Sec. 30.01137.  MAGISTRATES.  (a)  The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates to act on behalf of a municipal court of record or a municipal court in the city of White Settlement.
(b)  A magistrate is not required to possess all the qualifications necessary to be a municipal court of record judge.
(c)  A magistrate may not preside over the court or hear contested cases.
(d)  A magistrate may:
(1)  conduct an arraignment;
(2)  hold an indigency hearing;
(3)  accept a plea;
(4)  sign a judgment;
(5)  set the amount of a bond;  and
(6)  perform other functions under Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 4750), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.