**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

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**Oi 88id;**  **SCJMto** Bill HO. 230 provide8 a8

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firm OC o$X'~P8tiOn 8h811 i&El’- ate or 08~86 to be opereted in theState of Toxa8, **any** emergency **ambulanae,** publio or prltate,~or any other rehiole oonbonly used Sor the **tratrs pOrt8tiOn**  or onavsyanes of **the** rick or Injurea?, without **flrrt** sacurlry3 permit therefor from the State Board of Health an hereinafterprovided.”

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EonorrbloXwrI8 U. lia88ell, pago 2

The l bOv@ QUOted 8WtIOli 8Ot8 forth **tha** tmO8 **or obrrer**  of vohiO1*8VIthIn tba put?vIov Of **th8** bill **under** dir**oU88lon.** The opwatorr of any l msgwwf pub110 opp private l mbulMo.8 or any Other tohI ooamonlyured for the **tr8nr gortatlO8**  **OF WWOmnOO**  **Of** the **8iOk OS**  **injUF.d mU8t**  **fti8t 8bOUPO**  the prerOrIb8dp8rlitb&Or8 OglMting **8UOh VOhiO1.8**  la thI8 SULO.. 'ItOur 4uory I8 rhothor 8n l mbulaaeo rhloh **p-8** to mak8

no l m8rgenof oallr 00888wIthin the provIrion8 0r Sonat. Bill Ilo,

230. **YOU &to**  **0~088.6** the **Opinion** 8uoh nOIl-SMrgOM~ iDbUhtl@e 18 Vithi~~ the 8OOp. Of the **bill ’** **8 DrOVi8iOltl**  **Wit i8**  **8 ‘** **V&lOlO O-tit**  **u8rd fOr**  tho **traZ&8.** portatlon **or oonvs~anoo**  0r the rlok or Iajur*d."

it. MO of **the ODbiOtl**  **that itl8OfSP**  **a8** the Sat lDplier, **th. VehiO1.8**  wIthIn it8 pUrvIMl MO there U8dd in emorgMOiO8. **lie** rar **th18 aftrr**  referring to she hi8tOrr OS the p888agO Oi the Aot. We h8v0 88arOh.dthe **legi8htiVO** jOW~18 and have found that at one rtage Or the bill'8 -88am, them var no asatlon of l taergeno~

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m8ndnnt l

dOpt8d in the EOUM Of R~~O8MtatiVB8 the **Word** OW~~OlWDJ’ **WI8 a**  sertdd **before** *8mbulanoe'In 2eotIon 1 of the bill. Thlr In 8 rather uzmguIvooa1**mannor** a;8010808 that It 

### va8 th8 lntentlon OS the &&8l4tUN that the **Aot** 8pp11.8 to l Mer2eaayubulaaoe8.

**No SF0**  **a180 oi**  the opinioa that **“ 8n7**  other vehiolr 00t88t0nl~

Mod iOr the traMpOrtatIO&I OP oawo~noe Of th0 8IOk or Injured” **I8** ulthla th8 l mergenoy oatrgory. The o8ptIon of

**‘ -8**  **bU 18.**  **S paP** * **thbreof 8lld**  **18 giVM**  the MU **@ifOOt 88**  **if** it **lia8** In the **body** of the bill. **Ml88o~r1, eta.,**  **Sly. Co.**  **va &Ih8fiOj,**  **105 TM.**  **x44, 1%**  **se we**  **883. It**  **18 slItaJ8**  **PrODOr** In tho oonrtruotlanOf 8 l8v to rarer **to** the oaptlon **ltor ex**  **plMatiOil Md**  it **18** equally **pOrEti88abi8 in**  the **OOa8trUOtiO~** of the **08DtiOti to**  **refer to**  thq body ot the **Aot.** City of **AUrtin** v. MuCall, 95 Tex. 575, 68 9. V. 791. Th8 ma80a ve refer tothe **8boto** rulrr of ooMtruotIoD and alto the l UthorItI88.Fa **8upport** thereof, I8 that the oaptloa In psrt to Senatr Bill 810. **230** re8d8t "An **Aot** rrgulatingpub110 8nd pl'iV8tO am@- g8JlOy arbU&LJiO88

**ODWated** in th. St8tO Of 28x88.

. .@; th8re **18** no wntion of "any other v8hIo18 008U8~y **U8@d** iOl' the tranrportatlonor oonv8y8no8of th8 810k **or** lnjured.g Thdr It oould **be** argued that th8 tit18 of the **Aot doe8**  not give 8UffiOi8nttlOtiOe

Of it8 **9FOV181OM** 8nd therefore th8 plOPI**8iOM** not **inoluded La**  **the** title rhould be 8trlok8n. S8r Bitter

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**Honorrbt NOW18**  **w.** &88011, 9190 )

v. Bexar Countr, 11 3. V. ty ve Ford, 23 2. U. **(2d)** &26) 163 (Co% **A~JP.)J**~8thld Coua6. It h8 **been** the **gene-1** polloy

**or** the oourt8,howover to 

### oonrtrue liberallyth8 ocrption0r 8D **AotJ** ve think by 8 kral ooa8tauotIoaof oonrlderlng the 08DtiOlt

Md the bodf Of the **8Ot together,**  ambulanoer88 U8ed In tho tit10 IUAI **8mbululoe8 or**  **other** VOhiOl.8 **U8ed** for 08rrp Ing the rick **or** Injured, **but in**  oonstruiztg **the body**  **of** th8 **Aot** vlth **th. tith,**  **88bUlUW.8** 0 th.8. OthoF VOhio1.8 UP0 **Of the**  l mo rgonoy

**.typo8.** 

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aa l xARplO of **thi8 r-8tl** **’ UOtiOR**  **ve re**  **for** you to the oaw of CmOnV88lth 1~. Co, v. Finegold, 183 9. Y. 83s. Weare thrrrforo of tho oplnlon **t&t bl**  oonrtrulng the title 8nd bady of Senate Bill go. 230 togothor 3n order t0 Ei8OOrt8in

the **iJitOIlt;On Of**  **the bgi8btIlPe**  **8nb $0**  **8U8taill** ths **Dl ’** **OVi8iolr** Of the bill reforrlng 80 othor vehloler **be8ide8** 

### l mbulanoe8, the **‘ oth8r**  vehloler oommonl7 u8ed fa the tr8n8- portation or oonveymce **of** the 8IOk 

### or Injured"lre tho8o u8ed **for** 

### l MrgMeIe8.

**After** ve have rerohed the foregoingowolu8I0n, the **qUe8tiOn iWile**  **88 to**  **Vhat** the **&gi8htUPO amat**  **by** “eaergency.” The bill doe8 not oontain any definitionOS or direatfon

### a8 to vhen an e?UrgeaOy 

### l Xi8t8J hovever, **VO** do not think th18 Onri8- 8iOlkOn the pl’t Of the kgi8l8tW@ OrOSt.8 any Invalidation OS the bill, **for** It rould **be** l lmo8t Impo88lbleto 8trte in a lav every oondltlorr **or ret**  of oIroum8t8noerfxm vhloh 8n emrgenoy might be **uld to**  l rI8e **or exlrt.**  In other **vord8,** the rtatute will Indloate th8 goner81 pollo~ and leave the en**foroement** and 

### l **pplioation** to the **dBhi8tr8tiVe** OffiOer8. COP ‘traotC8rtage Co. vr WorrI8, 59 **F..** (2d) 537.

The generalp0110~ IndIo8tedby Senste Bill No. 230 **18 t0**  

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hAtltJ~the 8afOtJ Of th8 PUbliO who rid. fn l mbdMO.8 and to aOOOmDli8h**thi8** 

### end**the** bgi8latUrO pr88OrIb84 

### that oertaln squlpmentbe carried In **the** ambul8norrand that lrarned l

ttend8nt8

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ooompany each vehlolevhloh 008~8 vlthin the **DUPViOV** Of thi8 bill. **An emergemay**  **18** tran8Itory **In 0haraoterJ**  **that 18,**  It may arlrr Or 

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### any aownt vlthout notioe. A8ruming conveyanceOS the Injured or 8IOk to **and** from the hOrpitel8 I8 not ordlnarlly8n emergenOyJOirOumstance8 unforeseen oould arlre **rnd** often **do** vhloh would **cause** or change the 8ItuatIonto one of 

### an l mergenoyJone vhioh the presoribsdrequIrennat.8 of thI8 bill would porsibly eah8nOe the 8ttfOtp

of the perron conveyed. Furthermore,**carrying** per**sons** to the hO8pital **are most**  often done **in Case8**  **Of** cmergenOie8.

### Honorable Yorrlr U..lk88011,page 4

In'vlev of th8 faOt 8n operator Burt determine

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l 

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8mbu~aaoor befOr ho undert8ker to **perform** 8t 811, Ye do not oonoelrshov he 8ui fararve **or** look into the future and rtate be vill not u8e hi8 VehIole In lwr- genoie8, for he I8 unable to Sorotell **or.pophe8J** when 8 non**emwgono~** a*11 will tr4n88It into uk emergona~RI88IO& 

### Thor+ 

### fore, 80 84 one vIl1 not ~80 hi8 ***Oh%010**on **emergeno~** 08118 **inVOlVO** $00 -4 OOtttitl&MOiO8 iSO8 8 pFO8~8tiV@ ViOvgoint, and tf **8Wb** 8 8t8tvBbSLt would l?OliOVO 8ll

O,peX'8tOS

$'FOB 8OOU1- Ing 8 permU, the 8pIrIt of the law would be~defe8toduul Itv purpotte

not l ehleved.

It 18 therefore the OpiniOlA **Of** thir deportmentth& your que8tIoobe **anevered** in the 

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PPROVXDOCT 22, 1943

AVery truly your8 ATTORHBY

OE2PUt 

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3Il?ST &3SISTJ,T AZToRmY GZCiTE&L

ROKtdb a AadL&M~ Robert 0. Kooh A88irtMt