Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.12 · Chapter 24. SUBPOENA AND ATTACHMENT
WHEN ATTACHMENT MAY ISSUE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
When a witness who resides in the county of the prosecution has been duly served with a subpoena to appear and testify in any criminal action or proceeding fails to so appear, the attorney representing the state or the defendant may request that the court issue an attachment for the witness. The request must be filed with the clerk of the court and must include an affidavit of the attorney representing the state or the defendant, as applicable, stating that the affiant has good reason to believe, and does believe, that the witness is a material witness.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (S.B. 291), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.24.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.12. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.011SUBPOENAS; CHILD WITNESSES.Printed as Article 24.12
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.111HEARING REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN WRITS OF ATTACHMENT.Printed as Article 24.12, 24.14, or 24.22
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.14ATTACHMENT FOR RESIDENT WITNESS.Printed as Article 24.12
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 24.22WITNESS FINED AND ATTACHED.Printed as Article 24.12
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