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Chapter 126 H No. 994 H.B.No.994 1 AN ACT 2 relating to proceedings that may be referred to and the powers of a 3 criminal law magistrate in Bexar County. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 5 SECTION 1. Section 54.906(a), Government Code, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 (a) A judge may refer to a magistrate any criminal case for 8 proceedings involving: 9 (1) a bond forfeiture; 10 (2) a pretrial motion; 11 (3) a postconviction writ of habeas corpus; 12 (4) an examining trial; 13 (5) the issuance of search warrants, including a 14 search warrant under Article 18.02(10), Code of Criminal Procedure, 15 notwithstanding Article 18.01(c), Code of Criminal Procedure; 16 (6) the setting of bonds; 17 (7) the arraignment of defendants; and 18 (8) any other matter the judge considers necessary and 19 proper, including a [Nege4-at-e4] plea of guilty or nolo contendere 20 from a defendant charged with: 21 (A) a felony offense; 22 (B) a misdemeanor offense when charged with both 23 a misdemeanor offense and a felony offense; or 24 (C) amisdemeanor offense beforer the AurAt].
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 994, Chapter 126,
legislative document,
May 27, 2011;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311713/m1/1/:
accessed April 26, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.