Tex. Gov't Code § 30.00265

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 30.00265 - Magistrates

(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates.

(b) A magistrate does not have to possess all the qualifications necessary to be a municipal court of record judge.

(c) A magistrate may not preside over the court or hear contested cases.

(d) A magistrate may:

(1) conduct an arraignment;

(2) hold an indigency hearing;

(3) accept a plea;

(4) sign a judgment;

(5) set the amount of a bond; and

(6) perform other functions under Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure.

Tex. Gov't. Code § 30.00265

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. 5/23/1995. Renumbered from Government Code, Sec. 30.1045 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 8.09, eff. 9/1/1997.