22-114. Authority to act in other precincts
within the county or adjoining precincts; expenses
A. Each justice of the peace within a county may, in the absence, illness or
inability to act or upon the request of the justice of the other precinct, preside in any
other precinct within the county or in any precinct adjoining the precinct in which he
was elected regardless of the county in which such adjoining precinct may be located.
B. Each justice of the peace while in attendance in another precinct under the
authority of this section may execute process, preside over the trial of cases, and
otherwise perform all the duties of the justice of the other precinct and the expense of
travel to perform such functions outside the precinct for which the justice of the peace
is elected shall be a county charge to be paid by the county in which the justice of the
peace renders the service.
C. On request of a justice of another precinct, for any court proceeding other than
a pretrial proceeding or trial and if no witnesses are involved, a justice of one
precinct may perform for and on behalf of the justice of the other precinct without being
physically present within the precinct of the other justice of the peace. In these cases
no travel expense shall be paid.
D. If two or more justice courts are located within the same city, the justice of
one precinct may perform for and on behalf of the justice of the other precinct without
being physically present within the precinct of the other justice of the peace. In these
cases, no travel expense shall be paid.
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