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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 19A.053 — Additional qualified persons summoned

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 19A: GRAND JURY ORGANIZATION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 19A.053

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 19A.053Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) If fewer than 16 persons summoned to serve as grand jurors are found to be in attendance and qualified to serve, the court shall order the sheriff or clerk of the district court to summon an additional number of persons considered necessary to constitute a grand jury of 12 grand jurors and four alternate grand jurors. (b) The sheriff or clerk of the district court shall summon the additional prospective grand jurors under Subsection (a) in person to attend before the court immediately.

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