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Tex. Gov't Code § 54.759

LOCATION OF COURT

Known as the El Paso Criminal Law Magistrates Act

The act spans §§ 54.731 to 54.763 (32 sections).

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.32(a), eff

(a) The criminal law magistrate court may be held at one or more locations provided by the local administrative rules or ordered by the local administrative judge.

(b) A defendant may be brought before the court in person or by means of an electronic broadcast system through which an image of the defendant is presented to the court. For purposes of this subsection, "electronic broadcast system" means a two-way electronic communication of image and sound between the defendant and the court.

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