Opinisa,l.&~.
O-1706
Eb, (a) In at oourt &mald a wm-
plaint lha*gtig . third rio1ati.n
of mlawfully ~opwating a m&w
vehicle upon a pub110 highway at l r&o
of speed in exoe*s ef forty-five milH
per hour k PilodT
(a) Should the complaint show the
fir&, meond and third off.areaT
(a) tier *aa the rrnstiag ooa*ab-
la legally ohargo for making aa arrest?
g~&m receivid your bfter &ted ?Jwembber16, lQg9, requesting the
l
piiion of thi8 Doprtment upon the above 'itatodqil~rtioni.
6oation 93, of Artiolo 6271, Paml Coda of Tom, prm'idoa:
'& pkrroa &l.timg uy F$ ,the prwisien,s of thim
+t ~ahallk guiltp of a aisdom~tior, aud upon aeaviotloa
tbrhf &all,~lm pu+hod lq . fiw tietl xemidiag i'iw,
,tiJlaia ($SO&O)%r &o flirt~.ffmaro a8d bs a fir 8ot
&ko$dia~,Two +dzud &llwa (#900.00~ for khe stood
.f?Wii, l r~'kt lxomding Fire &8drod,Dolkrr (#600.00)
or imprirmrat i8 tke oeuntyjail not to l xow)d 8ixty (60)
days, nor w nuoh firm and imprimamwat I8 the dissretio8
oftho osurt for lwh ruluequeat~offwiao thorwf’tor.”
The jurimdietiow, power md authority ,d the justise.of~the prso
lrwsuoh aa are fixed by the Cumtitutie8 and the ltatuton of thim State.
Eoaorabl. Otto P. Moors, Pago 2 (O-1706)
The COn.ti~tie8 ef TOu., Artiel. 6, 6OetiO8 19, rend. 18 part
a. follow.:
.Justio.. of the &mom shall h.va jUriSdiStio8 in
ori&nal mattw. of all oa.a8 wher. the penalty or fina
t. bo impomd bylawmay .ot 8. more thu Two F&mdr.d
Ibllars, ud 18 01~11 mttorr of .ll le8*8 wher. the
amount i8 c0ntr.wr.y 18 h Etu8dredDollars or lo.s,
.xolusiv. of intrzv8t, of rhioh lxoluUV8 l rigirtlljuri.-
diet108 is nOt giV.8 t. th8 Di.triOt Or b&q cOU%.;
and .uob other jurirdiotie8, ariminl l8d 'oivil,a8 may
k prsvidmd by la, luder .uoh rqulrtiou a. may b
prv.oribd by law; ud appeals t. the County Court .hall
Im l1l.w.d 18 ill ea.08 d.6id.d ti Justlo Courts where
the judm88t Is for mar8 tha8 Twenty Dollar. lxclu.iv.
lf oo.t; .8d 1~ all Sriminal .a... under Such ragulatio8
as rrmybe prararibd by law."
Artiol. 60 of th. Ced. of Crkni8al ProSed& of TSu. provid..:
"Jurt1.o. of th8 paoo Shall hay. juri.diotion 18
Srimi8al ~eS.8 tier. tlw fi8. to k impo.od by law May
not Sxcsmd fn HUmdrud fbl1arS.S
With r.f.lra.. to the juriodi.ti.8 of th. o.unty court the aa.ti-
tution of T.xA., Arti. 6, gW'tiO8 16, prw1d.a 18 part a. f.1low.r
"Th. County Ccurt shall hw8 originrmljurbdio-
tio8 of a11 mi.dan.ansr. of which .xolu.ir. orZgi8al
jurirdi.tion is mot giY.8 to the Justiw. Court as
the 8.m. is BOW or may hw.aft.r k prworilmd by law,
a8d ~~8th. fin t. k impo8.d shall uoeod $200.00,
0 . .
Art1010 66 of th. Cod* of CrM8al Froaodura of Toxar r.ad. a.
f011.w.I
FTho C.u8ty Court shall haTo .rigi8al jurirdietio8
of all mi8dauetiers of rh1.h lxoluriv. origi8al jurisdio-
ti.8 1. .ot gb.8 to th. ju.ttW .ourt, ud wh.8 th. fi.e
t. b impo.ad shell lx.o.d Two Huadrod lhll~rs."
Sooti. 86 of Artis 62 .f the ado of Crimzaal Prooodur. ef
Tons pmido. ar fol1.w.c
"Th. County Court *hall haw .xolu.lve original
juriSdioti~8 Sf lllmiad.m.anorc, Sxoopt misdeneuors
involviag .ffioialmi.oonduot, Snd ex..pt oa.e. 18
nhieh the highost pamalty or fi8.8 that may k imporod
b.8. ott. PI MOorO, Pa@ 3 (Q-1706)
uad.r th. lawmay 8.t .x.s.d Pn Euxdr.d D.llsrs, ud
awpt; in .ou&i.r wh.r. th. is .stablilhod a l%minl
d1.tri.t ..urte."
Cou8ty O-I+. hav. ..8.UI-r08tjWi.di.ti.8 With jUrti.0 ..urt. of
d~danquors l
Fg8irabl. ,f8justi.. .~.~rt.~ lbodnrd ye State, 6 ,Cr.518.
?.p.
~2961, 801.8 f. t‘*p 5 Wm. Rip,.3018 J.=mi8gr v. Stat., 6 Grim. Rep. 2b8r
b.p1i8 ~‘o ‘St‘t., 7 ;D%.. It&p.670
T8 riow of &ho fOr.g.i8g ‘Uth.ritl.8,it dll b. . ..8 th$t th.
..wty l.urt ha. lx.lurir. jurisdistio8 in misdomeuor euos whore the fir
to ba imp.rod may k 18 .X..SI of Two HumdradD.lk. (#200.00), l wh u s
th. pr~lty to b. imp.s.d ~bg law i8.lndo? b&h fi8. ud impti,.orm.8te H.D.w
vo St&; ~(Crim.App.) ,22 S.U. (2d) 137) $JrPart. 3b-$O8 (t?~i!ao
App.) 21 8.W.
(td) 663; Tuttli vo St&., 1 Grim. App, 3648 Billi8gOly vo Mat., 3 Crime App.
686.
Ths fart that the jurfiro aart is dried jUr#di.ti.8 i8 mird.-
meuor &I.# who*. kh. *alty t. k 1wr.d by law fi.ludor imprin.8m.8t
doer 80t 8..8.#U11y meu &At h8 jUStioo.,my,8Ot impri8.8 a lriri8.1. The
jpstleo M y -h p r iaAulhiBAl f&r 808-paym.8t oftfi8.8 ud .ortr UdmAy
Lnpriroa A orimi8al wh.r. 8..or.~ry to assort, pr.t..t ud .&r.. Ma auth-
lrity 18 .a#~. whuo hi. juri8di.ti.B prop.rly lb ta i88, Tuttl. v'o stat., 1
Crime App. 364.
RW ## +rg.i8g Wth.l?i+.., y.~ +'. l ti.od th‘t 1% i'sth.
l
pk~~oa;fthi8 @O~~mt, 18 l8.w.r t. y.~r f1r.t qu.ati.3, )hat th0 lm-
p h %8 lhugi8g
t ‘,thd ~tolrtt+ of ~8lawfully +imtiig,+ motor ~ki.10
&,pe8~th.publ&~.hi,glnmy.at a r&4 if .p..d i8 .~...a of forty-fiv. till.8
p.r hour must b. P11.d I8 the .eu8* oourk.
~Ih d. &t m.u to .ay that a third umplai8t wuld 8.t ~TI. fi1.d
Agahst a d.fo+dut 18 th. jU.tir Burt .hargi8g a Vi.lati.8 .f ~8Jawful-
ly l p.rati8g a m.ter r.hi.1. Up.8 the gubli. high-ny. at a rat. of spwd
,,SrQ..s. of fu+flw mI1~p.r hour, +t if tha ..mplai8t is fi1.d it
that tb d.frdut ha. k.8 twiio pmiou.ly .o8vi.t.d of
zgi$ %s., If m.h all.gati.88 l
"~ r+mad., the .tiplai8t would
&rg. u offoB;& .v.f ah1.h th. ,jwti.. ..+ rruld ~havoa. jpyi.di.ti.a,
KW.8. tk. ..mplaiat allog.. amd th. pr.of show. prior ..8vi.t%ou for th.
se+. l ffqiso, t?xa,+mhusod p.8alti.. for .o.o8d ud~ third Vio ~~tiO88la8a.t
apply, a vb gt‘ti, 56 Toxo 6; ‘8d hho d.f.8dut ..88& ..&a%
K.am.yr., St&to, 79 SOHO 670, a8d .th.r luth.rlti.8 .itid U8d.r Arti.1. 61
.f ih. b8.1 &do.
Tith rofor.8.o to ymr ...o8d qU.sti.8, iho ..u8ty o.Urt haa mob
jtirdi.$i.8 a#tb ti8.tit~ti.8 ud laws ra.t.d thoreumdorgiYW its a+
the peulty providedby th* rkatuto for u lffr.0 with which a dof.8dut
t. .hargod dmtelmins th. jurbsdl.fi.+ Th. .mplal8t must sl1.g. fart.
sUffi.i.8t t. .h.wth. ~.8108 of th. lff.8.o .hug.d. Umdu 8u.h .ir
.ums*U..s, th. eaplai8t up.8whi.h th. i8f.rnmti.n pr.gar.d by th. .~8ty
Ru. 0e.P. m..r., P.go 4 (O-1706)
.ttorrq,.la barad, ud th. iaformatio8 itself rhould ‘1l.g. th. loxvio-
tio8 of thr dofrdut .for th. n.a~.off8860 upo8 tm SOprate .8d prOvi8u8
~oe~rio~# im order to bring the lA.O within thr jurirdiotiom of the l
ouaty
OOtUt, go. ‘uthoriti.. oitod uader Art1818 61, supnO
Im uwor t. your third qUOstiO8, it II hold 18 the #ASO .f Soott
v.,Et&o, 114 S.& (2d) 664, that Arti.10 803, P.~il Cad. of T.xa., giv..
the sbriff, or .thor par offi..r, authority te qr8.t A pus08 dth.ut A
wuiuat wh. lp.r.t.8 A, rutrrobilo upon the publf. hi&ways i8 oYeO88 of
forty-five kilos p.r hour ud to doal with him A. provided by Mslv 792,
P.8‘1 Cod. of Toxu.
Artiolo 1066, Cod* of Criminal Pro.odura of Tmss pr.vid.8 18
put ‘I f.llow.s
'The folJe%img too8 .h.ll b .llraod the sheriff or othor
po~oo'offi.~ pUfoIIUi8g the IMO ~uvioo 18 misd.mouir
l.08~ to bo t.xod Ag.18.t the dofoadr8t Q co8viotio8~
"1. F o rlxoauti8g ..oh In&at of .rrost
u i~pi~s, or mAki8g .msts without rmats,
#2d30.~
Frrp the cbv. .+Autos, it
.pp.ars that A .oastablo is oatitlod
to r.oolvo A fn of tn dollar. whom ho lxooutos the rrruf lf‘rrort, or
whir8 h. m&o. amarrest without A rrrut. Our user to your third quor-
tic8 is, thorofon, in tbo .ffirm.tivo,
Wusti8g th.t ths Abvz. sAtisfA.torily uswrs your quostic.8,
nrom.iB
Yours wry truly
""/1/ I),Bnri. Davis.
D. Burl. Dwl..
A..i.tuQ
DBDrISrogr
APPROiltD DBC. 7, 1939 APPROVKD
/./ =-UP C. .lanmw Opi8icB Committ..
ATTOFBEXG2ilUBAt OF TBXM ByFmch‘irmu