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MELTON v. STATE

No. 98-0784.

993 S.W.2d 95 (1999)

Bill MELTON, Treasurer of Dallas County, and Earl Bullock, Clerk of Dallas County, individually and in their official capacities, Petitioners, v. STATE of Texas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided April 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Allison, C. Rex Hall, Jr., Austin, for Petitioners.

Maureen Powers, David C. Mattax, John Cornyn, Linda Eads, Andy Taylor, Austin, for Respondent.

Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

This case calls for us to apply provisions of the Local Government Code, the Property Code, and the Code of Criminal Procedure to delineate the duties of county officials regarding unclaimed cash bail bonds. These proceedings began when the State of Texas sued to compel the Dallas County clerk, Earl Bullock, to comply with Chapter 74 of the Property Code by reporting and delivering to the comptroller unclaimed...

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