Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 17.024 — TRAINING ON DUTIES REGARDING BAIL
CR § 17.024Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 17. BAIL
Statute text
View on source(a)The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall, in consultation with the court of criminal appeals, develop or approve training courses regarding a magistrate's duties, including duties with respect to setting bail in criminal cases. The courses developed must include:
(1)an eight-hour initial training course that includes the content of the applicable training course described by Article 17.0501; and
(2)a two-hour continuing education course.
(b)The office shall provide for a method of certifying that a magistrate has successfully completed a training course required under this article and has demonstrated competency of the course content in a manner acceptable to the office.
(c)A magistrate is in compliance with the training requirements of this article if:
(1)not later than the 90th day after the date the magistrate takes office, the magistrate successfully completes the course described by Subsection (a)(1);
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 6), Sec. 5, eff. December 2, 2021.