Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

The Attorney General of Texas February 4, 1980 Honorable Henry Wade Opinion No. ~w-137 Criminal District Attorney 6th Floor, Records Building Re: Overtime policies for peace Dallas, Texas 75202 officers under article 5167a, V.T.C.S. Dear Mr. Wade: You ask for an interpretation of article 5167a, V.T.C.S., as amended by the recent legislature: Except in cases of emergency, as determined by the sheriff or constable of such county, it shall be unlawful for any county having more than five hundred thousand (500,000) inhabitants according to the last preceding Federal Census to require any Peace…