Online Bench Book Download the entire 2024 Bench Book in PDF format by clicking here Or download individual chapters in PDF format by clicking on the chapter titles below: PREFACE & TABLE OF CONTENTS I. MAGISTRATE DUTIES II. SEARCH WARRANTS, ARREST WARRANTS, AND OTHER WRITS III. PRO SE DEFENDANTS AND DEFENDANTS REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL IV. APPEARANCE AND PLEAS V. DRIVING SAFETY COURSE (DSC) VI. PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS VII. TRIAL PROCEEDINGS VIII. SENTENCING, DEFERRED, AND INDIGENCE IX. BOND FORFEITURES X. NEW TRIALS AND APPEALS XI. CITY ORDINANCES XII. OATHS AND CEREMONIES XIII. JUVENILE AND MINOR PROCEEDINGS XIV. CONTEMPT OF COURT XV. CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS XVI. EVIDENCE XVII. ANIMALS XVIII. EXPUNCTIONS