{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-62.0141","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 62.0141","heading":"FAILURE TO ANSWER JURY SUMMONS.","body":"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.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1360 (S.B. 1704), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE E. JURIES","CHAPTER 62. PETIT JURIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.62.htm#62.0141","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"03b1e5dfa47cd65440f533fbce0c8bf20d5afa636a4c59deac5b043885fc0eba","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-62.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-62.0142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}