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House Bill 3485 |
House Author: Oliveira |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Lucio |
House Bill 3485 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Government Code to allow a majority of the members of a board composed of the judges of the district courts and statutory county courts of Cameron County to appoint not more than two criminal law hearing officers to perform certain specified duties. The bill establishes provisions relating to the qualifications, compensation, oath, criminal jurisdiction, mental health jurisdiction, judicial immunity, duties, and powers of such a criminal law hearing officer. The bill also establishes the duties of the sheriff and the district clerk relating to a criminal law hearing officer in Cameron County.