OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTINHon. .&My Hawkins,page 5

w~here the oonstablehas three oaeee againstthe 5am man all of them oomlng from the same arrest is the oounty liable to the constablefor one-half faell in eaoh separate ease filed cc only one oase pluus what ever mileage Costa there happenedto be9 He has aotually only served one warrsnt and one oommitment on th6 p0rsaut* Article 1055, Code ot CriminalProoedureef the State of-Texas,as amendadby the Forty-sixth Leglalature
or Texas, effeotlveIhay l.5, 1939, read8 as **rallows:** 'The oounty shallnot be liable to the offfoer **and** witness having oasta $.a a miirdeaasnor uaee where defendantpaye hia ilne and **Ooatae** The oounty shall be liable for one-halfof the fees ot the offioereof the Oour'b, when the deiaadantfaiLstopayhieiinoaadlayl,hicr fine out in the oounty jail 

### or dleehargeethe 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 iasue his warrent on the CountyTraaaurer 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 Preoedureof Texas, nets out the feea to whloh a oonetableand other p6aoe orrioars are e~titlscl.

Artiole loll, Code of Cr%mi.nal Procedureof T6xaa, reads as foUmsr

*X0 item of oasts shall bs taxed far.a purported servicewhloh was not performed,or for a servioe ror whioh no f'ee is expreealy provldedby &vi." Opinionho. O-100 end other a inione of thie department

hold that a @n&able, or ot ter peace otfioere, are not entitledto fees exoept ior mrvlo+m perfonnad, a6 autll.ned

by the fee statute.

.Hon. ~tinoyHawktine, pa@ 3

a3 OlWENs;X

MO. 1, listed by you, In your letter,
*Qperatinga 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 apparentlyoovere6 **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 prori8ionof the preaedLmgarCiOlss of thi.*

OhAptsP. Thicl az'tlo~ of the Penal Code &Vi p~a@S ob

### iioersthe right to arrestwithoutmrrant permn8 fmand oommSttl.ng

a vlolatlan of lirtiole 796 of the Penal Cede, to-rit; the 

### offenseor operating a motor rahlala, rltho%t lights, but it does not p;ivo go&e8 ofiioirra

the right to arrestrlthout warrantp~tmtmYiolating8Wbofth@ Pe~lcods,to-wlt;tbeoffa~lae of operatiag;aaumqlstered motaa:

vebiele,fioorswith 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~aehof 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.) Conferenceoplnlon**Xar** 8985, .o? thl8 bqwtmmt, writtag. February 15, 19=, **by IL**  **@raw Ckadler**  **anb. at**  louayCalhou&, .W3icrtarzta AttofnsjyGanua~ troltithat a aofi&,tnmtfor 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&fullya&ir#d 

### that It i6 tiie

opkuion 0r thl8 depaa-tmm, that ii the llcpII **atab2.s** aotual3.y

armatadth~ dafeadentfor operatinga motor tehiclc .nithout llght6,utth or without v6trruttG the ocnstablewmld beentltM.tmrTwe (&rW) &%~AAxHan. 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 arrestedhim withouta war-t r0r thh 0rrense the arrestwould be iuef3ax; an& the ocmstablemuld not be entitled to an arreot it30 In this ln8tanoe. Ii the oonatablearrestedthe dereadant **r0r** the orzenso or bnraL%Pnes~in a publio pith a warrant,he **wonbtl be**  entitledto a TWO (&2.08~" 

### Dollar arrest ret3



### in **this** inetanos. 

### fr **he**arrsmtedthe detendantr0r publio arunkem~ass wit.3out

a warrant, then the arrestwould be illegalan6 the acmetablewouM 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 actuallyearned r0r t3uoh Servioes

### that lm aot

## ucil4 petrromned.If the ooastabletook 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**  approringbon-. 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,** $.nthat **event, the**  **oonetabls would**  bo Ontitle to a 0otYmiht re0 In edaoh 0aSe. E0wevbr, lr only on0 oommltmenty.u loeued,and only (we oQEJpItmeat wae served by t&e oonstable,he would only **be entltled**  **to On0**  **UQa rpit-t**  tee. If the oonstabloreleased the deiOndant rxoa jail and ircm the roroeand effect or the three juQmente **restraining** the **defeendzsnt** up02 th% erpintion &~ hia t&lee

in Jail, then it is the opinionot 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*rtherOpinion Of this 6SpWtffIm that the oonstablemwld only be entitlfd to tb m8tUd mileage seat under ,hrtl.ob 1068 ol:

the Code of '6-l Pro0edurs. In otherwords, the donstable is 

### entitled Co 

### rese rorsuch servioesas he aotuaZly pertonaed,ior whiob the law prorideshim ompaneation~ The ooastable $6 not entitledto any reee ror ~MWV~O~O wbioh he does not pe0x-h**HOU. ~uinoy**  **Hawkhe,** Pa4386

Under Article 1055, Code of **Criminal Prooedure,**  supra, the oountywould be liable to the oonc&ablefor 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**  ATTORKEYO- OF **TlDCM**

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