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Section 54.653. Compensation

TX Govt Code § 54.653 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 54.653. COMPENSATION. (a) A full-time magistrate is entitled to the salary determined by the Commissioners Court of Tarrant County.

(b) The salary of a full-time magistrate may not exceed an amount equal to 90 percent of the sum of:

(1) the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012(a); and

(2) the maximum amount of county contributions and supplements allowed by law to be paid to a district judge under Section 659.012.

(c) The salary of a part-time magistrate is equal to the per-hour salary of a full-time magistrate. The per-hour salary is determined by dividing the annual salary by a 2,080 work-hour year. The judges of the courts trying criminal cases in Tarrant County shall approve the number of hours for which a part-time magistrate is to be paid.

(d) A magistrate's salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers' salaries.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 81, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 1904), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2019.

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