Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 19A.253
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 19A.253, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 19A.253. RECUSAL OF GRAND JUROR.
Official statutory text
(a) A grand juror who, during the course of the grand juror's service on the grand jury, determines that the grand juror could be subject to a valid challenge for cause under Article 19A.153, shall recuse himself or herself from grand jury service until the cause no longer exists.
(b) A grand juror who knowingly fails to recuse himself or herself under Subsection (a) may be held in contempt of court.
(c) A person authorized to be present in the grand jury room shall report a known violation of Subsection (a) to the court.
(d) The court shall instruct the grand jury regarding the duty imposed by this article.
(b) A grand juror who knowingly fails to recuse himself or herself under Subsection (a) may be held in contempt of court.
(c) A person authorized to be present in the grand jury room shall report a known violation of Subsection (a) to the court.
(d) The court shall instruct the grand jury regarding the duty imposed by this article.
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