Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 22.011 · Subchapter B. PRIVILEGES
PRIVILEGE FROM ARREST.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A witness is privileged from arrest while attending, going to, and returning from court.
(b) The privilege provided by this section extends for a period computed by allowing one day of travel for each 150 miles of the distance from the courthouse to the witness's residence.
(c) This section does not apply to an arrest for a felony, treason, or breach of the peace.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 103, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.22.htm
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Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 22.011. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 30.013CONFIDENTIAL IDENTITY IN ACTIONS INVOLVING SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.Printed as Section 22.011
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 33.013AMOUNT OF LIABILITY.Printed as Section 22.011
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 41.008LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF RECOVERY.Printed as Section 22.011
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 84.0066LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.Printed as Section 22.011
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