Sec. 54.2804.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  The criminal law magistrate court may:
(1)  determine probable cause for purposes of an arrest or search;
(2)  issue an order of commitment, a warrant of arrest, or an order of protection;
(3)  perform the duty of a magistrate under Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(4)  reduce or modify a bond, find a bond ordered by another judge or magistrate to be insufficient, or require conditions of a bond;
(5)  hear any motion filed in a case over which the court has jurisdiction;
(6)  administer oaths; and
(7)  perform an action on a proceeding referred to the magistrate under Section 54.2811.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 4.006, eff. September 1, 2023.