Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 30.005 — RELIGIOUS HOLY DAY
CP § 30.005Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 30. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Religious organization" means an organization that meets the standards for qualifying as a religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax Code.
(2)"Religious holy day" means a day on which the tenets of a religious organization prohibit its members from participating in secular activities, such as court proceedings.
(b)If a party or an attorney representing a party in a civil action is required to appear at a court proceeding on a religious holy day observed by the party or attorney, the court shall continue the civil action.
(c)A party or an attorney representing a party seeking a continuance must file with the court an affidavit stating:
(1)the grounds for the continuance; and
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 825, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Sec. 30.004 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 16.01(1), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 815, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.