Opinion No.

Honorable Charles S. Brack County Attorney Chambers County P.O. Box 1200 Anahuac, Texas 77514

Re: Whether the Chambers County Commissioners Court has the authority to create a civil process department, separate and apart from control of the sheriff (RQ-505)

Dear Mr. Brack:

You advise that in July of 1992, the Chambers County Commissioners Court created a "Civil Process Office." You suggest that this office performs all of the duties that the sheriff's office performed regarding civil process before the office was created, except the actual service of process, which is performed by the sheriff,…