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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a court reporter by criminal law |
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magistrates, civil law associate judges, and juvenile law masters |
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in Bexar County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.044, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a |
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full-time magistrate, full-time associate judge, or full-time |
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master in Bexar County may appoint an official court reporter to |
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serve that magistrate, associate judge, or master, as applicable. |
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The reporter is a sworn officer of the court who holds office at the |
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pleasure of the magistrate, associate judge, or master, as |
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applicable, who appointed the reporter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |