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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 50A.005 — Witnesses bound over

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

Part of Chapter 50A: FIRE INQUESTS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Amendment pending: a new version of this section takes effect Thu Apr 01 2027 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 50A.005

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. 50A.005Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

If the jury finds that a building has been unlawfully set or attempted to be set on fire, the justice of the peace conducting the fire inquest shall bind over each witness to appear and testify before the next grand jury of the county in which the offense was committed.

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