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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the persons who are eligible for appointment as a |
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temporary justice of the peace. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 27.055(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) In Subsections (b) and (f), "qualified person" means a |
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person who: |
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(1) has served [as a justice of the peace] for not less |
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than 4 1/2 years as a: |
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(A) justice of the peace; |
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(B) judge of a: |
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(i) municipal court; |
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(ii) constitutional county court; |
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(iii) statutory county court; or |
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(iv) district court; or |
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(C) justice of an appellate court; and |
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(2) [who] has not been convicted of a criminal offense |
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that involves moral turpitude. |
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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, 2015. |