Tex. R. Civ. P. 283 · E. Case to the Jury
DUTY OF OFFICER ATTENDING JURY
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
The officer in charge of the jury shall not make not permit any communication to be made to them, except to inquire if they have agreed upon a verdict, unless by order of the court; and he shall not before their verdict is rendered communicate to any person the state of their deliberations or the verdict agreed upon.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
- Official file
- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1463426/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf (PDF pages 214)
- Text hash
- sha256 572636836a2e85e8ac952f035ae0130f7c6e182a13b54b849c84e69d7912bfa8
- Composed by
- compose_tx_rules.py 2026-10-05: two PDF extractors agree character for character after the same chrome removal
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