Text of section effective until December 31, 2020

Sec. 61.312. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF COUNTY JUDGE. (a) A county judge may file an order with the commissioners court of the county delegating to another county officer the duty to hear applications under this chapter.

(b) An order of a county officer acting under the delegated authority of the county judge in regard to a license has the same effect as an order of the county judge.

(c) During the period in which the order is in effect, the county judge may withdraw the authority delegated in relation to any application and the county judge may hear that application.

(d) The county judge may at any time revoke an order delegating duties under this section.

(e) In this section:

(1) "County officer" includes a judge of a statutory county court.

(2) "Statutory county court" has the meaning assigned by Section 21.009, Government Code.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 3, eff. May 5, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 411(a)(9), eff. December 31, 2020.