Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 29.012
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 29.012, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 29.012. RELIGIOUS HOLY DAY.
Official statutory text
(a) In this article:
(1) "Religious organization" means an organization that meets the standards for qualification as a religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax Code.
(2) "Religious holy day" means a day on which the tenets of a religious organization prohibit its members from participating in secular activities, such as court proceedings.
(b) If a juror in a criminal action is required to appear at a court proceeding on a religious holy day observed by the juror, the court or the court's designee shall recess the criminal action until the next day the court is in session after the conclusion of the holy day.
(c) A juror seeking a recess must file with the court before the final selection of the jury an affidavit stating:
(1) the grounds for the recess; and
(2) that the juror holds religious beliefs that prohibit him from taking part in a court proceeding on the day for which the recess is sought.
(d) An affidavit filed under Subsection (c) of this section is proof of the facts stated and need not be corroborated.
(1) "Religious organization" means an organization that meets the standards for qualification as a religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax Code.
(2) "Religious holy day" means a day on which the tenets of a religious organization prohibit its members from participating in secular activities, such as court proceedings.
(b) If a juror in a criminal action is required to appear at a court proceeding on a religious holy day observed by the juror, the court or the court's designee shall recess the criminal action until the next day the court is in session after the conclusion of the holy day.
(c) A juror seeking a recess must file with the court before the final selection of the jury an affidavit stating:
(1) the grounds for the recess; and
(2) that the juror holds religious beliefs that prohibit him from taking part in a court proceeding on the day for which the recess is sought.
(d) An affidavit filed under Subsection (c) of this section is proof of the facts stated and need not be corroborated.
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