Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 24.16
Application for Out-county Witness

Where, in misdemeanor cases in which confinement in jail is a permissible punishment, or in felony cases, a witness resides out of the county in which the prosecution is pending, the State or the defendant shall be entitled, either in term-time or in vacation, to a subpoena to compel the attendance of such witness on application to the proper clerk or magistrate. Such application shall be in the manner and form as provided in Article 24.03 (Subpoena and Application Therefor). Witnesses in such misdemeanor cases shall be compensated in the same manner as in felony cases. This Article shall not apply to more than one character witness in a misdemeanor case.

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.

Source: Article 24.16 — Application for Out-county Witness, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.24.htm#24.16 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

24.01
Issuance of Subpoenas 24.02
Subpoena Duces Tecum 24.03
Subpoena and Application Therefor 24.04
Service and Return of Subpoena 24.05
Refusing to Obey 24.06
What Is Disobedience of a Subpoena 24.07
Fine Against Witness Conditional 24.08
Witness May Show Cause 24.09
Court May Remit Fine 24.10
When Witness Appears and Testifies 24.11
Requisites of an “Attachment” 24.011
Subpoenas 24.12
When Attachment May Issue 24.13
Attachment for Convict Witnesses 24.14
Attachment for Resident Witness 24.15
To Secure Attendance Before Grand Jury 24.16
Application for Out-county Witness 24.17
Duty of Officer Receiving Said Subpoena 24.18
Subpoena Returnable Forthwith 24.19
Certificate to Officer 24.20
Subpoena Returnable at Future Date 24.21
Stating Bail in Subpoena 24.22
Witness Fined and Attached 24.23
Witness Released 24.24
Bail for Witness 24.25
Personal Bond of Witness 24.26
Enforcing Forfeiture 24.27
No Surrender After Forfeiture 24.29
Uniform Act to Secure Rendition of Prisoners in Criminal Proceedings 24.111
Hearing Required Before Issuance of Certain Writs of Attachment 24.131
Notification to Department of Criminal Justice 24.221
Affidavit Regarding Confinement 24.222
Hearing During Confinement of Witness

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

Art. 24.16’s source at texas.gov

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Location: https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._code_of_crim._proc._article_24.16

Original Source: Article 24.16 — Application for Out-county Witness, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.24.htm#24.16 (last accessed Apr. 20, 2024).