Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided February 9, 2006Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Eddie Arredondo Burnet County Attorney Burnet County Courthouse 220 South Pierce Burnet, Texas 78611
Re: Whether the state may continue to collect fines and court costs where no motion to 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 capias pro fine1 if the term of deferred adjudication has expired and no motion toadjudicate has been filed."2 You inform us that Burnet County uses a collections office to collect fines and court…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. Advanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
- City of San Antonio v. City of BoerneTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Garcia v. DialCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Ex Parte CaldwellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Flournoy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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