Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

Hon. J. M. Kolander Opinion No. S-63 County Attorney Potter County Re: Applicability of the Adult Amarillo, Texas Probatlon'and Parole Law to probations under the 1953 amendment to the Mlsde- Dear Sir: meanor DWI Law. You have requested an opinion on the construc- tion of Article 802, Vernon's Penal Code,,as amended by Chapter 167, Acts of the 53rd Legislature,,l953, page 480. Your questions arenas follows: "1. What type of probation is contem- plated by the statute? "2.'Can the probationary period be for a longer term than the maximum jail term set by the statute.?" particle 802 as…