Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 24.01. Issuance Of Subpoenas
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Art. 24.01. [461] [525] [513] ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS. (a) A
subpoena may summon one or more persons to appear:
(1) before a court to testify in a criminal action at a
specified term of the court or on a specified day; or
(2) on a specified day:
(A) before an examining court;
(B) at a coroner's inquest;
(C) before a grand jury;
(D) at a habeas corpus hearing; or
(E) in any other proceeding in which the person's testimony
may be required in accordance with this code.
(b) The person named in the subpoena to summon the person
whose appearance is sought must be:
(1) a peace officer; or
(2) a least 18 years old and, at the time the subpoena is
issued, not a participant in the proceeding for which the
appearance is sought.
(c) A person who is not a peace officer may not be compelled
to accept the duty to execute a subpoena, but if he agrees in
writing to accept that duty and neglects or refuses to serve or
return the subpoena, he may be punished in accordance with Article
2.16 of this code.
(d) A court or clerk issuing a subpoena shall sign the
subpoena and indicate on it the date it was issued, but the subpoena
need not be under seal.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 503, ch. 209, Sec. 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1981.
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