Texas Statutes
§ 54.2816 — EXCHANGE OF BENCHES.
Texas § 54.2816
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Bluebook
Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 54.2816 (2026).
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Sec. 54.2816. EXCHANGE OF BENCHES.
(a)The judges of the criminal law magistrate court may exchange benches and may sit and act for each other in any proceeding pending in the criminal law magistrate court.
(b)When conducting a capias pro fine hearing for any court, the criminal law magistrate court acts in the same capacity and with the same authority as the judge who issued the capias pro fine.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474 ), Sec. 4.006, eff. September 1, 2023.
Nearby Sections
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§ 54.001
QUALIFICATIONS.§ 54.003
SUSPENSION AND REMOVAL.§ 54.101
APPOINTMENT.§ 54.102
JURISDICTION.§ 54.103
POWERS AND DUTIES.§ 54.104
JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.§ 54.105
TRAINING.§ 54.107
WITNESSES.§ 54.1171
APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.§ 54.1172
APPOINTMENT.§ 54.1173
QUALIFICATIONS.§ 54.1174
COMPENSATION.§ 54.1175
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