{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2214","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2214","heading":"COSTS OF MAGISTRATE.","body":"The court shall determine if the nonprevailing party is able to defray the costs of the magistrate. If the court determines the nonprevailing party is able to pay those costs, the court shall assess the magistrate's costs against the nonprevailing party.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 5.04, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER MM. MAGISTRATES IN COLLIN COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2214","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"503f0a04c7a6ac3ba0cdd013dc5bf01d3ee6be83ed9e16aa43ad13dd46469e82","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2213","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2215"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}