Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.152 · Subchapter D. MAGISTRATES AND CLERKS
GENERAL DUTIES OF MAGISTRATES.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Each magistrate shall:
(1) preserve the peace within the magistrate's jurisdiction using all lawful means;
(2) issue all process intended to aid in preventing and suppressing crime; and
(3) cause the arrest of offenders using lawful means so that the offenders may be brought to punishment.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.2A.htm
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