Sec. 54.1807.  PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED.  (a)  A district judge or judge of a statutory county court with criminal jurisdiction may refer to a magistrate a criminal case for drug court proceedings.
(b)  A magistrate may not preside over a contested trial on the merits, regardless of whether the trial is before a jury.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 (H.B. 530), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.