Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.252
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.252, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 20A.252. OUT-OF-COUNTY WITNESS.
Official statutory text
(a) The foreperson or the attorney representing the state may cause a subpoena or attachment for a witness to be issued to any county in the state by submitting a written application to the district court stating the name and residence of the witness and that the witness's testimony is believed to be material.
(b) A subpoena or attachment issued under this article:
(1) is returnable to the grand jury in session or to the next grand jury for the county in which the subpoena or attachment was issued, as determined by the applicant; and
(2) shall be served and returned in the manner prescribed by Chapter 24.
(c) A subpoena issued under this article may require the witness to appear and produce records and documents.
(d) A witness subpoenaed under this article shall be compensated as provided by this code.
(e) An attachment issued under this article must command the sheriff or any constable of the county in which the witness resides to serve the witness and to bring the witness before the grand jury at a time and place specified in the attachment.
(f) The attorney representing the state may cause an attachment to be issued under this article in term time or vacation.
(b) A subpoena or attachment issued under this article:
(1) is returnable to the grand jury in session or to the next grand jury for the county in which the subpoena or attachment was issued, as determined by the applicant; and
(2) shall be served and returned in the manner prescribed by Chapter 24.
(c) A subpoena issued under this article may require the witness to appear and produce records and documents.
(d) A witness subpoenaed under this article shall be compensated as provided by this code.
(e) An attachment issued under this article must command the sheriff or any constable of the county in which the witness resides to serve the witness and to bring the witness before the grand jury at a time and place specified in the attachment.
(f) The attorney representing the state may cause an attachment to be issued under this article in term time or vacation.
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