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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to jury summons questionnaires. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 62.0132(b) and (d), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A written jury summons must include: |
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(1) a copy of the questionnaire developed under this |
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section; or |
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(2) the electronic address of the court's Internet |
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website from which the questionnaire developed under this section |
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may be easily printed. |
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(d) A person who has received a written jury summons [and a
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written jury summons questionnaire] shall complete and submit a |
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jury summons [the] questionnaire when the person reports for jury |
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duty. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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62.0132, Government Code, applies only to a written jury summons |
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sent on or after the effective date of this Act. A written jury |
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summons sent before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |