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      <P style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center">January 20, 2010</P>
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          <TD width=3D"50%">The Honorable Lynda K. Russell <BR>123rd =
Judicial=20
            District Attorney <BR>Shelby County <BR>200 San Augustine =
Street,=20
            Suite #12 <BR>Center, Texas 75935</TD>
          <TD>Opinion No. GA-0755
            <P></P>
            <P>Re: Whether a county or the state must defend a district =
attorney=20
            in a civil lawsuit, and whether a district attorney may use =
asset=20
            forfeiture funds to pay for her defense in such a suit (<A=20
            =
href=3D"http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/50abbott/rq/2009/pdf=
/RQ0816GA.pdf">RQ-0816-GA</A>)</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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      <P>Dear Ms. Russell:</P>
      <P>You ask several questions regarding the defense of a district =
attorney=20
      "in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed under 42 USC 1983" =
involving=20
      "actions she took in the course and scope of performing her =
official=20
      duties."<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/50abbott/op/2010/htm=
/ga-0755.htm#N_1_"><SUP>=20
      (1)</SUP></A></P>
      <P>First, you ask whether a county commissioners court has a duty =
to pay=20
      for a district attorney's legal defense in a civil lawsuit. =
<EM>See=20
      </EM>Request Letter at 3-5. You limit your analysis to Local =
Government=20
      Code section 157.901. <EM>Id</EM>.; <EM>see also</EM> Tex. Loc. =
Gov't Code=20
      Ann. =A7 157.901(a)-(b) (Vernon 2008) (providing that a county =
official or=20
      employee is "entitled to be represented" in some circumstances). =
We limit=20
      our analysis accordingly.</P>
      <P>You point out that "[t]he attorney general has determined that =
a=20
      district attorney is a district officer and not a county officer" =
for=20
      purposes of section 157.901. <EM>See</EM> Request Letter at 6; =
Tex. Att'y=20
      Gen. Op. Nos. JC-0047 (1999) at 2 (explaining that section 157.901 =
does=20
      not apply to district officers like district judges), JM-1276 =
(1990) at=20
      11-12 (identifying a district attorney as an example of a =
non-county=20
      official for purposes of section 157.901), MW-252 (1980) at 2 =
(concluding=20
      that predecessor statute did not apply to district officers such =
as a=20
      district attorney). Finding no case law that construes section =
157.901=20
      differently, we agree with the conclusion of those prior opinions. =
Local=20
      Government Code section 157.901 does not require a county =
commissioners=20
      court to pay for a district attorney's legal defense. Thus, a=20
      commissioners court has no duty under section 157.901 to pay for a =

      district attorney's legal defense in a civil lawsuit.</P>
      <P>Your second question asks whether the State of Texas must =
indemnify a=20
      district attorney for court costs and attorney's fees under Texas =
Civil=20
      Practice and Remedies Code sections 104.001 and 104.0035. =
<EM>See</EM>=20
      Request Letter at 3, 6; <EM>see also </EM>Tex. Civ. Prac. &amp; =
Rem. Code=20
      Ann. =A7=A7 104.001 (Vernon Supp. 2009) ("State Liability; Persons =
Covered"),=20
      104.0035 (Vernon 2005) ("State Liability; Criminal Prosecution"). =
This=20
      issue was addressed in a recent attorney general opinion. =
<EM>See</EM>=20
      Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. GA-0523 (2007) at 1-2 (explaining that "a =
criminal=20
      district attorney must be considered to be an employee or officer =
of a=20
      'state agency, institution, or department' for chapter 104 to =
apply")=20
      (quoting Tex. Civ. Prac. &amp; Rem. Code Ann. =A7 104.001(1) =
(Vernon Supp.=20
      2009)). That opinion concluded that a criminal district attorney =
was not a=20
      covered person under section 104.001. <EM>See id. </EM>As the =
court in=20
      <EM>Hill County v. Sheppard</EM>, 178 S.W.2d 261 (Tex. 1944) =
explains, a=20
      criminal district attorney is simply a "class or kind" of district =

      attorney. 178 S.W.2d at 263; <EM>see also</EM> Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. =
No.=20
      GA-0523 (2007) at 2 (citing to <EM>Hill County v. Sheppard</EM>). =
Finding=20
      no case law that construes section 104.001 differently, we =
reaffirm=20
      Attorney General Opinion GA-0523's conclusion that a district =
attorney is=20
      not a covered person under section 104.001. The State has no duty =
to=20
      indemnify a district attorney under Texas Civil Practice and =
Remedies Code=20
      sections 104.001 and 104.0035.</P>
      <P>Your third question asks whether Code of Criminal Procedure =
article=20
      59.06(c)(1) authorizes the use of asset forfeiture funds to pay =
for a=20
      district attorney's civil legal defense. Request Letter at 3, 7. =
Article=20
      59.06(c)(1) provides that when an attorney representing the state =
executes=20
      a local agreement with a law enforcement agency, the attorney may =
deposit=20
      forfeiture funds into "a special fund in the county treasury for =
the=20
      benefit of the office of the attorney representing the state,<EM> =
to be=20
      used by the attorney solely for the official purposes of his =
office</EM>."=20
      Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 59.06(c)(1) (Vernon Supp. 2009) =
(emphasis=20
      added). You conclude that "[w]hen the elected prosecutor has been =
sued=20
      civilly for acts done while in the performance of her official =
duties . .=20
      . that the defense expenditure is" an "official purpose" of the =
office.=20
      Request Letter at 7.</P>
      <P>In a recent opinion, this office examined the kind of =
expenditures that=20
      are "solely for the official purposes" of the district attorney's =
office.=20
      <EM>See</EM> Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. GA-0613 (2008) at 6-8. We =
concluded=20
      in that opinion that only those expenditures related to the =
district=20
      attorney's duties and functions as delineated by statute or the=20
      constitution constitute permissible expenditures under article=20
      59.06(c)(1)<EM>. See id.</EM> In that way, the opinion adopted a =
narrow=20
      construction of the phrase "official purpose." <EM>See id. </EM>at =
5-6=20
      (rejecting a broad construction of the statute that would include =
any=20
      expenditure that fell short of an expenditure for a private =
purpose).</P>
      <P>We find no provision of state law that addresses a district =
attorney's=20
      duty or function to pay for her own legal defense in a civil suit, =
and=20
      thus, it follows that the payment of such costs is not an official =
purpose=20
      of that office within the meaning of article 59.06(c)(1). =
Accordingly, we=20
      conclude that forfeiture funds may not be used under Code of =
Criminal=20
      Procedure article 59.06(c)(1) to pay for a district attorney's own =
civil=20
      legal defense.<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/50abbott/op/2010/htm=
/ga-0755.htm#N_2_"><SUP>=20
      (2)</SUP></A></P>
      <P style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center"><STRONG>S U M M A R Y</STRONG></P>
      <BLOCKQUOTE>A county commissioners court has no duty to provide =
for the=20
        defense of a district attorney pursuant to Local Government Code =
section=20
        157.901. The state is not obligated to indemnify a district =
attorney=20
        under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code sections 104.001 =
and=20
        104.0035. A district attorney is not authorized to utilize =
forfeiture=20
        funds under Code of Criminal Procedure article 59.06(c)(1) to =
pay for=20
        the district attorney's legal defense.</BLOCKQUOTE>
      <BLOCKQUOTE>
        <BLOCKQUOTE>
          <P>Very truly yours,</P><IMG alt=3D"Abbott signature"=20
          src=3D"http://www.oag.state.tx.us/images/abbott_sig.gif" =
width=3D150=20
          height=3D60>=20
          <P>GREG ABBOTT <BR>Attorney General of =
Texas</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
      <P>ANDREW WEBER <BR>First Assistant Attorney General=20
      <P>JONATHAN K. FRELS <BR>Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel =

      <P>NANCY S. FULLER <BR>Chair, Opinion Committee</P>
      <P>Christy Drake-Adams <BR>Assistant Attorney General, Opinion=20
      Committee</P>
      <P><FONT size=3D+2>Footnotes</FONT>=20
      <P><A name=3DN_1_>1. </A>Request Letter at 2-3 (<EM>available at=20
      </EM>http://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov).=20
      <P><A name=3DN_2_>2. </A>Finally, you ask about the =
indemnification=20
      protection, if any, available to a district attorney's support =
staff in a=20
      civil suit. <EM>See </EM>Request Letter at 3. Because the issue =
raised in=20
      your fourth question is not briefed and because this issue is=20
      characterized by you as being "subsumed" in your first three =
questions, we=20
      do not separately address your fourth question. <EM>Id.</EM> at 3, =
n.1.=20
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FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; MARGIN: 0px 0px 3px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; COLOR: =
#ffffff; FONT-SIZE: 13px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; =
PADDING-TOP: 0px
}
.contentHeader {
	LINE-HEIGHT: 15px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #a5b1c9; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; =
MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; FONT-WEIGHT: normal
}
.contentHeader A:link {
	COLOR: #8e124a; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.contentHeader A:visited {
	COLOR: #8e124a; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.contentCell {
	COLOR: #000066; FONT-SIZE: 13px
}
.contentCell A:link {
	COLOR: #8e124a; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.contentCell A:visited {
	COLOR: #8e124a; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.contentCell H3 {
	FONT: bold 16px Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: =
10px; COLOR: #002469; PADDING-TOP: 10px
}
.contentCell H4 {
	FONT: 14px Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; =
COLOR: #002469; PADDING-TOP: 20px
}
.contentCell P {
	MARGIN: 5px 0px 8px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal
}
.homeLeft {
	TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 10px 5px; WIDTH: 225px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 250px; =
COLOR: #002469; CLEAR: both; FONT-SIZE: 11px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal
}
.homeLeft A:link {
	COLOR: #8e124a; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.homeLeft A:visited {
	COLOR: #8e124a; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
.homeLeft A:hover {
	COLOR: #8e124a; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
.homeCenter {
	TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN-TOP: =
10px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; WIDTH: 230px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; =
BACKGROUND: #a5b1c9; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 250px; COLOR: #002469; =
FONT-SIZE: 11px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 0px
}
.homeCenter A:link {
	COLOR: #8e124a; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.homeCenter A:visited {
	COLOR: #8e124a; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
.homeCenter A:hover {
	COLOR: #8e124a; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
#news-box {
	POSITION: relative; MARGIN-TOP: 10px; WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 180px; =
OVERFLOW: hidden
}
#homeNews {
	PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: =
0px; HEIGHT: 167px; PADDING-TOP: 0px
}
#news-pager {
	TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 3px; =
PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px
}
.homeRight {
	TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 10px 5px 10px 0px; WIDTH: =
260px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: =
250px; COLOR: #002469; FONT-SIZE: 11px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal
}
#homeFlvPlayer {
	BORDER-BOTTOM: navy 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: navy 2px solid; WIDTH: =
260px; MARGIN-LEFT: -10px; BORDER-TOP: navy 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: =
navy 2px solid
}
#homeFlvPlayerCaption {
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}
#homeScroll {
	WIDTH: 778px; BACKGROUND: #ffffff; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both
}
.footer {
	TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: auto; BACKGROUND: #b31b34; HEIGHT: 14px; =
COLOR: #ffffff; CLEAR: both; FONT-SIZE: 11px
}
.footer A:link {
	COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.footer A:visited {
	COLOR: #c0c0c0; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.footer A:hover {
	COLOR: #4b5f7f; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
.footer A:active {
	COLOR: #4b5f7f; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
#op_goog_srch_btn {
	BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 1px outset; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px outset; =
MARGIN: 3px 0px 5px; WIDTH: 145px; BACKGROUND: #a5b1c9; HEIGHT: 20px; =
COLOR: #fff; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 1px outset; =
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px outset
}
.faq A:link {
	COLOR: #4b5f7f; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.faq A:visited {
	COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
.faq A:hover {
	COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
.videoPlayer {
	TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0%; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; PADDING-LEFT: =
11px; WIDTH: 500px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #000000; CLEAR: both; FONT-SIZE: 11px; =
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; PADDING-TOP: 20px
}
.videoPlayer A:link {
	TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.bodyText {
	FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: =
#002469; FONT-SIZE: 11px; FONT-WEIGHT: 100; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.bodyText A:link {
	COLOR: #8e124a; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
#oagcm-nav-wrap {
	TEXT-ALIGN: right
}
#oagcm-nav {
=09
}
#oagcm-user {
	FONT-SIZE: 10px
}

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