Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL State of California JOHN K. VAN DE KAMP Attorney General _________________________ : OPINION : No. 87-802 : of : MARCH 1, 1988 : JOHN K. VAN DE KAMP : Attorney General : : Rodney O. Lilyquist : Deputy Attorney General : : ________________________________________________________________________ THE HONORABLE J. E. SMITH, COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Does a peace officer have the authority to release a person arrested for driving under the…