Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 54.2511: WITNESSES.

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GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH
SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS
CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES
SUBCHAPTER PP. BRAZORIA COUNTY CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT

(a) A witness who is sworn and who appears before a magistrate is subject to the penalties for perjury and aggravated perjury provided by law.

(b) A referring court may fine or imprison a witness or other court participant for failure to appear after being summoned, refusal to answer questions, or other acts of direct contempt before a magistrate.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 5.03, eff. September 1, 2021.

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