Bail & Pretrial

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Judicial Training:

Only judges who are compliant with the judicial education requirements of Art. 17.024, Code of Criminal Procedure may set bail for a defendant who has been charged with a Class B misdemeanor or higher category offense.

Required Training:

1.  Duties of Magistration: Training provided by appropriate judicial education entity.

2. Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS): Training can be set by your agency Terminal Access Coordinator (TAC) with Department of Public Safety (DPS). Certification must be completed annually. 

3. (Optional) TLETS Mobile Access: If the Judge wants to query a criminal history within in the PSRS, this DPS training is required. If the Magistrate will only review an already queried criminal history in the PSR, this training is NOT required. 

PSRS User:

Required Training:

1.Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS): Training can be set by your agency Terminal Access Coordinator (TAC) with Department of Public Safety (DPS). Certification must be completed annually.

2. (Optional) TLETS Mobile Access: If your job duties include querying a criminal history within the PSRS, this DPS training is required. 

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