(a) The court shall excuse from serving any summoned person who does not possess the requisite qualifications.
(b) The following qualified persons may be excused from grand jury service:
(1) a person older than 70 years of age;
(2) a person responsible for the care of a child younger than 18 years of age;
(3) a student of a public or private secondary school;
(4) a person enrolled in and in actual attendance at an institution of higher education; and
(5) any other person the court determines has a reasonable excuse from service.

Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 19A.105

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
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