Texas Government Code
§ 54.1605 — WITNESSES
GV § 54.1605Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES · Art. EE. BELL COUNTY CRIMINAL MAGISTRATES
Statute text
View on source(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.
(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.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 251), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.