Tex. Gov't Code § 54.306 · Subchapter D. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES IN DALLAS COUNTY
PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A judge may refer to a magistrate any matter arising out of a criminal case involving:
(1) a negotiated plea of guilty or nolo contendere before the court;
(2) a bond forfeiture;
(3) a pretrial motion;
(4) a postconviction writ of habeas corpus;
(5) an examining trial;
(6) an occupational driver's license;
(7) an appeal of an administrative driver's license revocation hearing; and
(8) any other matter the judge considers necessary and proper.
(b) The magistrate may not preside over a trial on the merits, whether or not the trial is before a jury.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 215, Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 811, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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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