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

Tex. Government Code § 54.2818: WITNESS.

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  1. GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH
  3. SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS
  4. CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES
  5. SUBCHAPTER SS. DENTON COUNTY CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT

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

(b) A referring court may issue attachment against and may fine or imprison a witness whose failure to appear after being summoned or whose refusal to answer questions has been certified to the referring court.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 4.006, eff. September 1, 2023.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:16Z. Source file · JSON

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