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Tex. Government Code § 62.0141

FAILURE TO ANSWER JURY SUMMONS

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Tex. Government Code § 62.0141, FAILURE TO ANSWER JURY SUMMONS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/650647
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In addition to any criminal penalty prescribed by law, a person summoned for jury service who does not comply with the summons as required by law or who knowingly provides false information in a request for an exemption or to be excused from jury service is subject to a contempt action punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.