{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.307","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.307","heading":"ORDER OF REFERRAL.","body":"(a) To refer one or more cases to a magistrate, a judge 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 only on specific issues, do particular acts, or receive and report on evidence only;\n(2) set the time and place for the hearing;\n(3) prescribe a closing date for the hearing;\n(4) provide a date for filing the magistrate's findings;\n(5) designate proceedings for more than one case over which the magistrate shall preside;\n(6) direct the magistrate to call the court's docket; and\n(7) set forth general powers and limitations of authority of the magistrate applicable to any case referred.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER D. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES IN DALLAS COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.307","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"276de87b8b47a83793a8f573d334ad16697c0d89361149fc9ba4e8b32813abd7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.306","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}