Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 19A.105 – Excuses From Grand Jury Service
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
(a) The court shall excuse from serving any summoned person who does not possess the requisite qualifications.
(b) The following qualified persons may be excused from grand jury service:
(1) a person older than 70 years of age;
(2) a person responsible for the care of a child younger than 18 years of age;
(3) a student of a public or private secondary school;
(4) a person enrolled in and in actual attendance at an institution of higher education; and
(5) any other person the court determines has a reasonable excuse from service.
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 19A.105
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005