Opinion No.

The Honorable Craig D. Caldwell Cherokee County Attorney Post Office Box 320 Rusk, Texas 75785

Re: Whether Texas or New Jersey law applies to the payment of late fees on a contract between a Texas county and an out-of-state vendor(RQ-0266-GA)

Dear Mr. Caldwell:

You have submitted a copy of a contract between the Community Supervision and Corrections Department of Cherokee County (the "County") and Citicorp Vendor Finance, Inc. (the "Vendor") and ask, based on "the fact situation and the written contract signed by the County," whether "the Prompt Payment Act of Texas govern[s] when the County can…