1996 INDEX
COUNTY - CONSTABLE
96-021-E
A constable may not purchase a surplus sheriffs vehicle from the county
he serves as it would violate §25-4-105(3)(b). [9, 16]
96-046-E
Constables may enter into contracts with the county they are elected to
serve to collect delinquent fines and be paid a contingent fee and not
be in violation of §25-4-105 (3)(a) since specific authority to so
contract is set forth in §§19-3-4(3) and 25-7-27(3). [9, 16]
96-064-E
A constable may use his personal vehicle that he also uses as his constable
vehicle to serve process for a law firm if he removes the insignia and
decals that identify it as a constable vehicle. Cautioned regarding §25-4-101
and §25-4-105(1). [1, 16]
97-088-E
An individual elected constable may not serve as a deputy coroner for the
county which he was elected to serve as constable. [10, 11, 16]
96-116-E
The conflict of interest laws do not prohibit a constable from being paid
his or her statutorily authorized fees for services rendered as a constable
even though he or she also may be employed as a deputy sheriff for the
county. Cautioned regarding §25-4-105(3)(a) because of the employment
contract as a deputy sheriff [13, 16]
96-125-E
A municipal police officer may simultaneously serve as a constable for
the county in which the municipality employing the police officer is located.
Cautioned regarding §25-4-105(1). [7, 16]
96-136-E
Code Section 25-4-105(3)(a) prohibits a constable from simultaneously serving
as the arson investigator for the county where the constable is elected
to serve. [11, 13, 16]