Texas Government Code

§ 23.203 — DISTRIBUTION OF HANDBOOK

GV § 23.203Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 23. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR TRIAL COURTS · Art. C. UNIFORM JURY HANDBOOK

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(a)The state bar shall distribute copies of the uniform jury handbook to each trial court of this state in sufficient numbers to meet the requirements of this subchapter.

(b)The clerk of a trial court shall provide each juror in a civil or criminal case with a copy of the uniform jury handbook. The juror shall read the handbook before the juror begins jury service.

(c)The handbook is a public document. The state bar or a trial court may distribute the handbook to promote the public's understanding of jury service.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 833, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.