Texas Government Code

§ 30.01542 — MAGISTRATES

GV § 30.01542Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 30. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD · Art. OO. SANSOM PARK

(a)The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2A.151, 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;

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.062, eff. January 1, 2025.