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Any person summoned who does not possess the requisite qualifications shall be excused by the court from serving. The following qualified persons may be excused from grand jury service: (1) a person older than 70 years; (2) a person responsible for the care of a child younger than 18 years; (3) a student of a public or private secondary school; (4) a person enrolled and in actual attendance at an institution of higher education; and (5) any other person that the court determines has a reasonable excuse from service.
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Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 393, ch. 184, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1177, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. |
