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§ 54.812 — JURY

GV § 54.812Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES · Art. K. JUVENILE COURT MASTERS IN HARRIS COUNTY

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a jury trial is demanded in a case referred to a master, the master shall refer the case back to the referring court for a full hearing according to the usual rules applicable to the case.
(b)A jury demand does not affect the authority of a master to handle pretrial matters referred to the master.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.