{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54a.210","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54A.210","heading":"WITNESS.","body":"(a) A witness appearing before an associate judge 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.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter G, Chapter 54 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.02, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54A. ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER C. STATUTORY PROBATE COURT ASSOCIATE JUDGES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54A.htm#54A.210","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"1cdb8106f41926433b03f97f2427cea3221a9a720bfd62b1e594e15e97ce991f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54a.2091","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54a.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}