Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 35.12. Mode Of Testing

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Art. 35.12. MODE OF TESTING.  (a) In testing the 
qualification of a prospective juror after the juror has been 
sworn, the juror shall be asked by the court, or under its 
direction:
	1. Except for failure to register, are you a qualified voter 
in this county and state under the Constitution and laws of this 
state?
	2. Have you ever been convicted of theft or any felony?                        
	3. Are you under indictment or legal accusation for theft or 
any felony?     
	(b)  In testing the qualifications of a prospective juror, 
with respect to whether the juror has been the subject of an order 
of nondisclosure or has a criminal history that includes 
information subject to that order, the juror may state only that the 
matter in question has been sealed.

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.  
Amended by Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 1364, ch. 412, Sec. 2, eff. 
Sept. 1, 1969;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3143, ch. 827, Sec. 7, eff. 
Aug. 31, 1981.

Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 
2005.      

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