Tex. Gov't Code § 62.108 · Subchapter B. JUROR QUALIFICATIONS
PERMANENT EXEMPTION FOR ELDERLY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who is entitled to exemption from jury service because the person is 75 years of age or older may establish a permanent exemption on that ground as provided by this section or Section 62.107.
(b) A person may claim a permanent exemption:
(1) by filing with the district clerk of the county, by mail or personal delivery, a signed statement affirming that the person is 75 years of age or older and desires a permanent exemption on that ground; or
(2) in the manner provided by Section 62.107(c).
(c) The district clerk of the county shall maintain a current register indicating the name of each person who has claimed and is entitled to a permanent exemption from jury service because the person is 75 years of age or older.
(c-1) On the third business day of each month, the district clerk shall prepare a list of persons who in the preceding month claimed and were entitled to a permanent exemption under this section or who rescinded an exemption under Subsection (e) and send a copy of the list to the secretary of state.
(d) The name of a person on the register of persons permanently exempt from jury service may not be placed in the jury wheel or otherwise used in preparing the record of names from which a jury is selected.
(e) A person who has claimed a permanent exemption from jury service because the person is 75 years of age or older may rescind the exemption at any time by filing a signed request for the rescission with the district clerk of the county. Rescission of a permanent exemption does not affect the right of a person who is 75 years of age or older to claim permanent exemption at a later time.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 686, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24 (S.B. 85), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (H.B. 2015), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 8.022, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (H.B. 2637), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2025.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 13.03, eff. December 4, 2025.
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