Texas § CV.5204 - FAILURE OF WITNESS TO APPEAR
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CV.5204 — FAILURE OF WITNESS TO APPEAR, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CV.5204. FAILURE OF WITNESS TO APPEAR
FAILURE OF WITNESS TO APPEAR. If the witness summoned as aforesaid fails to appear or to make statements of the facts within his knowledge under oath, or to sign the same after it has been reduced to writing, he shall be guilty of contempt of court and may be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, and may be attached and imprisoned in jail until he shall make a full statement of all facts within his knowledge with reference to the matter inquired about. Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142.
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Section CV.5204 ("FAILURE OF WITNESS TO APPEAR") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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