Terms Used In Texas Government Code 62.0145

  • Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
  • 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
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

Except as provided by § 62.0146, if a written summons for jury service sent by a clerk, sheriff, constable, or bailiff is undeliverable, the county or district clerk may remove from the jury wheel the jury wheel card for the person summoned or the district clerk, or in a county with a population of at least 1.7 million and in which more than 70 percent of the population resides in a single municipality, a bailiff appointed as provided under § 62.019, may remove the person’s name from the record of names for selection of persons for jury service under § 62.011.