Texas Government Code - Section 54.1208. Order Of Referral
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§ 54.1208. ORDER OF REFERRAL. (a) To refer one or more
cases to a drug court magistrate or a magistrate accepting an agreed
plea bargain recommendation, a judge or board of judges trying
criminal cases must issue an order of referral specifying the
magistrate's duties.
(b) An order of referral may:
(1) limit the powers of the magistrate and direct the
magistrate to report on specific issues and perform particular
acts;
(2) set the time and place for the hearing;
(3) provide a date for filing the magistrate's
findings;
(4) designate proceedings for more than one case over
which the magistrate shall preside;
(5) direct the magistrate to call the court's docket;
and
(6) set forth general powers and limitations of
authority of the magistrate applicable to any case referred.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 954, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 54.1201 54.1202 54.1203 54.1204 54.1205 54.1206 54.1207 54.1208 54.1209 54.1210 54.1211 54.1212 54.1213 54.1214 54.1231
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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