{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2511","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2511","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 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 5.03, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2511","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"be6a406f0c36592ee21f46526eba56dfa628ad110aee8b4498533ce2f363087c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2510","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}