Tex.
Code of Crim. Proc. Article 19A.101
Grand Juror Qualifications
(a)
A person may be selected or serve as a grand juror only if the person:(1)
is at least 18 years of age;(2)
is a citizen of the United States;(3)
is a resident of this state and of the county in which the person is to serve;(4)
is qualified under the constitution and other laws to vote in the county in which the grand jury is sitting, regardless of whether the person is registered to vote;(5)
is of sound mind and good moral character;(6)
is able to read and write;(7)
has never been convicted of misdemeanor theft or a felony;(8)
is not under indictment or other legal accusation for misdemeanor theft or a felony;(9)
is not related within the third degree by consanguinity or second degree by affinity, as determined under Chapter 573 (Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions), Government Code, to any person selected to serve or serving on the same grand jury;(10)
has not served as a grand juror in the year before the date on which the term of court for which the person has been selected as a grand juror begins; and(11)
is not a complainant in any matter to be heard by the grand jury during the term of court for which the person has been selected as a grand juror.(b)
On the third business day of each month, the clerk of the district court shall prepare a list of persons who in the preceding month were disqualified from serving as a grand juror based on the person’s citizenship or indictment or conviction for misdemeanor theft or a felony and send a copy of the list to:(1)
the secretary of state; and(2)
the prosecuting attorney for the court to which the grand jurors were summoned for investigation into whether any person made a false claim concerning the person’s qualification under Subsection (a)(2), (7), or (8).
Source:
Article 19A.101 — Grand Juror Qualifications, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.19A.htm#19A.101 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
