Tex. Gov't Code § 30.004945

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

Section 30.004945 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Magistrates

(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2.09, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(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; or

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

Tex. Gov't. Code § 30.004945

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 46, eff. 9/1/1999.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.