**OFFICE OF**  **THE Al-fORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 



### Honorablr

H.A.Ilodger Count7hldltor 

### w1111am80n count7 Oeorgetown, Tour I

Your rrquertxor opl fully consibered **by** th.lr 

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### fO11OW8: making an arof the aase

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### thatitwouldbe legal 

### ior **tlu** cOMtabl8 to 

### flle the l

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for payaont 

### of the foor 

### for a por8OA who 

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### hir lqally quallfled 

### 00thinkho 

### roul4br 

### authorlred.ta file 0r

### a perron 

### tmdor the oon**ditiOA8** 8tatOd.

**Vherbtore** 

### the **fO~OWiAg** qU08tiGA8-< "10 Tould thr Count7Auditor &ave lo&al authorlt7 to 

### order, or approve, pa7mnt for f008 IA l lololy tilmininp; Trial t0 a **perron** who ra8 not a lags117 quallfle4 orflorr or D~ut7 although the aaoountwa8 fit04 

### in thr 0111110 ef 

### the COA8tabh in the fPBtbr fiOOiAOt 

### in which the rrrvloe8were performs40 '#I- Should themilea~r to bo paid iA yolng to arrelt loA felony 068e 

### be jU8t 

### frtbm the rtuting 

### point to the point 

### or l rrelt, **or** W0Ld.d **it** 08 from th0 8tWtiAg pOiAt **and** OIIr all 

### c;roud oovere4, oha8111g 

### back an4 forth, t8 tha point of arrr8t?a
YOU !&am A180 1AiOl3304 U8 that 

### thb JustiOe Of th8 Pea08 65.4not spdall7 appoint the 

### privatr oitlzm 

### to **Ierva** l warrant of armat.

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### here, 8et Out iA IttlOl.8 1020, 10X9 

### an4 1068, Vornon*8 .AaaotatodTexar Code of

### CrlmlnalProoedure, are payable to sheriff8an4 

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### Procedure, pr0rl4ort

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### who oxaaute **prOCO88** 

### and porfors Oer~iCO8 

### for Joatioer 

### in crlmlml aatlonr, rhall receive ~;;h”,;.;OO. 

### allowa to sheriff8 for the 8bme

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### Procsdure, provider:honorable 8. A. B04~88, ha@ 3

"The folloriAg are 'Peaseoifloorr~r tho 

### Sheriff and him deputlra rbal or polioenen of aA 1 oonstable, tho IUW

### olt7, the offlcerr, naorporated town or AOA-OOlIld88iOAO4 OffiC8r8 an4 private8 or the Stat0 ra private Demon 

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### Artiolr Ml, vWAoA*8 Annotated Toxar Cc40 of Grimins1 Procoduro,provl4ert

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### 18made knOWA b7 rstiofaotor7proof to themagtrtrate that a peaor offloor oannot be prooHto exoouto a warnnt of

### arrort, or that 8uab d&la7 will be 4OOo8~OAO4 in proourlng tb~o retiviosrof a psaae OfffCer that 

### thr eoou8- e4 will pMbebl7 sroapr, 8uobwarrant ma7 b8 dlrectod t0 any 8Ultablo prrron rho 18wllllng to 8xeouta the 88mol and la such eaoe hi8 oame rho11 be

## set forth in the

### warmntrw **bdm8oor** Ing our8) Artdole 888, VWA0A'8 AAAOtate4 Texas Co40 of Crhlnal Procoduro,prOVido8t

"A justlae,ofthe paroe ~7, 

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### authorize any **porron** 

### other than l 

### paaaa offlorr **to** 

### exoouts a warrant or srre8t by AMWAY: ouoh person 8~eoiell~ **iA** thewarrant. ,' hi auoh oaae, ouch pereon ehallhave the name

pmerr, and rhall be rubjeot to the came **ruler** tlmt governpoa44 ofrioer8 in llks aa808." (~AdW8OOriAfJ OlU8) 

### The prlrato porron referred to 

### in your letter waA Aoltbsr a 

### &erlff AOr a oon8tablr. 

### Motwao ho a "por8oA 

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### appoint04 to-qHoPtr erlml~l #rooe88w an4 namo4 oprolal17 in a w4rr4nt. liar was ho a wpoace Off104ra.
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### ii therefore our opinion that the private perron meAtiOAe6 1A 7OUr letter i# AOt W3tithd t0 Ur fbO8 

### undrrthr faatl 

### rtatod. Xbr 14 the eonstable entitled to any feel),he Aot hr~l~g performed on7 8onioe8. bring answor~tbu817, nur 8eOOAd qUe8tiOA boaomor 804to