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CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL
SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS
CHAPTER 23. JUROR CONTINUANCE
Sec. 23.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Religious organization" means an organization that meets
the standards for qualification as a religious organization under
Section 11.20, Tax Code.
(2) "Religious holy day" means a day on which the tenets of a
religious organization prohibit its members from participating in
secular activities, such as court proceedings.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 31,
1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 825, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 23.002. RECESS. (a) If a juror in a civil action is
required to appear at a court proceeding on a religious holy day
observed by the juror, the court or the court's designee shall
recess the civil action until the next day the court is in
session after the conclusion of the holy day.
(b) A juror seeking a recess must file with the court before the
final selection of the jury an affidavit stating:
(1) the grounds for the recess; and
(2) that the juror holds religious beliefs that prohibit him
from taking part in a court proceeding on the day for which the
recess is sought.
(c) An affidavit filed under Subsection (b) is proof of the
facts stated and need not be corroborated.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 31,
1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 825, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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Statutes > Texas > Civil-practice-and-remedies-code > Title-2-trial-judgment-and-appeal > Chapter-23-juror-continuance
CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL
SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS
CHAPTER 23. JUROR CONTINUANCE
Sec. 23.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Religious organization" means an organization that meets
the standards for qualification as a religious organization under
Section 11.20, Tax Code.
(2) "Religious holy day" means a day on which the tenets of a
religious organization prohibit its members from participating in
secular activities, such as court proceedings.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 31,
1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 825, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 23.002. RECESS. (a) If a juror in a civil action is
required to appear at a court proceeding on a religious holy day
observed by the juror, the court or the court's designee shall
recess the civil action until the next day the court is in
session after the conclusion of the holy day.
(b) A juror seeking a recess must file with the court before the
final selection of the jury an affidavit stating:
(1) the grounds for the recess; and
(2) that the juror holds religious beliefs that prohibit him
from taking part in a court proceeding on the day for which the
recess is sought.
(c) An affidavit filed under Subsection (b) is proof of the
facts stated and need not be corroborated.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 31,
1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 825, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL
SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS
CHAPTER 23. JUROR CONTINUANCE
Sec. 23.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Religious organization" means an organization that meets
the standards for qualification as a religious organization under
Section 11.20, Tax Code.
(2) "Religious holy day" means a day on which the tenets of a
religious organization prohibit its members from participating in
secular activities, such as court proceedings.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 31,
1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 825, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 23.002. RECESS. (a) If a juror in a civil action is
required to appear at a court proceeding on a religious holy day
observed by the juror, the court or the court's designee shall
recess the civil action until the next day the court is in
session after the conclusion of the holy day.
(b) A juror seeking a recess must file with the court before the
final selection of the jury an affidavit stating:
(1) the grounds for the recess; and
(2) that the juror holds religious beliefs that prohibit him
from taking part in a court proceeding on the day for which the
recess is sought.
(c) An affidavit filed under Subsection (b) is proof of the
facts stated and need not be corroborated.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 31,
1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 825, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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