Sec. 1. Except as provided by Sections 2 and 3 of this article, the court shall then hear and determine excuses offered for not serving as a juror, including any claim of an exemption or a lack of qualification, and if the court considers the excuse sufficient, the court shall discharge the prospective juror or postpone the prospective juror's service to a date specified by the court, as appropriate.Sec. 2. Under a plan approved by the commissioners court of the county in the same manner as a plan is approved for jury selection under Section 62.011, Government Code, in a case other than a capital felony case, the court's designee may hear and determine an excuse offered for not serving as a juror, including any claim of an exemption or a lack of qualification. The court's designee may discharge the prospective juror or postpone the prospective juror's service to a date specified by the court's designee, as appropriate, if: (1) the court's designee considers the excuse sufficient; and(2) the juror submits to the court's designee a statement of the ground of the exemption or lack of qualification or other excuse.Sec. 3. A court or a court's designee may discharge a juror or postpone the juror's service on the basis of the juror's observation of a religious holy day or religious beliefs only if the juror provides an affidavit as required by Article 29.012(c) of this code.Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 35.03
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 905, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2005.Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 43, Sec. 2, eff. 10/20/1987.Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 2, eff. 8/31/1987 Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1966.