{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.01542","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 30.01542","heading":"MAGISTRATES.","body":"(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2A.151, Code of Criminal Procedure.\n(b) A magistrate does not have to possess all the qualifications necessary to be a municipal court of record judge.\n(c) A magistrate may not preside over the court or hear contested cases.\n(d) A magistrate may:\n(1) conduct an arraignment;\n(2) hold an indigency hearing;\n(3) accept a plea;\n(4) sign a judgment;\n(5) set the amount of a bond; and\n(6) perform other functions under Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.062, eff. January 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 30. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD","SUBCHAPTER OO. SANSOM PARK"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.30.htm#30.01542","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c8c66e070d9b8687fd8597f688c56dba948381b9250cb4ff9d5b97bfe1bce827","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.01541","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.01543"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}