OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
Hon. .&My Hawkins, page 5 

w~here the oonstable has three oaeee 

against the 5am man all of them oomlng from 

the same arrest is the oounty liable to the 

constable for one-half faell in eaoh separate 

ease filed cc only one oase pluus what ever mileage Costa there happened to be9 He has aotually only served one warrsnt and one oommitment 

on th6 p0rsaut* 

Article 1055, Code ot Criminal Prooedure ef the 

State of-Texas, as amendad by the Forty-sixth Leglalature 

or Texas, effeotlve Ihay l.5, 1939, read8 as rallows: 

'The oounty shall not be liable to the offfoer and witness having oasta $.a a miirdeaasnor 

uaee where defendant paye hia ilne and Ooatae 

The oounty shall be liable for one-half of the 

fees ot the offioere of the Oour'b, when the deiaadantfaiLstopayhieiinoaadlayl,hicr fine 

out in the oounty jail or dleehargee the eeme 

by nman8 of working suoh tine out on the oouxity roads or an any oountg prajeot. And ta ay 

euah half ot oosts, the Oounty alexk shall i asue his warrent on the County Traaaurer in favor 0r 5uoh 0fri0et to be paid out af the Road 

and Bridge Pund or other iundo no% othenrlee 

approprlatsd.* 

~rtiole 1065, oode of CrimLnal Preoedure of 

Texas, nets out the feea to whloh a oonetableand other 

p6aoe orrioars are e~titlscl. 

Artiole loll, Code of Cr%mi.nal Procedure of 

T6xaa, reads as foUmsr 

*X0 item of oasts shall bs taxed far.a 

purported service whloh was not performed, or 

for a servioe ror whioh no f'ee is expreealy 

provlded by &vi." 

Opinion ho. O-100 end other a inione of thie 

department hold that a @n&able, or ot t er peace otfioere, 

are not entitled to fees exoept ior mrvlo+m perfonnad, 

a6 autll.ned by the fee statute. . 
Hon. ~tinoy Hawktine, pa@ 3 

a3 

OlWENs;X MO. 1, listed by you, In your letter, 

*Qperating a kaotor tshiols without li.e;btP, 

is axmrently oovsred by Artiola 998 of the.Fmml oocle 

of Ttxas. 

05ZClWlE HO. 6, listed by you, in your letter, 

as 

*OperatIn& an uare&&srsd rshiole*, 

fe apparently oovere6 by -iale 8OYb of the PenalCoda 

of Texas. 

as 

la spparentl~oorers~ $y Artiole 479 of the F+eMl Code 

of Texas. 

Artielt 803 or the Penalaode of Turn,, -da 

aa r0z.m838 

*Any peaae oiflaar is auttmrLee& to am& 

ulthoutwarraut an&pareoa fouardoamlttSnl:r 

Violeticm 0r MY prori8ion of the preaedLmg arCiOlss of thi.* OhAptsP. 

Thicl az'tlo~ of the Penal Code &Vi p~a@S obiioersthe right to arrest without mrrant permn8 fmand 

oommSttl.ng avlolatlan of lirtiole 796 of the Penal Cede, 

to-rit; the offense or operating a motor rahlala, rltho%t 

lights, but it does not p;ivo go&e8 ofiioirra the right 

to arrest rlthout warrant p~tmtmYiolating8Wbofth@ 

Pe~lcods,to-wlt;tbeoffa~lae of operatiag;aaumqlstered motaa: vebiele, 
fioors with right to arrest without wsrraut lf 

bruaoh of the peaoe Is bsinC( odtted In ofticer*s presefice, opaekm 0r o~erloadodt~~ 

not betis ,"ez se a *br~aeh of the.paaaer.* 

(Hz:.:. ys+ :~,s~~, 96 S.W. (Zd), OBl.) 

To be a *broaah of the peaoe* , the a& m 

ed of must be olie vi;iiah tisturba, orthraatmuto dir 

turb, the tranquillity cnjapd by oltlzens. (EUD h. 

S"iiaE, eupr%.) 

*lminkeIuless io not an orz6Ms %gdnrt tha 

publia peaoe and a emstable may not arr6st fen 

&Wkenneaa without marr8ntr* (IIIBf0.m. SPA%%, 

103 S.W. (2d) 954.) 

Conference oplnlon Xar 8985, .o? thl8 bqwtmmt, 

writtag. February 15, 19=, by IL @raw Ckadler anb. at 

louayCalhou&, .W3icrtarzta AttofnsjyGanua~ troltithat 

a aofi&,tnmt for wkioh 6 pm00 oirioar la allaWe& a iea 

a$ TOM, tQ.00) ~01la .%a llor ex~utlng an order M"a 

oourt 6lreat2ng that b p0r8tm be plaoed in Jaf& anU ,jm 

0fSieat 1Ls not allOiS& to &erg8 8-h tr* in the abtrmae 

Pou are, therefars, re3pe&fully a&ir#d that 

It i6 tiie opkuion 0r thl8 depaa-tmm, that ii the llcpII 

atab2.s aotual3.y armatadth~ dafeadent for operating a 

motor tehiclc .nithout llght6, utth or without v6trruttG 

the ocnstablewmld beentltM.tmrTwe (&rW) &%~AAx 
Han. Quincy Hawkfns, page 5 

ree r0r arrest in this mt,tanoe. rr the 00mdbie a+ 

rested the detenciant~wlth a warrant, for operating an 

we i&wed vehlols, he would be entitled to a Two Dal3.4~ "f $2.00) tii.rrdi tee. If ha arrested him without a 

war-t r0r thh 0rrense the arrest would be iuef3ax; 

an& the ocmstable muld not be entitled to an arreot 

it30 In this ln8tanoe. Ii the oonatable arrested the dereadant r0r the orzenso or bnraL%Pnes~ in a publio 

pith a warrant, he wonbtl be entitled to a TWO (&2.08~" 

Dollar arrest ret3 in this inetanos. fr he arrsmted the 

detendant r0r publio arunkem~ass wit.3out a warrant, then 

the arrest would be illegal an6 the acmetable wouM not 

be entitle&to an arrest fee In thla lnstanoe. 

If this defendant pleaded guilty to'eaoh oi.the 

three llsted charges, and was fined by the justloe oi 

the peaoe, thea the ooastable vm.M be entitleed to. suoh 

ret38 ai3 he actually earned r0r t3uoh Servioes that lm aotucil4 petrromned. If the ooastable took and apprarrsd 

bontls fn eaoh of these oamm, in the manner outllaetl by 

law, then, in that etent, ths oonetable would be a&tibled to suoh rees . . un the other han(l, If he didnot take 

and approve boncla, as outllned by the stat&S hb OO+ 

tdnly WOUND not be entithu t0 any tee rot tahne ad 

approring bon-. If b&Et 4lQmldtDKolts were laroed la 

eaoh oi the thres oases aM WON se-d by the OQL~%~Y~. 

ble upon the defendant by plaoing the deicmdant tn Jail, 

then, $.n that event, the oonetabls would bo Ontitle to 

a 0otYmiht re0 In edaoh 0aSe. E0wevbr, lr only on0 oommltment y.u loeued, and only (we oQEJpItmeat wae served 

by t&e oonstable, he would only be entltled to On0 UQarpit-t tee. If the oonstablo released the deiOndant 

rxoa jail and ircm the roroe and effect or the three 

juQmente restraining the defeendzsnt up02 th% erpintion 

&~ hia t&lee in Jail, then it is the opinion ot this departmmt that the ometable inoul.6 bo entAt tO a telsaae ree 0r One ($1.00) Dollar in eaoh 0r the thrae 

e(ISee* It iS the n*rther Opinion Of this 6SpWtffIm 

that the oonstable mwld only be entitlfd to tb m8tUd 

mileage seat under ,hrtl.ob 1068 ol: the Code of '6-l 

Pro0edurs. In other words, the donstable is entitled Co 

rese ror such servioes as he aotuaZly pertonaed, ior 

whiob the law prorides him ompaneation~ The ooastable 

$6 not entitled to any reee ror ~MWV~O~O wbioh he does 

not pe0x-h 
HOU. ~uinoy Hawkhe, Pa438 6 

Under Article 1055, Code of Criminal Prooedure, 

supra, the oounty would be liable to the oonc&able for 

one-halt or all of the legal tees of the OoA8table au 

above intioateb, where the defeACimt did not pay bJI# 

fines and oosts ln oaah, but laid out hla fine8 an& ooats 

In Jail. 

Trusting that this satieraotorny auawers your 

lnaulry, we are 

Very truly yours 

ATTORKEY O- OF TlDCM 

WmJ.?')ob