Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT February 9,2006 The Honorable Eddie Arredondo Opinion No. GA-0396 Burnet County Attorney Burnet County Courthouse Re: Whether the state may continue to collect 220 South Pierce fines and court costs where no motion to Burnet, Texas 78611 adjudicate has been filed and the term of deferred adjudication has expired (RQ-0376-GA) Dear Mr. Arredondo: You seek our opinion regarding whether the “state [can] properly pursue a defendant with a CapiasproJine’ if the term of deferred adjudication has expired and no motion to adjudicate has been filed.“2 You inform us…