Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICL OF THL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TKXAS AUBTIN iionorabloIi.A. Eodger County Auditor Wllliemaon County Georgetown, Terarr mill8 ptarrti OLIB-, . triad in the 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 6 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&area Ceplar Profine lrmmd an4 serve on the defendant and oolbot the tea of $2.00 although thr arrrrting fee 0r $Z.OQ wea preriourly inaluaed in the fins atid aorta? . "1. Doer 8bb lau iaLma&thet 6 Oaplar Frotiae be irrord only when a poraon hu 'jumped' hlr bon4 and lott the rlelaityin s&leh ho r66ld.89 *It her berorw quite le1~0n $n thl8 County for the oftioefmto 6ller 8 detubdurt to go 66 hlr pro- a l60to p e ya t l sr r tmlnthe, at 8aka partial pap maatr at oertain tlrr, cad it be tell6 to uka tb nt~, or 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 4.00 on abe un. St lo r~ opinion tbrt the Otfioer lr 6110~64 onu the tlrrt wrartl toe of IP.00 when the olrouratmoor are mm lbove rtm"y l6 but It the deteaU6nt laev*6 the County,or rlrinftyla wkleh ha re8fde6, for the p ur ~0 o6t 6lrol4iw 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 larllert 60nven1ea60~~ Artlola 690, 7'61, 900, Ts9 uid 798, Vernon*6 Axmotet Tera8 Code ti Crtmlnel Prooebra, road w foll.awrt 'Art. bO0. 05 **oh rerdlot of aopulttal or oon- rlatioa, the grope? judgmentmbcll br enter& iu&laW- 4. sr uquittd ttb0w66466t 6h6u k 6t OIUII.~~- obayed tror lU 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, the 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 julsaant be &etbProd iOP a longer per104 ot tlm 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 the rrrdlrt or pela end the uma rb6lA be lxemuto& 68 protldod by Chap tar 4, Title 9, 0r the 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 di6oretlon ry petit the 4eiandcnt Ihen jW@Sat 16 defernd, to ramaln lt lug0 on him own rue - nlua.0 or ry rbqrlrohl8 to ontot l8to bon4 %I l mumlc hut double the amount ot tbo lr mesr e~ tine u3a ooolta,oondltloard that the ddm8aat an4 568 l&Wdi66, jOti8lt 6Ad 6& dl06tBWI;UB tb 0 OILthe tit6 66t in mutt in the nnnar of the Co40 et Cria Tea r 1a ndtot the laforossmit ef ukt Judgment ontored,nil writa, pxooe6ru 4ed rua6dir6 ot the Coda ot CrInliml Prordwlrr an rade rgplleab,k 10 tar a6 &%60666BqCO Oetty OUt the ptOti6iO56 Of tbi0 &tl*le.* *Art. 181. Rho5 e judgment&em been rmoaere4 l&6irBt 6 66hUdBnt tor 6 peauulary fine, it he lr prosuit, he r&611 b6 1 tlDo&UIlo jr11 until (us- oha~g& oa provided byYew. A rertlflod ropy ot 6U6h jud@keat &ml1 be lUitiOiO5t to nUthOdS DUCti iS@riBG56635t.* Llrt. T00, x;hon 6 ~eouniely fiae be8 bears a&- jutSgadaalnrt a detra6an$ aot tenant, a eaple8 &all fortbrltb br irr\wd for b P6 lToUt. The l&eritt rhall 6XBCUt6 the 66s6 by pl6oiry the w4bnaurt in jail.’ .h~t. Tt39.%srr muoh ea 6t6t6 the rmdition 654 lmwa and th6 emount uapel4 tke?WE, U&d OOY lhoritt to WC. the drfundent ~4 ph.. blm la jtil wit11 the lmo umtdue upon luob judgment Md the Mhor 6RBt6 oi Ooll8oti~ tk. 6m 6W *ia, Ot Mtii tbo dOfOXid& $8 0thrde &e&b 6i66b8t60d.n *Art. t9a. Lhaa l 6etdmt R66 bun MD- 8ittBd to jr11 in a@tBOia Or tbo tti6 Mb BOBtB aAjOege6 r&mind hlr, tkioSatthe? 6nfbrrw6at of 6uQb jud&maat lhmii bo in rOOW4650. with tbo PO- ti.iOM Of tb16 Cod6.' . &ttOk 10@8* 'letnon'. knnOtBt@& 2h66 Cod6 Of ~l-bIiM~ Pxmaodure, roadr in part *a tollaw~r lla Por lxaouti~ lish *arr8at of arrest or rda*, or uklry mtromt dthout~ wqrzmat, twca bolktDa I) . . . ' : \ i' ; 1' 4. Eon. H, A* Bo4~a8, page 4 Artiala8 ldlt and 1619, Vanko11'8Annotated Terse Clvll Statutor, road 88 roil0w8t "Art. UlP. &ah district olork, county clerk, county Jude., county traamuwr, 8herf??, dlmtrlat and county attorney, oonstablo and Jumtlae a? the peaoa, who ahall rolle+otor 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 the clerk to 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 be illed in the county olerkt8 offloe." *Art, 1619. lrlnar1mp08ed 8lldJudgments ran- dored br Justices of the psaoe shall be ohargad, a&nat thr Juatlcs lmpoeing or rondoming the same. Ho may ditmharga said Indebtedness by tiling:with the oountr alert the treasurer*8 raoelpt for the amount thereof, or by ahowing to the mti8iaotion of t&o oomnls8lonere court that he baa u8ed duo dil.lgonooto collect thr sum without &rail, or t&a:,t&f,:ama have bean aatle?l& by lmpri8oamant A !ter a Judagnentof conrictton 18 entered againat a do- rdan ; in Justloe court neither thr Justioq 801 the arrortlng 0??100I hare any authority to extend credit to raid defendant in ord 1r to allow the deiendant tp pw hlr fine on the install- mat p It 1s true that the Justice has tha power to defer the Ju :z&t in the msnners cot out in Artlole b98, euprai howera :, I? the Judgment is dererred in any or the manner8 outlln td by the statute, no fees are due and payabla to the arrert .ng officer8 until tte deferred Judgment is antered an& therea Iter becomer final. lion. 8. A, Aiod(l.8, pub 6 Art1818 -- 819, ~OIViOB'DAnnotate& Torae Penal @ode, read8 a8 ?OllarDI *Ann;lofficer, Jallor, or guard having the lrgal bwto(L7 of a pormn aorued or oonviotad or a rie- 4bmMor rho rll?ull lUCh pereon tb leoapo p r na ite or to be reerud rha I 1 bo rim6 not lrooedin& 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 88 proride b7 L m. xr the Jwtlar lee~ae the oortifled aopr 0r the Judgment amtho oonatable peZ%.ltDthr 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&tnont18 render04 and lnk r a a&net d him in Juetlob oourt (to pay hi8 rlne OB the iaDtdh8Ilt DIM) Said dOiadU2t OOC4Up1.8 thC lt8tUD Of M weape primher aatt that the ooprtablo oan not gseid by hi8 own wrong in pbmlttin~ the drr*ndant to leeapb ma can not oolbot 8 r88 for r*-oaptorlng hir 00 a laplae or any other procere. With r~f0r.E.~ to Our QUbDtiODD HOD. 1 Md 8, Wb a88UlW from your latter that t 0 08 18888 wore 188~06 when tho aderrod Jud#CClltDWCrC lntbr8d c at rh!bh timC th8 dO?CCIdmtD X8rC not PIWDODt, d U~ll t&I18aDD~tiM, TO ULIWbr qUEDtiOIl8 NOD, 1 ad I)la the affirmatlvb. Ua anewer quortion Ho. 8 in th8 wgatiro. CapiaDeD are 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 to tz7 tha darendant and wait. the dofondant* praaonoa fn Justloo court (without rorfaitin(lthe bond 0r ~0r~d~t) aa a Judgment wa8 renderbd ageinrt the drfordant when he wa8 not prorbnt a aaplae . . -~ 571 -uid i88U0 to baforcr tha WQmuit. JUN 7, 41 1 4 IS"ANT 224% GENERAL