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Tex. Government Code § 54.1362

PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED

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Tex. Government Code § 54.1362, PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/650353
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A district judge or a county court at law judge may refer to a criminal law hearing officer any criminal case for proceedings involving: (1) a bond forfeiture; (2) the arraignment of defendants; (3) the determination of whether a defendant is indigent and the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant; and (4) a negotiated plea of guilty or nolo contendere before the court, in accordance with Article 26.13, Code of Criminal Procedure.