Sec. 54.2804. POWERS AND DUTIES. The criminal law magistrate court may: (1) determine probable cause for purposes of an arrest or search; (2) issue an order of commitment, a warrant of arrest, or an order of protection; (3) perform the duty of a magistrate under Chapters 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , and 18 , Code of Criminal Procedure; (4) reduce or modify a bond, find a bond ordered by another judge or magistrate to be insufficient, or require conditions of a bond; (5) hear any motion filed in a case over which the court has jurisdiction; (6) administer oaths; and (7) perform an action on a proceeding referred to the magistrate under Section 54.2811 .
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