Texas § 62.104 DISQUALIFICATION FOR LEGAL BLINDNESS.

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§ 62.104 — DISQUALIFICATION FOR LEGAL BLINDNESS.

Texas § 62.104

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 62.104 (2026).

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Sec. 62.104. DISQUALIFICATION FOR LEGAL BLINDNESS.

(a)A person who is legally blind is not disqualified to serve as a juror in a civil case solely because of his legal blindness except as provided by this section.

(b)A legally blind person is disqualified to serve as a juror in a civil case if, in the opinion of the court, his blindness renders him unfit to serve as a juror in that particular case.

(c)In this section, "legally blind" means having:

(1)no more than 20/200 of visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses; or

(2)visual acuity greater than 20/200, but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.

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Sec. 62.104. DISQUALIFICATION FOR LEGAL BLINDNESS. (a) A person who is legally blind is not disqualified to serve as a juror in a civil case solely because of his legal blindness except as provided by this section.
(b) A legally blind person is disqualified to serve as a juror in a civil case if, in the opinion of the court, his blindness renders him unfit to serve as a juror in that particular case.
(c) In this section, "legally blind" means having:
(1) no more than 20/200 of visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses; or
(2) visual acuity greater than 20/200, but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.