Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

4, 0 EXAS Hon. H. Me Hooper Opinion No. O-3473 County attorney Re: Where a complaint has been sworn Yoakum County against a defendant for swindling with Plains, Texas worthless check, is the complainant guilty of Jaw violation ifhe accepts any money in payment of the check from the Dear Sir: accused? This is to acknowledge your letter of recent date asking our opinion in answer to the above question. In addition to Section 6 of Article 567b, Vernon’s Annotated Penal Code, cited by you, there is no penalty pro- vided in the so-called “Hot Check Law,” which could in any- wise be applicable to…