{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1808","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.1808","heading":"ORDER OF REFERRAL.","body":"(a) To refer one or more cases to a drug court magistrate, a district judge or judge of a statutory county court with criminal jurisdiction must issue an order of referral specifying the magistrate's duties.\n(b) An order of referral may:\n(1) limit the powers of the magistrate and direct the magistrate to report on specific issues and perform particular acts;\n(2) set the time and place for the hearing;\n(3) provide a date for filing the magistrate's findings;\n(4) designate proceedings for more than one case over which the magistrate shall preside; and\n(5) set forth general powers and limitations of authority of the magistrate applicable to any case referred.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 (H.B. 530), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER GG. MAGISTRATES FOR DRUG COURT PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.1808","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"36c1ba3efb70e390a7868786ffaab9ab82d989c2b371633f9a71bf5c34d8c6e3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1807","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1809"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}