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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 62.0131. Form of Written Jury Summons

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall develop and maintain a model for a uniform written jury summons in this state.

(b) The model must include:

(1) the option to provide:

(A) the exemptions and restrictions governing jury service under Subchapter B;  or

(B) the electronic address of the court's Internet website on which is posted the exemptions and restrictions governing jury service under Subchapter B;

(2) the information under Chapter 122, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, relating to the duties of an employer with regard to an employee who is summoned for jury service;

(3) notice of the contempt action to which the person summoned for jury service is subject under Section 62.0141 for failure to comply with the jury summons;  and

(4) the option to:

(A) include in the jury summons the juror questionnaire required by Section 62.0132;

(B) provide the electronic address of the court's Internet website from which the juror questionnaire may be easily printed;  or

(C) in counties in which the district and criminal district judges adopted a plan for an electronic jury selection method under Section 62.011, provide the electronic address of the court's Internet website for the prospective juror to access and complete the juror questionnaire.

(c) A written jury summons must conform with the model established under this section and must be 3- 1/2 by 5 inches or larger in size.

(d) In developing and maintaining the model required by this section, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall solicit and consider the opinions of the members of the judiciary, district clerks, and attorneys.

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