prwa round aomlttitkg 4 v:d.6t10a or 4ay prwl8ioa or the prwedia(l ar- tlol.68 of this maptar . . .’ Ua h6ve bald 118this oemwotioa that, ia our epJpiaion, the C&W Of ti P&l't* ii61u , 82 S. W. C2) 644, go66.fartber t2l.Q nlere1.f holdlag, A&* XJ"a to be uaooaatltutiolrl bwauM law. 318 can holdlds :c Y46 6 spaoral: that Art. 8038, a8 ba- cioted bf the iWth Called Stvasloa oi tk 41s~ Lu~laratuw, vas not nzaterlally Qtii6r6nt f~66 i)oF, a6 usmded b7 t&m 3woad Called 3~6610~ ,afttm 4ht in@.irl.turejaad ayplylag tm rub or 004mtruotio.tu~ aiumuoo~ 141 the %ggina aaw, th4 r4qumxmmt of 4 u4zfor8 vas u4uefxstitutloa4l. Saott V. state, 114, 3. U. (2) f56& -06 With the "aeiuOg C&SO' 10 hOlbiq that tb 5t8tUte wquirzw arrlO6rS to war wrtdin wroms, wps 0tb3 orflcial b6dg68 ~86 lo eoa- travmtlon of th4 3t4te Coa8tltati4a. 30th 0f tl;eM, MS38 H4iJ 0~ the dt?CiIIiOD9f tha COW 6ad the apuaion of Judw L8ttimr0, of the Court af Crialaal AgPeala, i;r *al6 0435 of L.kCt&@lI6v* state, 38 3. ‘d. (2) 592, to vhich you r0O0r 6nd Vlth ~hlah you are 6tItirelf fa~&lla~. *ibviourl;r,if Art, %3b 1s valid, the ontloa 16 ulth a6 dric43r to ~04~ a uaii'om and enro~b tbt3 state18 highway mm, or lmwe aff bin uiz~taru and thus rellev6 hFnrs4l.fof the ::uty at otiforomg that law, wSl6h, 10 5rrcot 3ut;aaaa tbs law. ‘732 Iioaorable B. C. Jones - ?SR6 2 xs stated, that la in violation or tit. 1, 300. 28, or the Constltutlon of Texas. Art. 8osb 18 tm bItf3Dt efrOrt Or th6 &giS&tu?e to reqtir6 th6 OrriO6r6 0r this Stat6 to Y64F a baclga ot a ccrtaln place on hla body, to vaar a a&p, coat or blouse and trousers of uawd oolora before he can make en arrest for a violation of the hi v&y lava at this State, though ha Is authorictd b7 Art. If? 03 to w such Ou BFF6at. In our opin- ‘on, the Lsglsl4tuFe he6 attelnptad to do Uh4t Jud@ I.&timor6 13 the Scoggiaa CIISO said it could not do. If6 think, th6r6- rze, that the rsqulremant of a uulfomn la Art. aO3b vlalatea the Stats Conatltutlon for the reasons giirrn in the opinloaa of Judges Morrow and ?at timore. 36nc8, VC)aollcur, U~Ueiirl6di~, In the atat6'8 con- tention, as urged by you In the Juatlos Court oaae, that ‘re- gardless of the Elannor in which th6 arresting 0rrmr Y48 dressed, it vaa no defanaa.” Yours very trulf QOFTBXAB John L. Wroe JLW: zd Aaaiat8nt