H.B. No. 4750
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of magistrates in the White Settlement
municipal courts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter DD, Chapter 30, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 30.01137 to read as follows:
Sec. 30.01137. MAGISTRATES. (a) The governing body may
appoint one or more magistrates to act on behalf of a municipal
court of record or a municipal court in the city of White
Settlement.
(b) A magistrate is not required to possess all the
qualifications necessary to be a municipal court of record judge.
(c) A magistrate may not preside over the court or hear
contested cases.
(d) A magistrate may:
(1) conduct an arraignment;
(2) hold an indigency hearing;
(3) accept a plea;
(4) sign a judgment;
(5) set the amount of a bond; and
(6) perform other functions under Article 15.17, Code
of Criminal Procedure.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4750 was passed by the House on May
15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4750 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor