{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.815","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.815","heading":"WITNESSES.","body":"(a) A witness appearing before a master is subject to the penalties of perjury as provided by Chapter 37, Penal Code.\n(b) A witness referred to the court under Section 54.814 is subject to the same penalties and orders that may be imposed on a witness appearing in a hearing before the court.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.33(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER K. JUVENILE COURT MASTERS IN HARRIS COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.815","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"38c84c487c58412b1ab00f4e1b0e8e7e4760f2c091deab56896e2b5d4efb408d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.814","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.816"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}