Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 20A.254 – Evasion of Process
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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 20A.254
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
If the court determines that a witness for whom an attachment has been issued to appear before the grand jury is in any manner wilfully evading the service of the summons or attachment, the court may fine the witness, as for contempt, in an amount not to exceed $500.