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TX Govt Code § 62.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.003. Construction and Security of Jury Wheel

Sec. 62.003.  CONSTRUCTION AND SECURITY OF JURY WHEEL.  (a)  The commissioners court shall provide a jury wheel in which to deposit the jury wheel cards.(b)  The jury wheel must revolve freely on its axle and be constructed of a durable material.  The jury wheel may be equipped with a motor capable of revolving the wheel in a manner that thoroughly mixes the jury wheel cards.(c)  At all times that it is not in use as provided by this subchapter, the jury wheel shall be locked by using two separate locks.  The key to one lock may not open the other lock.  The clasps attached to the jury wheel onto which the two locks are fitted must be arranged so that the jury wheel may be opened only if the two locks are unlocked at the same time.  The sheriff shall keep the key to one lock.  The district clerk shall keep the key to the other lock.(d)  The sheriff and the district clerk may not open the jury wheel or permit it to be opened except at a time and in a manner authorized by this subchapter, or permit another person to open the wheel if the person is not authorized by this subchapter to open the wheel.(e)  The sheriff and the district clerk shall keep the jury wheel, when not in use, in a safe place with security that prevents anyone from tampering with the jury wheel.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 62.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.004. Drawing Names for Jury Lists

Sec. 62.004.  DRAWING NAMES FOR JURY LISTS.  (a)  The county clerk and the sheriff of the county shall draw the names of the prospective jurors for a county court from the jury wheel in the presence and under the direction of the county judge.  The district clerk and the sheriff or any constable of the county shall draw the names of the prospective jurors for a justice court, county court at law, or district court from the jury wheel in the presence and under the direction of the district judge.(b)  The county or district clerk and the sheriff or constable shall draw the names of prospective jurors from the jury wheel after the wheel has been turned to thoroughly mix the jury wheel cards and shall draw the names one by one if so directed by the judge in whose presence the names are drawn.  The names of prospective jurors shall be drawn at least 10 days before the first day of the term of court.(c)  The county or district clerk and the sheriff or constable shall draw as many jury lists as are required for the term of court.  They shall record the names that are drawn on as many lists as the judge in whose presence the names are drawn considers necessary to ensure an adequate number of jurors for the term.(d)  A deputy may represent the county or district clerk or the sheriff or constable at the drawing.  Other persons may be present only as provided by this subchapter.(e)  An official attending the drawing may not divulge to anyone the name of a person that is drawn as a prospective juror.(f)  The names of additional prospective jurors may be drawn as needed in the manner provided by this section if it appears at any time during the term of court that the jury lists already drawn will be exhausted before the term expires.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 36, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1114 (H.B. 2414), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 62.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.005. Observation of Drawing of Names

Sec. 62.005.  OBSERVATION OF DRAWING OF NAMES.  (a)  On written application of a party in a case that is pending on the docket of a justice, county, or district court for which a jury is required, the party or his authorized representative may be present and observe the drawing of the names of prospective jurors from the jury wheel and the placement of the names on the jury lists for the time period in which the party's case is set for trial.(b)  The identity of the persons whose names are drawn from the jury wheel and placed on the jury lists may not be revealed to the observer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 62.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.006. Certification of Jury Lists

Sec. 62.006.  CERTIFICATION OF JURY LISTS.  (a)  The county or district clerk or the clerk's deputy who draws the names of prospective jurors and the judge in whose presence the names were drawn for placement on jury lists shall certify the jury lists to be the lists drawn for that term.(b)  Each certified jury list must be sealed in a separate envelope that is endorsed, "List No. ______ of the petit jurors drawn on the ______ day of __________, 19____, for the ______ Court of __________ County."  The blanks in the endorsement on an envelope must be properly filled.  The envelopes shall be consecutively numbered starting with the number one.(c)  The county or district clerk or the clerk's deputy who draws the names shall write his name across the seal of each envelope and deliver the envelopes to the judge in whose presence the names were drawn.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 62.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.007. Envelopes Containing Jury Lists; Oath

Sec. 62.007.  ENVELOPES CONTAINING JURY LISTS;  OATH.  (a)  The justice of the peace or the county or district judge receiving an envelope containing a jury list shall inspect the envelope for proper endorsement.(b)  The judge shall return the envelope to the county or district clerk or clerk's deputy on completion of his inspection and may instruct the clerk or deputy to endorse on the envelope that the jury for that week is to be summoned for a day other than Monday of that week.(c)  At the time that the judge returns the envelope to the clerk or deputy, the judge shall administer to the clerk and each of the clerk's deputies an oath that in substance provides:"You do solemnly swear that you will not open an envelope containing a jury list now delivered to you nor permit an envelope to be opened until the time prescribed by law;  and that you will not communicate to any person the names appearing on a jury list nor directly or indirectly converse or communicate with a person selected as a juror about a case pending for trial in this court at its next term, so help you God."(d)  Immediately after the judge returns an envelope containing a jury list to the clerk or deputy, the clerk shall file the envelope in a secure place in his office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 62.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.008. Envelopes Containing Jury Wheel Cards

Sec. 62.008.  ENVELOPES CONTAINING JURY WHEEL CARDS.  (a)  At the time that names are drawn for jury service and placed on a jury list, the jury wheel cards containing the names on the jury list shall be sealed in a separate envelope that is endorsed, "Cards containing the names of jurors on List No. ______ of the petit jurors drawn on the ______ day of __________, 19____, for the ______ Court of __________ County."  The blanks in the endorsement on an envelope shall be properly filled.(b)  The county or district clerk, as the case may be, shall retain unopened a sealed envelope containing jury wheel cards in a secure manner until the jurors selected from the jury list with names corresponding to those on the jury wheel cards in the envelope are impaneled for jury service.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 62.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.009. Reuse of Jury Wheel Cards

Sec. 62.009.  REUSE OF JURY WHEEL CARDS.  (a)  After jurors are impaneled and serve at least four days, the clerk or his deputy shall open the envelope containing the jury wheel cards with names that correspond to those on a jury list from which the impaneled jurors were selected for jury service.(b)  On opening the envelope, the clerk or his deputy shall immediately return to the jury wheel each card in the envelope with the name of a person who was not impaneled or who did not serve at least four days and shall place in a box, for use by the next officials selecting names of persons for the jury wheel, each jury wheel card in the envelope with the name of a person who served at least four days.  However, the clerk or deputy opening the envelope may withhold from the jury wheel all cards selected for that jury list unless the judge orders him to return the cards to the jury wheel.(c)  If any of the jury lists drawn for a term of court are not used, the clerk or his deputy, immediately after the expiration of the term, shall open the envelopes containing the jury wheel cards with the names that appear on the unused lists and return the jury wheel cards to the jury wheel.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 62.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.010. Refilling or Replacement of Jury Wheel

Sec. 62.010.  REFILLING OR REPLACEMENT OF JURY WHEEL.  (a)  If all the jury wheel cards have been drawn from the jury wheel, jury wheel cards shall immediately be returned to the jury wheel.(b)  If the jury wheel and its contents are lost or destroyed, the jury wheel shall immediately be replaced and jury wheel cards shall immediately be placed in the jury wheel as provided by this subchapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 62.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.011. Electronic or Mechanical Method of Selection

Sec. 62.011.  ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL METHOD OF SELECTION.  (a)  On the recommendation of a majority of the district and criminal district judges of a county, the commissioners court, by order entered in its minutes, may adopt a plan for the selection of names of persons for jury service with the aid of electronic or mechanical equipment instead of drawing the names from a jury wheel.(b)  A plan authorized by this section for the selection of names of prospective jurors must:(1)  be proposed in writing to the commissioners court by a majority of the district and criminal district judges of the county at a meeting of the judges called for that purpose;(2)  specify that the source of names of persons for jury service is the same as that provided by Section 62.001 and that the names of persons listed in a register of persons exempt from jury service may not be used in preparing the record of names from which a jury list is selected, as provided by Sections 62.108 and 62.109;(3)  provide a fair, impartial, and objective method of selecting names of persons for jury service with the aid of electronic or mechanical equipment;(4)  designate the district clerk, or in a county with a population of at least 1.7 million and in which more than 75 percent of the population resides in a single municipality, a bailiff appointed as provided under Section 62.019, as the officer in charge of the selection process and define the officer's duties; and(5)  provide that the method of selection either will use the same record of names for the selection of persons for jury service until that record is exhausted or will use the same record of names for a period of time specified by the plan.(c)  The provisions of this subchapter relating to the selection of names of persons for jury service by the use of a jury wheel do not apply in a county that adopts a plan authorized by this section for the selection of names of prospective jurors by the use of electronic or mechanical equipment.(d)  A state agency or the secretary of state may not charge a fee for furnishing a list of names required by Section 62.001.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 3, 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 677, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 609 (S.B. 681), Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 62.0111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.0111. Computer or Telephone Response to Summons

Sec. 62.0111.  COMPUTER OR TELEPHONE RESPONSE TO SUMMONS.  (a)  A plan authorized under Section 62.011 for the selection of names of prospective jurors may allow for a prospective juror to appear in response to a summons by:(1)  contacting the county officer responsible for summoning jurors by computer;(2)  calling an automated telephone system;  or(3)  appearing before the court in person.(b)  A plan adopted under Subsection (a) may allow for a prospective juror to provide information to the county officer responsible for summoning jurors or for the county officer to provide information to the prospective juror by computer or automated telephone system, including:(1)  information that permits the court to determine whether the prospective juror is qualified for jury service under Section 62.102;(2)  information that permits the court to determine whether the prospective juror is exempt from jury service under Section 62.106;(3)  submission of a request by the prospective juror for a postponement of or excuse from jury service under Section 62.110;(4)  information for jury assignment under Section 62.016, including:(A)  the prospective juror's postponement status;(B)  if the prospective juror could potentially serve on a jury in a justice court, the residency of the prospective juror;  and(C)  if the prospective juror could potentially serve on a jury in a criminal matter, whether the prospective juror has been convicted of misdemeanor theft;(5)  completion and submission by the prospective juror of the written jury summons questionnaire under Section 62.0132;(6)  the prospective juror's electronic mail address;  and(7)  notification to the prospective juror by electronic mail of:(A)  whether the prospective juror is qualified for jury service;(B)  the status of the exemption, postponement, or judicial excuse request of the prospective juror;  or(C)  whether the prospective juror has been assigned to a jury panel.(c)  The county officer responsible for summoning jurors shall purge the electronic mail address of a prospective juror collected under Subsection (b):(1)  if the prospective juror serves on a jury, not later than the 30th day after the date that:(A)  the county sends the person payment for jury service;  or(B)  the county would otherwise send the person payment for jury service, if the person has donated the payment under Section 61.003;  or(2)  if the prospective juror does not serve on a jury, not later than the 30th day after the date that the court releases the person from jury service.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 276, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 62.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.012. Use of Jury Lists

Sec. 62.012.  USE OF JURY LISTS.  (a)  When a justice of the peace or a county or district judge requires a jury for a particular week, the judge, within a reasonable time before the prospective jurors are summoned, shall notify the county clerk, for a county court jury, or the district clerk, for a justice or district court jury, to open the next consecutively numbered envelope containing a jury list that is in the clerk's possession and has not been opened.  The judge shall also notify the clerk of the date that the prospective jurors are to be summoned to appear for jury service.(b)  On receiving the notice from the judge, the clerk shall immediately write on the jury list the date that the prospective jurors are to be summoned to appear and shall deliver the jury list to:(1)  the sheriff, for a county or district court jury;  or(2)  the sheriff or constable, for a justice court jury.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 62.0125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.0125. Summons for Jury Service on General Election Day Prohibited

Sec. 62.0125.  SUMMONS FOR JURY SERVICE ON GENERAL ELECTION DAY PROHIBITED.  Prospective jurors may not be summoned to appear for jury service on the date of the general election for state and county officers.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 398, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 62.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.013. Summons for Jury Service by Sheriff or Constable

Sec. 62.013.  SUMMONS FOR JURY SERVICE BY SHERIFF OR CONSTABLE.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 62.014, the sheriff or constable, on receipt of a jury list from a county or district clerk, shall immediately notify the persons whose names are on the list to appear for jury service on the date designated by the judge.(b)  The sheriff or constable shall notify each prospective juror to appear for jury service:(1)  by an oral summons;  or(2)  if the judge ordering the summons so directs, by a written summons sent by registered mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by first class mail to the address on the jury wheel card or the address on the current voter registration list of the county.(c)  Delivery of a written summons is sufficient if the mail containing the summons is received by a person authorized by the United States Postal Service to receive it.(d)  The content of an oral or written summons to appear for jury service is sufficient if it includes the time and place for the appearance of the prospective juror for jury service, the purpose for which he is to appear, and the penalty for his failure to appear as required.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 424, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 62.0131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.0131. Form of Written Jury Summons

Sec. 62.0131.  FORM OF WRITTEN JURY SUMMONS.  (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 exemptions and restrictions governing jury service under Subchapter B;  and(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.(c)  A written jury summons must conform with the model established under this section.(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.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 539, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 62.0132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 62 - Petit Juries|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.0132. Written Jury Summons Questionnaire

Sec. 62.0132.  WRITTEN JURY SUMMONS QUESTIONNAIRE.  (a)  The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall develop and maintain a questionnaire to accompany a written jury summons.(b)  A written jury summons must include:(1)  a copy of the questionnaire developed under this section; or(2)  the electronic address of the court's Internet website from which the questionnaire developed under this section may be easily printed.(c)  The questionnaire must require a person to provide biographical and demographic information that is relevant to service as a jury member, including the person's:(1)  name, sex, race, and age;(2)  residence address and mailing address;(3)  education level, occupation, and place of employment;(4)  marital status and the name, occupation, and place of employment of the person's spouse;  and(5)  citizenship status and county of residence.(d)  Except as provided by this subsection, a person who has received a written jury summons shall complete and submit a jury summons questionnaire when the person reports for jury duty.  If the district and criminal district judges of a county adopt a plan for an electronic jury selection method under Section 62.011, the county may allow a person to complete and submit a jury summons questionnaire on the court's Internet website as authorized under Section 62.0111(b)(5).(e)  In developing and maintaining the questionnaire 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.(f)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), information contained in a completed questionnaire is confidential and is not subject to Chapter 552.(g)  The information contained in a completed questionnaire may be disclosed to:(1)  a judge assigned to hear a cause of action in which the respondent to the questionnaire is a potential juror;(2)  court personnel;(3)  a litigant and a litigant's attorney in a cause of action in which the respondent to the questionnaire is a potential juror; and(4)  other than information provided that is related to Section 62.102(8) or (9), the voter registrar of a county in connection with any matter of voter registration or the administration of elections.(h)  The questionnaire must notify a person that if the person states that the person is not a citizen, the person will no longer be eligible to vote if the person fails to provide proof of citizenship.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 539, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 683 (H.B. 174), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 22 (S.B. 259), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 713 (H.B. 4034), Sec. 8, eff. June 12, 2017.|