Texas § 45A.156 JURY SUMMONED.

Texas Statutes

§ 45A.156 — JURY SUMMONED.

Texas § 45A.156

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

This text of Texas § 45A.156 (JURY SUMMONED.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 45A.156 (2026).

Text

Art. 45A.156. JURY SUMMONED.

(a)If a defendant does not waive a trial by jury, the justice or judge shall issue a writ commanding the proper officer to summon a venire from which six qualified persons shall be selected to serve as jurors in the case.

(b)Jurors summoned as provided by Subsection (a) shall remain in attendance, as jurors in all cases that may come up for hearing, until discharged by the justice or municipal court.

(c)A person summoned as provided by Subsection (a) who fails to attend may be fined an amount not to exceed $100 for contempt.

(d)If a sufficient number of jurors are not in attendance as a result of challenges or any other reason, the justice or judge shall order the proper officer to summon a sufficient number of qualified persons to form the jury.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Art. 45A.156. JURY SUMMONED. (a) If a defendant does not waive a trial by jury, the justice or judge shall issue a writ commanding the proper officer to summon a venire from which six qualified persons shall be selected to serve as jurors in the case.
(b) Jurors summoned as provided by Subsection (a) shall remain in attendance, as jurors in all cases that may come up for hearing, until discharged by the justice or municipal court.
(c) A person summoned as provided by Subsection (a) who fails to attend may be fined an amount not to exceed $100 for contempt.
(d) If a sufficient number of jurors are not in attendance as a result of challenges or any other reason, the justice or judge shall order the proper officer to summon a sufficient number of qualified persons to form the jury.