Texas Statutes
§ 20A.251 — IN-COUNTY WITNESS.
Texas § 20A.251
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 20A.251 (2026).
Text
Art. 20A.251. IN-COUNTY WITNESS.
(a)In term time or vacation, the foreperson or the attorney representing the state may issue a summons or attachment for any witness in the county in which the grand jury sits.
(b)A summons or attachment issued under Subsection (a) may require the witness to appear before the grand jury at a specified time, or immediately, without stating the matter under investigation.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173 ), Sec. 1.04, eff. January 1, 2021.
Nearby Sections
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§ 20A.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 20A.051
DUTIES OF GRAND JURY.§ 20A.052
DUTIES AND POWERS OF FOREPERSON.§ 20A.053
MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT.§ 20A.101
GRAND JURY ROOM.§ 20A.104
PERSONS WHO MAY ADDRESS GRAND JURY.§ 20A.152
ADVICE FROM COURT.§ 20A.202
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