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Municipalities; Funds; Peace Officers

JC-0005

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Police department in exercise of own discretion may use forfeiture funds distributed to it pursuant to article 59.06 of Code of Criminal Procedure to purchase vehicles for law enforcement purposes|City council does not have authority to require police department to purchase vehicles with forfeiture funds distributed to department pursuant to article 59.06 of Code of Criminal Procedure \r\n\r\n|City council does not have authority to require police department to purchase vehicles with forfeiture funds distributed to department pursuant to article 59.06 of Code of Criminal Procedure

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