Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

A THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 0~ TEXAS June 16, 1988 Honorable Hugh Parmer Opinion No. JM-917 Chairman Intergovernmental Relations Re: Constitutionality of Committee section E(e) of article Texas State Senate 6701h, V.T.C.S., requiring P. 0. BOX 12068 payment of a $10 fee to dis- Austin, Texas 78711 miss proceedings for failure to maintain proof of finan- cial responsibility (RQ-1427) Dear Senator Parmer: The 70th legislature amended the Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act to permit courts to charge a ten dollar-fee before dismissing a criminal charge for failure to maintain proof of financial…