Texas A.G. Issues Opinion on Whether Chapter 1704 of Occupations Code Prohibits Jail, Detention Facility From Using Third-Party Contractor
September 24, 2019
September 24, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0272):
TO: The Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, Committee on Resolutions Calendars, Texas House of Representatives, Post Office Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether chapter 1704 of the Occupations Code prohibits a jail or detention facility from using a third-party contractor to provide persons in the custody of law enforcement with information on available bail bon . . .
TO: The Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, Committee on Resolutions Calendars, Texas House of Representatives, Post Office Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether chapter 1704 of the Occupations Code prohibits a jail or detention facility from using a third-party contractor to provide persons in the custody of law enforcement with information on available bail bon . . .