TITLE: Relating to Burnet County criminal magistrates.

SUMMARY: Relating to Burnet County criminal magistrates.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to Burnet County criminal magistrates. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 54.1501(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The commissioners court shall establish the minimum qualifications, salary, benefits, and other compensation of each magistrate position and shall determine whether the position is full-time or part-time. [The qualifications must require the magistrate to: [(1) have served as a justice of the peace or municipal court judge; or [(2) be an attorney licensed in this state.] SECTION 2. Section 54.1502, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 54.1502. JURISDICTION. A magistrate has concurrent criminal jurisdiction with:(1) the judges of the justice of the peace courts of Burnet County;and (2) a municipal court in Burnet County, if approved by a memorandum of understanding between the municipality and Burnet County.SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.