Section 54.2804 - Powers And Duties The criminal law magistrate court may:
(1) determine probable cause for purposes of an arrest or search; (2) issue an order of commitment, a warrant of arrest, or an order of protection; (3) perform the duty of a magistrate under Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Code of Criminal Procedure; (4) reduce or modify a bond, find a bond ordered by another judge or magistrate to be insufficient, or require conditions of a bond; (5) hear any motion filed in a case over which the court has jurisdiction; (6) administer oaths; and (7) perform an action on a proceeding referred to the magistrate under Section 54.2811. Tex. Gov't. Code § 54.2804
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 861,Sec. 4.006, eff. 9/1/2023.