Sec. 54.1807. PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED

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(a) A district judge or judge of a statutory county court with criminal jurisdiction may refer to a magistrate a criminal case for drug court proceedings.
(b) A magistrate may not preside over a contested trial on the merits, regardless of whether the trial is before a jury.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 , Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.

                    
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