The Attorney General of Texas
Naroll 22, 1979
HallorableHenrywade OpInionNo.m-e
crllnlnl DbtriotAttorney
Della8 County dovehment Center Be1 Dl8poduon d foes ‘bolleetod
Dallas, Tams 75202 by l justly of m peeaa for
’ m birtim end doatlm which
oomlmdln8mtheraalnty.
Deer Mr. wadel
You have reque8ted our apinh regardbq the dl8podtial of fee8
oolleded by & justiae of the p8ca for m blrtlu and deaVm uhieh
occurred in mother county.
mrun,shrro You indiork that the $Wioe of the peaaa far pro&et number 2 of
-. 7x.77om Dallaa County, rhioh include4a portion of tha oity of QrandFmlrie, haa for
?l%?SWOl many year8 acted a8 the lod ragidrar of birth and death for the entire
city of Qmnd Ralrie, mot&of which NOBwithin Tumnt Can . Xulo Ma,
artlale 4477, V.T.C.8. 5 Attorney Oanoral OptnianV-l10 %aSO). For a
fee, the just&e fbmtha to qualified appliaantrcertifhd oopla of birth and
deeth certlflorter nflectlnq birth8 and death wlthin all of arand RaMa.
8ee Attlxney oalaral opinion M-2510220). You Jc rbart tha &qlaltial d
4m w.1nm.sun4
I ?i% ohaq~edtherefor with tqmat to the neorb of than birth and deatha
-.7X.70501 oocurringwIthin the TarrantCounty portion of OrandPrairie.
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Thin offlae has reviously held that a fearcharged by a local nqbtrar
for certifled oopiea oP birth and death moo& oonstltuta a Yea of dficcR
Attorney oeneral lnbn M-2510968). 8ea rlro Attorney Qeneral Opinion
Q-MS 094u. Bee3 al 5 or artlo& 2012k,v3x&, dImat that all fea and
aommlsdonaoolleatod by a county 0m0u Includinga juatioo of tha pa-
be paid Into the aaunty tmawy in mar&ma with
the provblon8 of seothn a& Artida XVI of tha
ComtItutim of Texas. . . +
a#5 an official
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HollorableHenrywad8- P8geTwo (w1-0)
~EPYMAltY
All fee8 charged by the $Mlce of the peace for Dellaa County
preelnet 0, for eutlflod uaplm of roeor& of birthaand dwtlm
owurv~ wlthln hla $irMictlon u lo& rqletrar, ahoutdk paid
into th8 oounty tfeuury of DalIu County.
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