OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
BanorablaRomar Oarrlma, Jr., Dlreotor
Departmentor Pub110 8d0t~
Dear Sir:
lrtt8t or rw00m-
lnlon or VA18 a*-
uhloh uo quotot
0 Seotlon 13,
to any charge under
80 ohargod produor
lto la lo p eta to r lr ;
8 of tho St8to there are
th%8 8OOtiOn to th8 8t-
“8~~0~ 811 thrre type8 Of 1iO8Zl8088n mm-
tiOJl8d in thi8 8O&tOIlO8,WO OOa8tNO thi8 800-
tion W roan tht a poraon ohargod with oparat-
ing, l Ot%mBOrOiil DOtOr t8hiOle 8lld t8qUind Under
the 1aW t0 h8T# l OOMOrOlti OD#T8tOr'r liO8li88,
right 6ofan4 luoh a o h a r g oro no th 8La tlng8o o a -
morolal 0 br8tf#P'8llornrr by produoing ln,oourt
a 00~8 0 al oQ8r8tor’I lloon80 valid 8t tho tlm8
0*TiA- 8 W’TO8tl an6 that gMdIlOi~ m 098ratOt'8~
li081188 Valid at thr tia8 ot hi8 lTX’88t should
not bo a #UOO888fUl d8fQIi88.
Honorable Homer Carri6on, Jr., Direotor, F8gc 2
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ad+188 U8 18,
i ln your oplnim, oorroot.*
The portion of Artlolo 668Tb, SootlonIS, nhioh
yoa quot. ob~fourrlt18 intendedto protent the oonr1OtiOn
OS 8 person for aot hatlag aa opsrator'8, oaiaumrolal opor-
ltOr’8, or OhaUff8UV*8 liOOn88 Wh6n it 8pp8ar8 thILt ha aO-
tUdlly did 1108n88 at th. t-0 Ot hi8 lr O8t.
htW0 8P@h IB
other w~rd8, lt a lr 6o n 18 lrre8tad and ohug8d with Dot
hating 8 8aPawroi s OpUPtOr’8 11OOn8. he a4V dSiOI¶dthi8
charge by proring that he lotuallyhad 8 r8lid ooraoralal
0 tINtOr’ 1iaMnScl at th8 tip0 d u8 lNb t, althoughh8
apd BOt at that till8 h&Ve ft Olt hi8 DOr8On. bld8r I)0 IO&d-
Od OOIl8tZUQtiOZh, hOWlOr, aould SUOh &‘Or6Oll dOt8lld th6 -
chugs of not h a vingl oanmorafaloDU&tOr’8 lfoon88 by
rmorlnu that ha a14 hawP a oha OD-
iratori8 lli8n88. P QU8On 80 oftar@d lruy d8fOUd Oldy-
upon the ground that the offonrrwith whloh ha we8 oharged
aOtUdlt 18 UlltNO. It 18 the Opinion ai thlr departEont
that th8 OOJl8trUOtiOZi ti1tthyou hare 9laO.d upon the above
q uo tedltlo la 18 aorraot.
Very truly ~ourlr
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