{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2610","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2610","heading":"WITNESS.","body":"(a) A witness who appears before a magistrate and is sworn is subject to the penalties for perjury provided by law.\n(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 court.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 5.04, 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 QQ. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES IN TOM GREEN COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2610","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"69e8a26e694cf971a8ba23cbc90c2d635dbf8ed541f399f9ae0cfca92dd1dfff","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2609","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2611"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}