Texas Statutes
§ 20A.254 — EVASION OF PROCESS.
Texas § 20A.254
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 20A.254 (2026).
Text
Art. 20A.254. EVASION OF PROCESS. If the court determines that a witness for whom an attachment has been issued to appear before the grand jury is in any manner wilfully evading the service of the summons or attachment, the court may fine the witness, as for contempt, in an amount not to exceed $500.
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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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Texas § 20A.254, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/20A.254.