Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 19A.252 — DISQUALIFICATION OR UNAVAILABILITY OF GRAND JUROR
CR § 19A.252Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 19A. GRAND JURY ORGANIZATION · Art. F. ORGANIZATION AND TERM OF GRAND JURY
Statute text
View on source(a)On learning that a grand juror has become disqualified or unavailable during the term of the grand jury, the attorney representing the state shall prepare an order for the court:
(1)identifying the disqualified or unavailable grand juror;
(2)stating the basis for the disqualification or unavailability;
(3)dismissing the disqualified or unavailable grand juror from the grand jury; and
(4)naming one of the alternate grand jurors as a member of the grand jury.
(b)The procedure established by this article may be used on disqualification or unavailability of a second or subsequent grand juror during the term of the grand jury.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2021.