{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 201.010","heading":"WITNESS.","body":"(a) A witness appearing before an associate judge is subject to the penalties for perjury provided by law.\n(b) A referring court may fine or imprison a witness who:\n(1) failed to appear before an associate judge after being summoned; or\n(2) improperly refused to answer questions if the refusal has been certified to the court by the associate judge.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE C. JUDICIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES","CHAPTER 201. ASSOCIATE JUDGE","SUBCHAPTER A. ASSOCIATE JUDGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.201.htm#201.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"ac567e2684b6acb729b9ecc47f1de582222cde91c0460b5ce94afb7899d4c9e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}