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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of magistrates in McLennan County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 54, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter CC to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER CC. MAGISTRATES IN MCLENNAN COUNTY |
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Sec. 54.1511. APPOINTMENT. The Commissioners Court of |
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McLennan County may appoint one or more magistrates to perform the |
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duties authorized by this subchapter. |
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Sec. 54.1512. QUALIFICATION. To be eligible for |
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appointment as a magistrate, a person must be a resident of McLennan |
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County, Texas. |
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Sec. 54.1513. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same |
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judicial immunity as a district judge. |
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Sec. 54.1514. POWERS. Subject to the standing orders of the |
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Commissioners Court of McLennan County, a magistrate has the same |
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powers as a magistrate under Chapters 16 and 17, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, or under any other laws of this state with regard to |
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setting bail, issuing required warnings, or conducting examining |
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trials. A magistrate may administer oaths for any purpose. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |