Texas Government Code

§ 54.2804 — POWERS AND DUTIES

GV § 54.2804Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES · Art. SS. DENTON COUNTY CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT

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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;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 4.006, eff. September 1, 2023.