Attorney General

Request for Opinions

RQ-0701-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable David H. Aken

San Patricio County Attorney

San Patricio County Courthouse, Room 108

Sinton, Texas 78387

Re: Whether, under section 81.002(a), Local Government Code, the county commissioner's oath provision, a county may employ a subcontracting company that is owned by a commissioner (RQ-0701-GA)

Briefs requested by May 26, 2008

RQ-0702-GA

Requestor:

The Honorable Wayne Smith

Chair, Committee on County Affairs

Texas House of Representatives

P.O. Box 2910

Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Authority of the Cedar Bayou Navigation District to enact regulations regulating structures within the district's boundaries under particular circumstances (RQ-0702-GA)

Briefs requested by May 29, 2008

For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.

TRD-200802270

Stacey Napier

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: April 30, 2008


Opinion

Opinion No. GA-0619

The Honorable James M. Kuboviak

Brazos County Attorney

Brazos County Courthouse

300 East 26th Street, Suite 325

Bryan, Texas 77803-5327

Re: Whether Government Code section 614.122 requires a county attorney to issue identification cards to unpaid investigators of his office (RQ-0641-GA)

S U M M A R Y

Government Code section 614.122 requires a law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a peace officer to issue an identification card to its full-time and part-time peace officers. Investigators appointed by the county attorney are peace officers. Full-time and part-time peace officers are defined as compensated peace officers for purposes of this provision. Section 614.122 does not require the Brazos County Attorney to issue identification cards to uncompensated investigators that he has appointed.

For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.

TRD-200802271

Stacey Napier

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: April 30, 2008