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THE ATTORNEY GENER AL
or TEXAS
Arrmrn. JAs 78711
SOam I.. SELL
September 17, 1975
The Honorable George N. Rodriquez, Jr. Opinion No. H- 694
County Attorney
Room 201, City-County Building Re: Whether a constable or
El Paso, Texas 79901 sheriff may send notices of
eviction on behalf of his private
employer and use his official
letterhead or title.
Dear Mr. Rodriques:
You have asked our opinion as to the scope and application of article
397 Sa, V. T. C. S., which provides for notice preliminary to forcible detainer
action. You particularly ask:
1. Can a constable or a Sheriff, while
acting in his or her private capacity as
an agent or employee of a landlord, send
a tenant a notice of eviction form which
is headed "THE COUNTY OF "I
or "THE STATE OF TEXAS" orbearsaon
its face the seal of the State of Texas?
2. Can a constable or Sheriff, while
acting in his or her private capacity as
an agent or employee of a landlord, send
a tenant a notice of eviction, indicating on
said notice of eviction his or her official
title (i. e., Sheriff or constable)?
You have furnished background information which prompted your questions
by explaining that:
The El Paso Sheriff and/or constables and their
deputies are serving eviction notices to tenants in
their private capacities as agents and employees
of landlords, purportedly pursuant to Article 3975A,
V. A. T. S. In some cases, these notices bear on
faces the seal of the State of Texas. In addition,
the notices often refer to the County of El Paso or
to the State of Texas.p, 3012
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-694, text, September 17, 1975; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth271218/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.