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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.152 — General duties of magistrates

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 2A: OFFICERS; POWERS AND DUTIES, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.152

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.152Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

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.

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