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OFi'IcE OF TX%ATTOW-- OZX%RAL OF TI~XAL AUSTXN

Wmld C. Mann Attorney 

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Honoxmblo



### H. A. Hod&es couaty Auditor ulll1eme0n

oouaty 606t6OtmI. mxu Deer Sfr: Oplnloa Ho. O-182s Ret Doer 

### theCoolmissioners' Court hew logel euthmltp to pay the ju8tloe of the pee00 end oonrteblr 8semlaLng trial teea in oe88a ooming under the "Bad Cheek Law"? And relatedqueetlon8. Your reoentnqusst Sor ea opinionof thle department **on** the qwstlon8 e8 are **herein** dated **har** been reoelved.

We quote from your letter as 

## r0lm8t %lndlp refer to the followFag ertlalesln ths Code or CrlmlnelF'rooehro~ a-t. 1020, ?Bemlnlng Trlela,Felony Caeer, **payable** by thr 

### County, or state, after 

### 1nClotaenti Art. 1071, Slanlnaln~ Trlelr,

### Xlsdoineanor oaae1,

payable by derendant after oonvlotlon; Art. 1052 ?2.50 Bee of the p~geg the Poaar for each ease triedand disposed of

. 

### The 46thLegislature, Rogulu Ses~lon,

passedthe 'Bed CheokLaw*, I-!. B. Ho. 190, and \tdQer seation5 states the Offloor 

### serving groae88,

in or out 

### of theaouutp, shallbe oompenoated aa thou& the oifenea were a telony in grade. "This law has oaused some aontentlon iron the Justice of the Peaoe end Constables that they 

### areentitledto the paymentfroa t&e County In ;sramining Trialswas6loned 

### by the wording Ias though the ofronsev.ore a felony ln grade*, end have illedolalmsior payment.llonorabid II. A. Rodger,pa8e a

Xlndly r6ndu me an oginlonin an6wer**to** the follow- * question*, "1. Doe6 ttm Co0ml66ionor6~ 

### Caart have logal euthorltt t0 pay tha JUatlOb Of the Foeoo ukd ConrUb m6Anl6g Prlel to66 in oa606 oomlng under the *BedCheek’ I,ew~? "2. 16 there any obanga In the'Eraalnlnc Trial foe6 **a6** set out ln **htiOlb0** 1029 and lm) C. C. T. oaaagionod by the bMota6nt of the *Bed Oheok hw*, or 6fq other law? -3. H. 8. No, 505 

### 46thLsg., PigularSesaloa, deal6 with Costs and **Foe8** in d rdomaenor Carrr, 'Jndrr

this Bill will the Conetable .;r Justlooor the Psaao be bntitlbd to thb Sxfuninln~~

Trial Fosswhere the deiendrst Serve6tb6 

### Finennd Coot8 in jail,under the Bad Weok Law conviction or **Udbr** any othsr law?* Seatloa5 of Artlo **567-b.** Vornon’8Penal **Cod.,** read6 a6 

## r0imt8:

*In all pro6e6utlon6 unaor reotlonr1, 2, and 3 or this Aot, >rooeea l hallbr iS6Ubd and eemvod 

### lathe ooounty or out of the countywhere the pro6eautlon 1s 2endln,:

end have the s-8 blndlngforor an6 srteot es thou& the 

### orrense bolu proreauted were a elonyiand all offloera18rulng and 6ervlng6uch process 5 n or **out** of the oounty wherein the proaeaution

16 psndlhg,

ana all witnee6errm rlthln or wltko;lt

the oountyNhoreln**th6 pro6ooution**  **ir pbnding,**  **shall** be. aompenseted

la like nannora6 thowh the ofienre were 

### a iblOW in 

### grade.’ Articles1071 and 1072,Codr or Criminal Proaodure, nab6 a6 r0li0w6a

*Artio1e

1071. Juatloer



## 0r thm;poeob w,ho

sit as an examlnlna

oourt in ml6dmeanor aa shall be entitled to the 6auie

reeo allowed

by law to 6uoh 

### justioee for sliallar

enlaes in the trial 0r 6u6h aasea,not to bxaaob threedollar6 ln any one oa66, to **bo** paid,bythe defendant in oa6r.~of

inal aonviatlon." ~ArtlalolOT2. sh6rlffs Md 6OnStRbleS Sbming 

### proaeas

6ad ettsndln5

any exa&lalng

oourt ln the bxamlnatlon or a ~addmuor OQSO shall bo antitld 

### to euoh tees ae are allowedby law 

### ror slail~ 6bnloo6 

### In tha trial 

## 0r 8uoh oase6,not to bxoeodthreedollar6in any one aas,& to ba 

### paidby the defendant in oa6e 

## or rim ooavlatlon.. -

Honornbla H. A. **nod&OS, p**  **”&e b** 

Art1010 lOe0,Oodb of CrtolaalProaedure, proVl&eg **fr~r** fa r l rouatp Jud.tp or l **jurtloo** or the pea6ewhn Sit6 a6 enl adab3 00urt In a 

## rbl0w oe60, d al60 prorid **r0r** obr t a l a

rob6 f or l hbrirrr sad 0038tabloa 66nln; NV0066 **afid** l ttoadla8 guy l

xe ntl a ln~

oo* in thb uraa:neticdi 0r eny talOny bee.. **uIb6.r th$S**  **StitUb thb**  **di6triOt Uld**  **OOuty ettoX**  **’ My8**  ar6 l ntltltito osrteinaom~aratlon $or l 

### ttendl= 6ad bro666ut.. **b& My**  **rOiOW 066O**  **bbfOZW M**  **bICb&niag 00~1%** 

The ooway 

## 0rriom8 or ‘rllllnfason **c0binty** 

### are **0~** pbnmtbb 02 an enawl aaluy baalr, and 

### Sootion 17 or :.rtlole 391”. 

## ~X-OVidbS

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“In oo~tles whersln the oountyOi%.?ers nsmd in this AOot

era ecupomat*c? on the baa16 0r a? nnnuel Salary, 

## thb dase of axa ah611 not be 

### oharged nit!: and shall mA pay any ire or oomi66lon to aay SbIViMS by hia **pbrfombd,** but 66 fl" solnot otflosr**ror** any d **atf~abr** 6hall be **pet&** by the aountyout oi tha afflaua~ Sal&r; Fund suah tesa and aorpmissloal

a6 ., WAC othuwln be pal& hla by thr :itata for malt.l



### ervlaea.*

.:a u,ieh to aall your att3ntIon to o~lnlons

X0. 04X35, 04335 anl Ct-lb67

of this Ca?#%snt, wrItteaby IIonorable Uok ctout, ao3lcr**of ukich**  **am** **httno*,bd,** In **rbapbat to**  Leatlon5 of Qtlolo 567-b.aupra,

In view of the for6~oIn~ **atatutbr~ you**  **am** res

**a** t-4 adrloedthat it is the oplnlon0r tals thperta.~nt that ale 569-b, Vornon*rPenal Code (O~~Oaly rezerrod to e6 the Iiad

Chaok Law) doss fmt uiund or repeal Art101661020, 1071 and 1072 of th6 Cod6 or c?lmInal.

Proo6duro,

~ertelniag to stain6 trielr. Tha oouaty is not obligated

to pey the rxaainin,~ tiriel fe~pr In mi6demunor aes66 but swh t606 are to be assessed e8 pert Oi ths 006t6 rgalnrt tha defondazt and are to bo paid b.:~ hi& upon fIna; aonriation. Ro~evor,the don .lselonsrs~ aoiirt hsa the lab3el

3uthorItyto pay the JustIaeOtt the pace ii& the oonststh erublf.~ **trial** fess ln fe1onyoases ocmi?: .: UCsr tAe “lab o:~a+~law” vl;e:o t!le aoiity **orrioerb arb**  **ooiqmxatel on**  **an annuhl**  salnrybRai anO %Mr-s tSo preaizot

osl"Ictx-6

are ooaaenaetsd

on (I fee baslr.

our anmar io your tlrct question neo66earlly

wiwsrs your 8eaand Question.

**mU8b Bill**  **HO. m,**  **.AOt& Of**  the **FQrtpSiXth h3iShtUIV~**  refermd to in your tAr6 qusatlon, 

### 1s **brought r0md**  In **Vssn0n*a** Code of GrImlnal

rrooadun aa Artiolb1055 snd provtider that8Eonoxnble H. A. Hodges,pqo 4

Wi.m oounty 0hallnot **bo lloblo**  **to the**  omorr and wltnooohaving eoots in l miodenoanor ouo uhexv dOrOILdOd p0y0 hi8 ri.W 0Jld OOOtO~ m SO&y #ha b0 llablo ror 0n0-hOir 0r thr s00O. 0r th0 orflooro 0r thO court, when tho dofondant fail0 to m hi8 flae and lays his rln8 oat in th0 Oountr Jr11 or dl80h~g88 th0 saw by mmaao **or** wo*ln6 l u0h tin0 **out** on **the oount**  roads or on any oouatr **projrot.** And to **0r 000t4,**  th0 county **cl0*** **ohal i00~0**  **0** warrant on tho County Tnaouror in favor of euoh oStlo8r to bo paid out or tho Road **and** Bridgerun4 **or** other rundrnot othu- ~100 ap~roprlntod~w Art101001071 and 1072, cods or Crlmlnal **Prooedure,** aupra, provldss that **rOaO** in exaalnl~ courto in mlodrmoanor oases shall bo p&la by the defendant in oaao of ttial oonrlotlon, merrrore, you~.ar*

adrloodthat oxadning trial **r0+30** in mlodanoanor oases oan be texed as coots against the dofondantin oao0 of rlnal oonriotlon

andwhere the dWmlant doe0 not pay his fin8 and ooot and **8bdi6rior** the Mnle by lapin; **bi6 rlna**  **out in**  **t!m** ooulty Jail or dlsohargoo by meano or working 0uoh iin0 out on the oounty road or any oounty projeot, the 

### juatloel **0r** the pmo0 and oonotabl0 would be entitled

to one-half

OS the exaalnln~

trial fess as oorto under Artlo 1055,Cod0 of Crlmlml Prooedure, aupm. such era~lnlq trial fees can be ool3eoted only after 0u??%%ln~ trialha0 aotuakly

beon held. It 10 to **be** untisrotom! thatwe do not pass upon the oo.?etltutlonallty

of Article1071 of the Code of OrlminalProosduro,oupra l

Trustin&that the iongoing tully lnswemyour inquiry, we ramaln Youra **tory** tnrly