H.B. No. 2747
AN ACT
relating to qualifications to serve as a petit juror.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 62.102, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 62.102. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR JURY SERVICE. A
person is disqualified to serve as a petit juror unless the person:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) is a citizen of the United States;
(3) is a resident [citizen] of this state and of the
county in which the person is to serve as a juror;
(4) [(3)] is qualified under the constitution and laws
to vote in the county in which the person is to serve as a juror;
(5) [(4)] is of sound mind and good moral character;
(6) [(5)] is able to read and write;
(7) [(6)] has not served as a petit juror for six days
during the preceding three months in the county court or during the
preceding six months in the district court;
(8) [(7)] has not been convicted of misdemeanor theft
or a felony; and
(9) [(8)] is not under indictment or other legal
accusation for misdemeanor theft or a felony.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2747 was passed by the House on May 5,
2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2747 was passed by the Senate on May
23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor