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House Bill 3856 |
House Author: Naishtat |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Watson |
Current law authorizes a Travis County district judge or a judge of a county court of law in Travis County to refer certain criminal proceedings to a magistrate. House Bill 3856 amends the Government Code to add specified matters to a list of matters that may be referred to a magistrate and to authorize a judge to refer to a criminal law magistrate proceedings involving a grand jury, although the bill prohibits a magistrate from impaneling a grand jury. The bill establishes the powers and duties of a criminal law magistrate in Travis County.