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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 20A.255 — Witness refusal to testify

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 20A: GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 20A.255

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 20A.255Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) If a witness brought in any manner before a grand jury refuses to testify, the witness's refusal shall be communicated to the attorney representing the state or to the court. (b) The court may compel a witness described by Subsection (a) to answer a proper question by imposing a fine not to exceed $500 and by committing the witness to jail until the witness is willing to testify.

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