Sec. 30.001845. MAGISTRATES. (a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2.09, 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;
(3) accept a plea;
(4) sign a judgment;
(5) set the amount of a bond; and
(6) perform other functions under Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 569 (H.B. 1394), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
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