84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2150, Chapter 929 Page: 3 of 19
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H.B. No. 2150
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4 SECTION 3. Article 19.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
5 amended to read as follows:
6 Art. 19.08. QUALIFICATIONS. No person shall be selected or
7 serve as a grand juror who does not possess the following
8 qualifications:
9 1. The person must be a citizen of the state, and of
10 the county in which the person is to serve, and be qualified under
11 the Constitution and laws to vote in said county, provided that the
12 person's failure to register to vote shall not be held to disqualify
13 the person in this instance;
14 2. The person must be of sound mind and good moral
15 character;
16 3. The person must be able to read and write;
17 4. The person must not have been convicted of
18 misdemeanor theft or a felony;
19 5. The person must not be under indictment or other
20 legal accusation for misdemeanor theft or a felony;
21 6. The person must not be related within the third
22 degree of consanguinity or second degree of affinity, as determined
23 under Chapter 573, Government Code, to any person selected to serve
24 or serving on the same grand jury;
25 7. The person must not have served as grand juror [e
26 j--r-y-c-msioner] in the year before the date on which the term of
27 court for which the person has been selected as grand juror begins;3
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2150, Chapter 929, legislative document, June 18, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth704258/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.