section 2a is entirelymeaningless,;Nothingin the amended sot 6eamsto seek to subjectany one to punishmentbe- cause of hi6 place of re8idehaeor occupation. To hold a6 appellantoontendswould be to say that though in plaoe the Legislaturedefinitelylaid downthe Hon. R. J. Noonan,Page 3 (O-2229)
requirementof registrationin the countyof residanoe, in the next paragraphof the same aot they said this re- quirementmeant nothing,and that cars aould.-bs register- anywherethe owner desired. Re note that fn two OILSUS our Courtsof Civil kuoealshave held that oarsmay onlr be registeredin the &nty of the osner'sreside&e. - 9ee Riller et al. V. Foard Countyet al., 59 S.11.(2d) 277, and Cass CountyV. Morris County,9 S.77.(2d) 373.'" (Undersaoring ours).
It is thereforethe opinionof this departmentand you are respectfully advisedthat a prson registeringhis automobilein a county otnar than that of his residanoewill be guiltyof violatingArtiole804 of the penal Code when he operatesthe same upon the public highna~~sof this state under such registration.This is with the qualification, however,that an "owner'" as that tena is used in Article 6675a-2,V.A.C.S., may 56,a parsonwho has the legal title, legal possession,or legal oon- trol of the vehicle* See OpinionsO-2050 and o-2105,copiesof uhiah are enclosede
Very truly yours ITl'ORRbY GENERAL OF TJSAS
By /s/Talter R. Koch
Walter R. Roth kssistant
APPROVhXkOpinionCommittee By Bm CHbIM