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HonorableLB. Iiand CriminalDistrictAttorney Weatherrord,Texae Dear Sire OpinionMO. O-7342 Rer Whether 8 conatable1s allaredan

arrut itt In cast8where the arreet it m8de by Et&t offIaU% arid the aonst8bltdot8 mot p&IcIpMt ln the urut, uld related qutetIontl. Your l.+ttr of October 17, 1946, rtqut~tlng an opinionof this department, prentnt8 the Zollowlngthree questionsuhiah ue quote:

'Piratx Is a conekblt 8ervl.n~ on a fee bula~ allowtd~t @+ or any amount le,an 8rre8t fee in bhanat~ uhtllb

arrest8were made by state offiaum, .and In which arreate the constabledote not partialpate? It is my opinion that an arreat fee cannot be charged ux0.e~ the conetableactuallyarresta or partlcipattm In the arrest.

**“ hcondt**  **In event**  **tn** arrtat Is **made by**  8ktt offIeer8~n turn **over** the 8couud **to** the **oirmrttblt** for the aonskble to lodge In jail and rtlttat upon propardbptsition #my the aorut8blauharse forrirtat, **oomltmtnt, and**  **rtitut?** In m opinion the conrtabl+, In Ilroh

e8m~nouU be entitLed to ahargt on4 ior CCIEmltmtnt and release.

"Third: IO the cormtable,under any circumst.mcea, allowedZilZiXt of 20 cents enroute to pick up 8 prlmntr and 25 cents for return trip with prisoner? It appears to me that thIa quemtlon ie anmmred by Article 1029, ulth respect to a felony,and Article 1065, with reapeat to misdemanor camtag and It appears to me 14 cents per mile In felow ea8tt, with 8 cents additionalfor each prirrontr, la the muImua allowableunder the statute." Y!hIa dep8rtaenthaa ruled relative to your first questionand a copy of such rulirq, OpinionNo. O-106, dated January 18, 1939, le htrenith tncloaed.

Under the facts first above state, It Is our opinion that the aonatableis not **tntlthd to**  **any arrest**  **fee.**

Article 1065, Code of CriminalRPocedure, In part provldearHonorable I.& Xand, Page 2 (COPY) o-7342

"!l!he followinggees shall be allowed the sheriff, or other peace officerpreformingthe same services In mirrdaeeanor

cases, to be taxed against the defendanton convlctlonr

" . , l . . . . . “5. Par each oommitmentor relea88, one dollar.

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. l . . . . . . In vftn of your irrtt qut8tIon and OUT answer given above, **we** coluldtronly In your 8ttoad queation.whethtr the cormtable In such aaae is entitledto a aomaitment8nd ml8a8e feePI .oplnlon Xo. O-m, approvedOctober 24, 1940, this depsrtmeat held that the‘constableIs antitled to 41.00 for txeautlngeach -'lid COIRd~t hMiSd~83UX'C88~8~, We alu, held in thh oplnlon, that tht oon8table * not entitledto a release 

## r08unltsa he ha8 the deftndant in hlt 8ctual and legal austtdyIt the time the defendantpays **his flit**  **and** easta **or** satfaflts. **awe by**  **l&.ng** It **oub %n**  jail and the con&able then and there relea8es the dafaadantfrom the fixwe and effect of a jId@yentres$raInln&him. ata.tem %eleaae", conteatplatee a full, fInal a&3 oo@ttt release and disohaqe fYom the ju&mmt rcstrdning the defendant.

AtuwtrAng your rtcond quwtdon, the fact that a prIsonor under legal arrest by a S&&t offlab ia tumtd over to the oonetable to be jailed,denying the oenatabloan arrest fee, would not prohAbit the **toatkbllt from**  being rrllowtd'a preptr aamitment or release fee, d~ujmn.tht facts of the (QOrn BWec

w* connot auslrer

you? third que8tLonwithout~BpeClfiC racts. l%tmtIng the r0rtg0htg Me ammmr8 ~QurrtQotst,:wt art Yw??s very tFu1y

APPHWBD NUV 8, 1946 a/ Xmrls Toltr ?Irat Aaslatant Attorney &moral ApprovedOpinbn CommitteeBy Ir/ByB Chainnan