{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.311","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 201.311","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 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.03, eff. January 1, 2012.","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 D. ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR JUVENILE MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.201.htm#201.311","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"654d2c8cb51f90e142bccb31b2a1a036e3fa906f38872f1324b63b24697f7266","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.310","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}