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

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or the ruoo

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aad tarrbiah I rirh to thank you vary Nuoh.. Opinion

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foonfannoo opiuioa Ro. of thir dq?artrkBt, holbr, umn6 other tl$ngr,that anHon. R. 8. XrCZIla, Pago 8

0rri00r *O dirohargos ot r oloares l driedant rr0m tha **for00** and l

ffo ot of a 1 pdgmant

**re8trainl.q** Elm la mtltled to oollao8thr fro of 1.00 fox a rofease.

Opinionno. 0;@63 o? this brgartnmnt holds, bong othrr thi has **a drfandaat**  7 8, thd It a ousstable or other offlaor **II** hIa **awtody, ~4**  raloasrsthe dafradent frm thr' roror and offrat ‘of a judgnaat restrainin him, then the oonstablo or **otEor** o??Iou woul& bo rntltlrd td e #LOO nlema 

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OpinionRo. O-901of this d~parttrmt.holds **thet** a shori?? or **ronstebJo** is net l otItlod to ohuge aa **unst** fro uhur ha fs presrntbut whore the arxwrt is actually satI4 by a atate fllghmyTatrolmn. OpinionW. O-060 of thisdopartnoat holds that rbaro a stat* 

### III&way Patrolman

**arrests** a 

## 60raa for speeding and **brings** him beforethe fustlor cb the Psaoe and the 

### d*?andrnt

plea48guiltysod la a'esrosod a fine 0r On0 Dollaran6 oorts that the defendant should

### pay the ?ollouIng

&mountsIh disoharge o? hi8 ?Iae and **ooats,** torift Om D&k+, ?Isot Five iiolhrs 

### aa tsm for .the ooantyattorney; Four Odlhrr 81 triel ire; ssaklng 8 total Qi Ton DOllUS. WntWr tho faotsrulatiagto Bald opinion *.ho constable

pufonned no eUTICuS and MS **net** antitled to any for.

pinion 30x0.

C-U89 

### a? this 6e~rtarot, 

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splrin& the rub sat out In O~iBiOn RO. G-695 (QooniUeaO. opinion?#OO.

30-61 of thi8 departmnt to variousraot situtions set out In tlrr requart for oplnIon, holds that only wborr the faotr show that the de?snda%tIs la tha actualand **legal oustad**  **a?** l oanstsblo at thr t&w he pleadsguilty and pays his fina ls the aoastabls l tltlod **toga** rrlrasr ?UO. This OQiniQll **?urt&rr** ho348 that *haa the **dofondaat** rails his flao lo to tbr **Justice of**  the **Fwcs and**  **same is**  

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by the Just100 in payrant of tIefondant** ru, tho **constable** is act entitlrd to a roloanc ia@. Artlolr1011 of the Code of Criminal Proordurr prcmldosthat ao itom of **,oosts** shellbo taxed ?or a purportrd rortlor

thieh wa* a03 ppfcmrd, or for 

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Boa. I. I=. IfoClaIn, Pago S

rhiah a0 ?a* is rxprossly pmvIQe4 by law. has rrpeatedly

ml06 that l oon8t~alO or otaor PaQO OffiQU la not entitled to OhSitS, OOlloot Or l Ooept SOS8 U~SSS ha aOtW~J perr032d tk* sonloar rot out in the statute. xi the oonl tabk or sb~rl?? does not make the amrrt, nor the OCCUmltmantnor thr roleare, ha ouklnly cannotoharge,aollO0t 0f l

000pt 8 rO0 

## r0r doing 80~ A atate aigh~y P8tr0m moarr l **88lary** from **the** Stat0 0s TOXU r02 his .su~Ioe~, and ~thiro 18 no sktutort authority in this State rhuoby a et&e lilghway Patrolman may oharga,rollrat or l ooept a ire 

## e08 a defendant. The salarya Btato HighnayPatrolman



### mmrIn8 fromtheStata Of Texas 

### i8 the only oixqwisation to whloh ha 

### Is ontitled to nawitr for pm0tmug hla dut Im.

Ke %hInk thars la no oonillotin t!m abotr atmberml

opIalon8. 30 think that saoh one Is oornot .barul upon the fact sItuatlons glr~a in saoh of said O~iDiOQS.

Stir faot8 eated ln your lottrrdo not rhw whetiar or not the oonatable puSansod any swvioo. No thawfor4 l ssumr that be puroaPe4 no 8m1100~ 

### Thereroro, the Oomtrblr would not be sntltlad to a release

So% The proper awmB& 0s fin0 and 008tsunder ruoh Qi~OUWtUiOllS would **be** 

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### 01l0 mifnr ?oT'~IIM~

I+43 mhr8 rot 

### th i30twr ;mg~g,'ow Dollsrs r0r trial fee; making a total 0s

. very truly your8 

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. . AssIstant WF rib-i9 APFRSVECMAR 20, 1940 \ AWXNEY GENERAL

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