Sec. 54A.112.  NOTICE OF RIGHT TO DE NOVO HEARING; WAIVER.  (a)  Notice of the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court shall be given to all parties.
(b)  The notice may be given:
(1)  by oral statement in open court;
(2)  by posting inside or outside the courtroom of the referring court; or
(3)  as otherwise directed by the referring court.
(c)  Before the start of a hearing by an associate judge, a party may waive the right of a de novo hearing before the referring court in writing or on the record.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.01, eff. January 1, 2012.