Sec. 62.103. SUSPENSION OF GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A court may suspend the qualification for jury service that requires a person to be able to read and write if it appears to the court that the requisite number of jurors able to read and write cannot be found in the county.
(b) A court may suspend the qualification for jury service that requires a person to have less than six days of service as a petit juror during the preceding three months in the county court or during the preceding six months in the district court if it appears to the court that the county's sparse population makes its enforcement seriously inconvenient.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Juror Qualifications
Section 62.102. General Qualifications for Jury Service
Section 62.103. Suspension of General Qualifications
Section 62.1031. Failure to Register to Vote
Section 62.104. Disqualification for Legal Blindness
Section 62.1041. Deaf or Hard of Hearing Juror
Section 62.105. Disqualification for Particular Jury
Section 62.106. Exemption From Jury Service
Section 62.107. Procedures for Establishing Exemptions
Section 62.108. Permanent Exemption for Elderly
Section 62.109. Exemption for Physical or Mental Impairment or Inability to Comprehend English
Section 62.110. Judicial Excuse of Juror
Section 62.111. Penalty for Defaulting Jurors
Section 62.112. Excuse of Juror for Religious Holy Day