Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 24.15. To Secure Attendance Before Grand Jury
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Art. 24.15. [474] [538] [525A] TO SECURE ATTENDANCE BEFORE
GRAND JURY. At any time before the first day of any term of the
district court, the clerk, upon application of the State's
attorney, shall issue a subpoena for any witness who resides in the
county. If at the time such application is made, such attorney
files a sworn application that he has good reason to believe and
does believe that such witness is about to move out of the county,
then said clerk shall issue an attachment for such witness to be and
appear before said district court on the first day thereof to
testify as a witness before the grand jury. Any witness so
summoned, or attached, who shall fail or refuse to obey a subpoena
or attachment, shall be punished by the court by a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, to be collected as fines and costs
in other criminal cases.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Article: 24.09 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.131 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22
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