Tex. Gov't Code § 54.1807 · Subchapter GG. MAGISTRATES FOR DRUG COURT PROGRAMS
PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A district judge or judge of a statutory county court with criminal jurisdiction may refer to a magistrate a criminal case for drug court proceedings.
(b) A magistrate may not preside over a contested trial on the merits, regardless of whether the trial is before a jury.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 (H.B. 530), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm
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