{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1605","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.1605","heading":"WITNESSES.","body":"(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.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 251), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER EE. BELL COUNTY CRIMINAL MAGISTRATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.1605","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"dd0981b74738c783d16679b30a6f65cb49e6b328c998e90f3b256c07d9957aa5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1604","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}