Tex. Family Code § 201.010
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 201.010, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 201.010. WITNESS.
Official statutory text
(a) A witness appearing before an associate judge is subject to the penalties for perjury provided by law.
(b) A referring court may fine or imprison a witness who:
(1) failed to appear before an associate judge after being summoned; or
(2) improperly refused to answer questions if the refusal has been certified to the court by the associate judge.
(b) A referring court may fine or imprison a witness who:
(1) failed to appear before an associate judge after being summoned; or
(2) improperly refused to answer questions if the refusal has been certified to the court by the associate judge.
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