Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

658
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
OROVCRSCLLERS
ATIOINCI
OCMCRIL
ku 8l.r’
Thl8181~8o\xfir ofAu&tut 22, 1946,
to-uit I
dwlo r r o unl~tcaobll.8
8twtio purpoar, and
0888
la a p lo o 8r n.
omob1l.oWr T a
a doalor
l.arll0.080ior thomt
J ournot le@lr oprx’ate 8wh lutmbll.8
l ?O@l.h'liOOll8O8fOFt~,thOLiVbt Of-
87 b0 ChargOdvith if th8JI?@ 8rrO8tOd
8wh automobil.for t&l? Oya indlvldual
0, aarryiug 001~ a dOalOr'8 1iaOWOt
‘In rofrnnne to the ncoud qW8tiOll wt out above,
there 18 8CiBOdoubt In mj mind vhether I F4H'8Ollunder
the fact8 sot out uould be guilty of VlOlAtiOn of Mt.
6686, R. 8,, and ahauld bo ohugod uith drlrirq and op-
orat1 8 motor vehiole upon a pabllc hl#wq undoer a
doalor “8 8 llcoan ior other purpose8 th8Il d~EOU8tr8ti.Oll
r0r p~rp080 0t ~10, or vbsther he rhould be charged
with operation of a motor vehlcls upon l public high-
way vithout proper ngirtratlon u&or Art. 6679,R.S.’
Art. 6666(B), V.A.C.S., to vhloh vu m?f8rFld, Ford8
la *at 48 iOlbV81
“An mmufmturer of or dealor in 8otorvohial.88
in thl8 I;
tat. M7, ilr8tWd of rOgirt.sirrgl0Oh mhiol.
h8 Yy rl8h to 8hov or de8owtrate on the pub110 al.@-
W8, apP1~ tW FBgi8tXUtiOU Wd 80OUF0 l gOWlui dir-
nwbor rh%ehmay be lttwh r dto aal rotor
tlngulrhiag
r.;Lor mtomplo vhiohha rndatmporui1.fupon
. Rh@ WnWl f00 ior rooh6odor’8
oi l waonl dI8tIoqulmhIng amber @hall k t
m-8, a& 4dditioUl Orakr pbtB8 bowing Uld aubtwr
dO8W.d bt dOdOrr & l1 Wd ?B 8tOI’Od
k l88ig Ud
r0s a cm0 0f iv0 (#s.oo) bou8~8 rob. A 600 P, *ithin
th M wIng 0s th I B& tIo la ,M a w l fin o r
p o r Bo a ,
oorporatIo8
0 IQ th8 ba8lmrr 3 8Omu WtWO-
bilO8 who PUbliO hi&V@78 OC 8tFOOt 8
for dOMR8tPOtiOO fOr thB
I
8ubdIvI8lon ( f of
) th e
84 88
Ar tio l8,
In ltfeot,mker e
rIol8tlon of w proV181ae 02 thir Aat a 8m3e8ewo r orfenw lud
i-8 thB pIWIt tbr?Oof br 8tatln(ltmtc
Artiole 6679-2, V.A.C.S., to vhich yoou 8190 referred,
rerdr iU pCt, b8 fOllOV8:
%ory ovner of 8 motor vehicle, trailer or seml-
troller used, or to be ursd, upm th8 public hlghvay8
of this State &ml1 apply each year to the State High-
voy Department through the County Tax Collector of the
County in vhlch he resides for the rqistretion of eacl.
such vehicle owned OP ,controlled by him for the ensul~
or current calendar y~m or unexpired portion thereof,
etc., . , . .”
t&ta6Oa&rmr & l.lJOpmutS mtomobl&r mod for
dOm0nrt?Ot1Oa Ji
a 11oeam rot ``'~.8``````````````~
-w. nrtud or ng 8torIa#t~damoutntIo~om & n-
0.;~.8 m la UtiO8 th WOfW l @8lwnl u8t;ypid;ly m-
k? Vhi.hb- WOawWOFWtOH kb 8Od8tOw-
arlly oa tb, I! for duoutrotlooior w c J ud for thI8p?Iti-
k pqomenmmlho rr, tb %I- dIrt18gu18iugntmbors
an utm ohmp ror OMh rMaI8IlIothoroof.
A8 to tk@ la 11trof an ltawb1& 6Hlw’I drlvlug
l O8z rlthbOla,r'r f Iuna,
l for et&r Uwo dOm0utmtioa
pU?m#O8 to? -80, - 8ktUtO I8 UU~ brim0 a 09~
OlWiT@ ?O@X'diB# it8 tb OS l dmler’8
08ploydat
liwnw f8~hIo 18u~i plumtn,or rwUfotbrpt=-
go-*
A8 -8 Wid b
f’5&ti”‘:?.:’ ki?i
t$ ~80 ol th8 dialor @;
to tho dealor, Vhlrh&utmblh 18 opemtod on th0 pub110high-
WJ8, lXOOpt iIt@A808 Whm0 th# ~8hiO& I8 kiug OglNt8d iOr
demon8tretloa parpo888, 68 th8n provided,18 lmpllodlr pro-
hlblted and 18, tbnlon, UChWfUl. It wa herdl~ k doubtmd
that vhore the de8br permit8 hi8 lloonrr pUtr to bo ured on
an lutomoblla TiObtiOu
in Of thi8 8atUt0, h 8 Or Oa t l 8itW-
tioa calculated to mi8b@d third por8Ou8 llrto l88oriQg t-t th0
automobile 18 b”,lng operated for thr Qeabr for dOt8On8tratiOR
pUrpOW8.. . .
IO 8 former oplnloa of thlr IXqwtment, (10. 3068)the
author 8tated that ‘obrlou81~, it Va8 th8 intention 0r the Le@r-
latw that tho prorlrlon8 of Artlola 6686 ahall wply OtiJ to
661 .
dOa&, rod unufaoturorr, in order that thq ri*t not k rubjoot-
ldto tam&n b8rdaUpb~muoaoftb l plloatI.aoft~ pno,~l
ro@irtntlon law. - ~Ot181OM Of tE 18 4 ShOU&dk 8trIOtiJ
ooortrlvd 81-O ?ih Ofd0wet in l 8UBIW8 8jbOO;ti ~;T;& 8, lnd
should not k lxtotid to IaoluM tba opratlon withoutl rlooan
of 8uoh a a lutaobl~ for printa uw,
In Oerpar JurI8, Vol. 42, w 659 , kotlm fi5, it 18
8tatod thtr
hi8hwymr~ tb pprp3~ lfad1~
18 th0 IbtUtiOE Of Oroh nhiOk$ &@ Of thOU WI-
pOn8lblr for their mVO*rrPt#&nd OondYOt, la un
t&y fall to obwrva 8-h dPtlo8) r&d the l bjoot of
llooar to operato b rotor vohlolo 18 l por8om1
&we In ro W8 t0 PUP f%E8t qwrtim,UO lm8B
the oplaloa that at 08r llodulur 88~
not lo g a l
lly
por*ta th e ir
domoa8trUlon a4r8 for ttwir ova ImdlvIduU u8o or ploarura with-
Out b@w a ?@@m IlO@& thOmfOr kO&Um tb, 8tatutO i8-
piiOdiJ~lbIt8 it, Md it 18 thW iOF8 fd.WtUk
the wooad portion of your iuqulry 188 What 0rf0086, then,
8hould theq b8 ohargod vlth if ruch &a&r8 WO mlV8t8d mhllo drlr-
lag 8uoh butwobIlo8 for their own lndlrldml a88 or ploorura, aarrp
lag only b dealer’8 lloenwt
Artiole 3, of the penal Code, prorlde8t
” , .It 1s dcclrred that M person shall be
punlehid’for any ect or omi88lon, unlerr the sum 11
made a peoal offenw, end l penalty 18 affixed thereto
by the vritteo lav of thlr State.’
.
.
llonorabt 1. 0, Aoowr - Pam 0
under our rtetuto, all th a t
I8 lanntI81 to eon8tItute the
offrrrwmurt be rufflole~tl~
oharpd mad oumot k al&d b Intoud-
meat. m. ia&8 OOo8titUtiw tb OffOUr I)P8t k wt fO?t l 00 t&t
f)w 00601U81Olr8 Of LV rr k Wl’1V.d at trOr th fret8 80 ItatOd.
k&I;&; 196 aad 391, Cod. of Crlmlaal ?rooodaroj Ford v. IItntr,
233. %8nfOTO, dOi.-& iB 8wh 4 088 Would
lailtiid
th8
be to &r, tb oaplalnt l I.8 thO8 fir 00 UWOrt~iIh t8l’B8
of the 8pOifJ.O mWro~nt OS the ii? 1)with rhloh they had inlled
;IrJ ati l8 ma8 wld
IO tb MW Of @DOW 1. 8UtO 143 8.Y.
&j?%, In vhlohlpJiella& Va8 oow1ot.d for operatl~ i motor
nhiolo Irpe@ @ pub110 hl@wa rhI8.h hd Wt b0.R #‘O(i8kZ’Od 88 I’O-
quIrOd bf &V%O thiak lppol L nt v&8 O&titled to &VO tbr OOrphInt
8tatO 8wh &@8tIOl'&.r, Pot in 8Wh &WOV@l tOm8 l8 t0 m-1, t0
all th8 at&atom mvoraily tb ro~lrtratloo of Dotor! mhIak8, but
I&t+. 8p@Oii10 Ia8t~W. that II88 Ilrtoabd UbO& b rIo&tOd 8-h
.
fn th0 Oa88 Urdrr OOll8idAHtiOa, it i8 OU? 0 irriOCl tbrt,
l8 8ta t.d
I8 &tiOb 6686( a ), R .8., l dub ”8 P Wlv P dir tin-
&uIrhI~ aumber plate m711otk wed onaa Vd%8b evned or urd
by him for a&y otherpurpon thAn draon8tr8 t Ion for the purpon tit
U18J ld VhOWVO? 80 und, it 18 th0 UW l8 if th 0DOtOrVOhfCb
h a dnot boon l'e~lrtendat all, lrd tbHtOm 18 VfO~tiVO, Wt
only of the olrll8t8tUtO but, ll80, OS AMA@ 8Q4 of the ?orul
oOd8, Vhi8h Luti8 l8 fO~OV81
Vhoevor o mtor upoa an7 pub110 h l@ a y l
wtor vehlola YF Iah br8 Wt beOn rO(lI8tOwd a8 PO?
qhtaio; law ,Wll k fImd sot to lxeeod two bun-
L8.
Under Apt. 6686(a)l dealordo88 wt %eglrt*r"bla
dOmon8tNtiOn aar In the 8en8e th8t an ovwr, under Art. 66758,
18 lvqulred to apply leoh yUr
through hi8 oouaty Tax OolhZtor
for th8 ~$i8tNtiOll of 8aCh t8hiCti 0Prud or OOntrO1led by him,
upon vhleh the Tax Collector 188~8 him 8 lloea8e therefor. Ths
8t8tVte My8 tbt, itl8tOad Of r8gi8t8rillR each ?8hlC18 the d8a1eX’
may, upou naklag lpp1100t ion tmreror, near= ,YnOral dirti~uilh-
lug timber vhloh may be attached to any 8utoProblle vhloh he 8enda
taapororll~ upon the road. Howe , vhen he driver hlr de8ler’r
demmstr8tlon cnr upon the >ubllc highvsy under e dealer’s taE.
Boaonbh fr 0 Hoonr - hga 6
iOr mw808 Ot :tha for demosrtretlorrfor ulo, b8 opelutrr
a$or whlOl0 bfoh &o not bOOa ?OgI8tOrOd l8 P8qUlrOd by
.
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