Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

July15,1987 Honorable John Vance Opinion No. m-749 District Attorney Services Building Re: Acceptance of credit cards Dallas, Texas 75202 in payment of fines, fees and other charges Dear Mr. Vance: You ask several questions relating to a recently enacted statute which enables county commissioners courts to authorize county officials to accept credit cards for the payment of "a fee, fine, court cost, or other charge. . . ." V.T.C.S. art. 3910a. Your questions may be summarized as follows: 1. Whether the acceptance of credit cards by a county constitutes a 'lending of credit' in viola- tion of…