Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Sherry L. Robinson Waller County Criminal District Attorney 836 Austin Street, Suite 105 Hempstead, Texas 77445

Re: Whether a county judge or his parent may act as a surety on a bail bond in the county where he presides and related questions (RQ-0062-JC)

Dear Ms. Robinson:

You ask whether a county judge or his parent may act as a surety on a bail bond in the county where the county judge presides. Section 81.002 of the Local Government Code, the county judge and commissioners oath of office provision, prohibits a county…