Texas Statutes
§ 20A.256 — WITNESS OATH.
Texas § 20A.256
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 20A.256 (2026).
Text
Art. 20A.256. WITNESS OATH. Before each witness is examined, the foreperson or a person under the foreperson's direction shall administer the following oath to the witness: "You solemnly swear that you will not reveal, by your words or conduct, and will keep secret any matter about which you may be examined or that you have observed during the proceedings of the grand jury, and that you will answer truthfully the questions asked of you by the grand jury, or under its direction, so help you God."
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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.256, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/20A.256.