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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.152

GENERAL DUTIES OF MAGISTRATES

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff

Each magistrate shall:

(1) preserve the peace within the magistrate's jurisdiction using all lawful means;

(2) issue all process intended to aid in preventing and suppressing crime; and

(3) cause the arrest of offenders using lawful means so that the offenders may be brought to punishment.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.