# Jury Duty summons question

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 13, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-summons-question/123688 "2002-08-13T14:07:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![xicanorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a88e57/32.png) [@xicanorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xicanorex)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-summons-question/123688/21 "2002-08-16T00:39:38Z")

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If you want to know more about the legislation from Texas:

[CHAPTER 62. PETIT JURIES](http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/cqcgi?CQ_SESSION_KEY=DPBWMDVRTLGP&CQ_QUERY_HANDLE=125698&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=1&CQ_TLO_DOC_TEXT=YES)

According to this code, the punishment for not obeying the summons is as follows:

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> \*§ 62.0141. Failure to Answer Jury Summons
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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 is subject to a contempt action punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
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> Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 442, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

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