Opinion No.

The Honorable Tim Rodgers Wise County Auditor P.O. Box 899 Decatur, Texas 76234

Re: Whether a justice of the peace may maintain a checking account, separate from the county treasury, into which he or she deposits hot check restitution and fines and related questions (RQ-809)

Dear Mr. Rodgers:

You have requested our opinion regarding several questions, all of which proceed from a common fact situation. You explain that the justice of the peace in your county maintains a "separate checking account" into which he deposits hot check restitution and fines. From your question, we perceive that the…