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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eon. w. r. mclein
OriNhAl Dl8trl.t atorur7
lmliumon coanty
ooo~otown, hxas
oplalonHo.
ROB F’rerai
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bea r*oMad ewl
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our ftut:oror the ruoo
.bot:l, sorrrotaad tar rbiah I rirh to thank
you vary Nuoh..
OpinionRo.,O-698foonfannoo opiuioaRo.
of thir dq?artrkBt,holbr,umn6 other tl$ngr,that an
Hon. R. 8. XrCZIla, Pago 8
0rri00r *O dirohargos ot r o lo a r es l driedant rr0m tha
for00 t a pdgmantre8trainl.q
and lffo o of Elm la mtltled
to oollao8thr fro of 11.00 fox a rofease.
Opinionno. 0;@63 o? this brgartnmntholds,
bong othrr thi8, thd It a ousstable or other offlaor
has a drfandaat 7 II hIa awtody, ~4 raloasrsthe dafra-
dent frm thr' roror and offrat‘of a judgnaat restrainin
him, then the oonstabloor otEor o??Iou woul& bo rntltlrd
td e #LOO nlema fee.
Opinion Ro. O-901 of this d~parttrmt.holdsthet
a shori?? or ronstebJo is net lotItlod to ohuge aa unst
fro uhur ha fs presrntbut whore the arxwrt is actually
satI4by a atate fllghmyTatrolmn.
OpinionW. O-060 of this dopartnoatholds that
rbaro a stat* III&wayPatrolmanarrests a 60raa for
speeding and brings him before the fustlor cb the Psaoe
and the d*?andrnt plea48 guiltysod la a'esrosod a fine 0r
On0 Dollaran6 oorts that the defendantshould pay the
?ollouIng&mounts Ih disoharge o? hi8 ?Iae and ooats, to-
rift
Om D&k+, ?Isot Five iiolhrs aa tsm for .the
ooanty attorney; Four Odlhrr 81 triel ire; ssaklng 8 total
Qi Ton DOllUS. WntWr tho faots rulatiag to Bald opinion
*.hoconstablepufonned no eUTICuS and MS net antitled
to any for.
pinion 30x0.C-U89 a? this6e~rtarot, In lsplr-
in& the rub sat out In O~iBiOn RO. G-695 ( QooniUeaO.
opinion?#OO. 30-61 of thi8 departmnt to variousraot situ-
tions set out In tlrrrequart for oplnIon,holds that only
wborr the faotr show that the de?snda%tIs la tha actual and
legal oustad a? l oanstsblo at thr t&w he pleads guilty
and pays his fina ls the aoastablsltltlod toga rrlrasr
?UO. This OQiniQll ?urt&rr ho348 that *haa the dofondaat
rails his flao lo to tbr Justice of the Fwcs and same is
laorptrdby the Just100 in payrant of tIefondant** ru, tho
constable is act entitlrdto a roloanc ia@.
Artlolr1011 of the Code of CriminalProordurr
prcmldosthat ao itom of ,oosts shell bo taxed ?or a purport-
rd rortlorthieh wa* a03 ppfcmrd, or for a maMa for
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Boa. I. I=. IfoClaIn, Pago S
rhiah a0 ?a* is rxprosslypmvIQe4 by law.
has rrpeatedlyml06 th a t l
oon8t~alO or otaor PaQO OffiQU la not entitledto
OhSitS, OOlloot Or lOo epSOS8
t U~SSS ha aOtW~J per-
r032d tk* sonloar rot out in the statute. xi the oon-
ltabk or sb~rl?? does not make the amrrt, nor the OCCU-
mltmant nor thr roleare,ha ouklnly cannotoharge,aol-
lO0t 0f l000pt 8 rO0 r0r doing 80~ A atate aigh~y
P8tr0m moarr l 88lary from the Stat0 0s TOXU r02
his .su~Ioe~, and ~thiro 18 no sktutort authorityin this
State rhuoby a et&e lilghway Patrolman may oharga,rollrat
or looept a ire e08 a defendant. The salary a Btato
HighnayPatrolmanmmrIn8 from the StataOf Texas i8 the
only oixqwisation to whloh ha Is ontitledto nawitr for
pm0tmug hla dut Im.
Ke %hInk thars la no oonillotin t!m abotr
atmbermlopIalon8. 30 think that saoh one Is oornot
.barul upon the fact sItuatlons glr~a in saoh of said
O~iDiOQS.
Stirfaot8 eated ln your lottrr do not rhw wheti-
ar or not the oonatablepuSansod any swvioo. No thaw-
for4 lssumr that be puroaPe4 no 8m1100~ Thereroro, the
Oomtrblr would not be sntltladto a releaseSo% The
proper awmB& 0s fin0 and 008ts under ruoh Qi~OUWtUiOllS
would be as follows:
01l0mifnr ?oT'~IIM~
~I+43
mhr8 rot th i30twr
;mg~g,'ow Dollsrsr0r trial fee; making a total 0s
.
very truly your8
RY*jgy+-Jf
.. AssIstant
WF rib-i9 APFRSVECMAR20, 1940
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AWXNEY GENERALOF TIEA&