Legal Opinion
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 2, 2009No. GA-0714Published
1Opinion of the Court
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT May 12,2009 The Honorable Jeff Wentworth Opinion No. GA-0714 Chair, Committee on Jurisprudence Texas State Senate Re: Authority of a county to contract with a Post Office Box 12068 private entity for the collection of delinquent Austin, Texas 78711-2068 fines, fees, and court costs (RQ-0752-GA) Dear Senator Wentworth: You ask whether a county "contract with a private firm [under article 103.0031 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure] for the collection of delinquent fines, fees and court costs arising from its justice, county and district courts…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Walker v. GutierrezTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Perkins v. Court of Appeals for Third Supreme Judicial District of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Maud, Tax Collector v. Terrell, ComptrollerTexas Supreme Court · 1918
- Brady v. BrooksTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Hill County v. SheppardTexas Supreme Court · 1944
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