Texas § 62.202 MEALS DURING JURY DELIBERATION.

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§ 62.202 — MEALS DURING JURY DELIBERATION.

Texas § 62.202

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 62.202 (2026).

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Sec. 62.202. MEALS DURING JURY DELIBERATION.

(a)In a county in which the commissioners court has approved payment by the county for meals for jurors who are serving on a jury in a civil case, a district judge may keep the jurors together for deliberation to expedite the final disposition of a civil case in the district court instead of dismissing the jurors for meals.

(b)The district judge may draw a warrant on the jury fund or other appropriate fund of the county in which the civil case is tried to cover the cost of buying and transporting the meals to the jury room. The judge may spend a reasonable amount per meal for a juror serving on a jury in a civil case. SUBCHAPTER D. COUNTY COURT AND JUSTICE COURT JURIES

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Sec. 62.202. MEALS DURING JURY DELIBERATION. (a) In a county in which the commissioners court has approved payment by the county for meals for jurors who are serving on a jury in a civil case, a district judge may keep the jurors together for deliberation to expedite the final disposition of a civil case in the district court instead of dismissing the jurors for meals.
(b) The district judge may draw a warrant on the jury fund or other appropriate fund of the county in which the civil case is tried to cover the cost of buying and transporting the meals to the jury room. The judge may spend a reasonable amount per meal for a juror serving on a jury in a civil case.
SUBCHAPTER D. COUNTY COURT AND JUSTICE COURT JURIES

Legislative History

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774 ), Sec. 11.02, eff. September 1, 2021.