{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.660","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.660","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 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 81, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER H. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES IN TARRANT COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.660","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"39659780260e5fa1c712af8b05ac8b6f162955b14149376baaba24082f752dda","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.659","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.661"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}