Tex. Gov't Code Section 62.106
Exemption from Jury Service

(a)

A person qualified to serve as a petit juror may establish an exemption from jury service if the person:

(1)

is over 75 years of age;

(2)

has legal custody of a child younger than 12 years of age and the person’s service on the jury requires leaving the child without adequate supervision;

(3)

is a student of a public or private secondary school;

(4)

is a person enrolled and in actual attendance at an institution of higher education;

(5)

is an officer or an employee of the senate, the house of representatives, or any department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the legislative branch of state government;

(6)

is summoned for service in a county with a population of at least 200,000, unless that county uses a jury plan under Section 62.011 (Electronic or Mechanical Method of Selection) and the period authorized under Section 62.011 (Electronic or Mechanical Method of Selection)(b)(5) exceeds two years, and the person has served as a petit juror in the county during the 24-month period preceding the date the person is to appear for jury service;

(7)

is the primary caretaker of a person who is unable to care for himself or herself;

(8)

except as provided by Subsection (b), is summoned for service in a county with a population of at least 250,000 and the person has served as a petit juror in the county during the three-year period preceding the date the person is to appear for jury service; or

(9)

is a member of the United States military forces serving on active duty and deployed to a location away from the person’s home station and out of the person’s county of residence.

(b)

Subsection (a)(8) does not apply if the jury wheel in the county has been reconstituted after the date the person served as a petit juror.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 733, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 798, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.35, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 9.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 686, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 640, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 599 (H.B. 319), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 2717), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1010 (H.B. 866), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (H.B. 2015), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 8.020, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 62.106 — Exemption from Jury Service, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­62.­htm#62.­106 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

62.001
Jury Source 62.002
Jury Wheel Cards 62.003
Construction and Security of Jury Wheel 62.004
Drawing Names for Jury Lists 62.005
Observation of Drawing of Names 62.006
Certification of Jury Lists 62.007
Envelopes Containing Jury Lists 62.008
Envelopes Containing Jury Wheel Cards 62.009
Reuse of Jury Wheel Cards 62.010
Refilling or Replacement of Jury Wheel 62.011
Electronic or Mechanical Method of Selection 62.012
Use of Jury Lists 62.013
Summons for Jury Service by Clerk, Sheriff, or Constable 62.014
Summons for Jury Service by Clerks, Sheriffs, or Bailiffs 62.015
Selection of Jury Panel 62.016
Interchangeable Juries in Certain Counties 62.017
Interchangeable Jurors in Certain Other Counties 62.018
Quarters for General Panels 62.019
Bailiffs for General Panels 62.020
Alternate Jurors 62.021
Dismissal of Juror Removed from Panel 62.101
Jury Service 62.102
General Qualifications for Jury Service 62.103
Suspension of General Qualifications 62.104
Disqualification for Legal Blindness 62.105
Disqualification for Particular Jury 62.106
Exemption from Jury Service 62.107
Procedures for Establishing Exemptions 62.108
Permanent Exemption for Elderly 62.109
Exemption for Physical or Mental Impairment or Inability to Comprehend English 62.110
Judicial Excuse of Juror 62.0111
Computer or Telephone Response to Summons 62.111
Penalty for Defaulting Jurors 62.112
Excuse of Juror for Religious Holy Day 62.113
Compilation of List of Noncitizens 62.114
Compilation of List of Nonresidents 62.115
Compilation of List of Convicted Persons 62.0125
Summons for Jury Service on General Election Day Prohibited 62.0131
Form of Written Jury Summons 62.0132
Juror Questionnaire 62.0141
Failure to Answer Jury Summons 62.0142
Notice on Written Summons 62.0143
Postponement of Jury Service 62.0144
Postponement of Jury Service in Certain Counties 62.0145
Removal of Certain Persons from Pool of Prospective Jurors 62.0146
Updating Addresses of Certain Persons in Pool of Prospective Jurors 62.0147
Means of Postponement of Jury Service in Certain Counties 62.0175
Interchangeable Jurors in Counties with a Single District Court and a Single County Court at Law with Concurrent Jurisdiction 62.201
Number of Jurors 62.202
Meals During Jury Deliberation 62.301
Number of Jurors 62.302
Drawing Names for Jury Service in Certain County Courts 62.411
Justice Court Rules 62.412
Summoning Prospective Jurors Directly to Justice Court 62.501
Qualification 62.1031
Failure to Register to Vote 62.1041
Deaf or Hard of Hearing Juror
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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