Rules for Magistrates in Inmate Litigation and Litigation Involving Certain Civilly Committed Individuals, Rule 12.01
WITNESS
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated December 1, 2023)
(a) A witness appearing before a magistrate is subject to the penalties for perjury provided by law.
(b) A referring court may fine or imprison a witness who:
(1) failed to appear before a magistrate after being summoned; or
(2) improperly refused to answer questions if the refusal has been certified to the court by the magistrate.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated December 1, 2023)
- Official file
- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1457572/rules-for-magistrates-in-inmate-litigation-and-litigation-involving-certain-civilly-committed-individuals.pdf (PDF pages 4)
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