Texas Government Code

§ 54.1356 — CRIMINAL JURISDICTION

GV § 54.1356Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES · Art. BB. CRIMINAL LAW HEARING OFFICERS IN CAMERON COUNTY

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(a)A criminal law hearing officer appointed under this subchapter has limited concurrent jurisdiction over criminal cases filed in the district courts, statutory county courts, and justice courts of the county. The jurisdiction of the criminal law hearing officer is limited to:

(1)determining probable cause for further detention of any person detained on a criminal complaint, information, or indictment filed in the district courts, statutory county courts, or justice courts of the county;

(2)committing the defendant to jail, discharging the defendant from custody, or admitting the defendant to bail, as the law and facts of the case require;

(3)issuing search warrants and arrest warrants as provided by law for magistrates;

(4)as to criminal cases filed in justice courts, disposing of cases as provided by law, other than by trial, and collecting fines and enforcing judgments and orders of the justice courts in criminal cases;

(5)hearing, considering, and ruling on writs of habeas corpus filed under Article 17.151, Code of Criminal Procedure;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (H.B. 3417), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 743 (H.B. 1774), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 6.02(a), eff. September 1, 2015.