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Guia Para Participantes Del Jurado en Texas
Texas Uniform Jury Handbook
Petit Jury Summons
Below is an example of Petit Jury Summons that you may receive in the mail when called for Jury Duty. Click on the Summons link to view a larger size of the image. If you have any questions, please contact us.
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Other Methods of Payment:
Money orders, cashiers checks, checks from law office accounts and insurance checks only. Out-of-state checks and personal checks are not accepted. Please show style and cause number on your remittance.
Remit payment to: Beverley McGrew Walker, District Clerk
Refunds
Any refunded or voided credit card transaction will be returned to the customer, minus the convenience fee.
Returned Checks and Card Chargebacks
Returned Checks and Card Chargebacks may result in a fee of $30.00 that will be applied to the case or account.
Outstanding court costs or charges must be paid immediately with a money order, cashier's check or cash.
Jury Information
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IMPORTANT NOTICE |
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The District Clerk’s Office has taken every precaution to ensure your visit to the Fort Bend Justice Center is a safe and healthy one.
If you have any questions regarding Jury Duty, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the District Clerk’s Office at (281) 344-3900, and we will gladly address all of your concerns.
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Identity thieves have called and threatened persons for failing to report to jury service in various counties to receive money. Thieves asked for confidential information and claimed to be with the District Clerk's Office. These scammers are threatening jurors in an attempt to fraudulently receive money. DO NOT give them money or credit card information. The staff of the Fort Bend County District Clerk's Office will NEVER call you and ask for your Social Security Number, credit card numbers or other sensitive information. DO NOT give out such information to anyone who calls you that claims to be with the District Clerk's Office. If you have any doubts about a caller who claims to be from the Fort Bend County District Clerk's Office, please verify their identity before giving out information. |
FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERKS JURY DEPARTMENT
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PHYSICAL ADDRESS |
MAILING ADDRESS |
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Fort Bend County Justice Center |
Fort Bend County District Clerk’s Office |
Jury personnel may be off-site every Tuesday and Wednesday to facilitate jury service. Please leave a message and someone will contact you as soon as possible.
Sample Jury Summons Front / Sample Jury Summons Back
Alternate Jury Summons
DEFERRING YOUR JURY SERVICE
Please scan the QR Code on your jury summons or visit the eResponse website at https://www.fbctx.gov/jury-eresponse for information to defer your jury service. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted to receive the ability to defer your service. Once submitted, select "Defer Service".
BEFORE REPORTING FOR JURY SERVICE
You are instructed to check your status on the eResponse website at https://www.fbctx.gov/jury-eresponse or call (281) 972-2721 anytime after 5:00 PM the evening before you are scheduled to appear for service. The automated message will tell you if there has been a change in your jury service. It is sometimes necessary to cancel or reschedule a jury panel, so you MUST CALL to receive final instructions.
EXCUSAL REQUESTS (EXEMPT OR DISQUALIFIED)
FOR A LIST OF EXCUSAL REASONS click HERE.
To claim an exemption or report your disqualification you must complete the juror questionnaire by visiting the eResponse website at https://www.fbctx.gov/jury-eresponse.
NOTE: You do not have to claim an exemption and may instead choose to serve. However, if you do not meet all of the qualifications, you MUST claim that you are disqualified. If you claim to be disqualified because you are not a resident of this county, you may become ineligible to vote in this county. If you state that you are not a U.S. citizen, you may no longer be eligible to vote if you fail to provide proof of U.S. citizenship to your county voter registrar.
JUROR'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Right to Reemployment
An employer may not discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or coerce any permanent employee because the employee serves as a juror, or for the employee's attendance or scheduled attendance in connection with the service, in any court in the United States. An employee who is discharged, threatened with discharge, intimidated, or coerced in violation of this section is entitled to return to the same employment that the employee held when summoned for jury service if the employee, as soon as practical after release from jury service, gives the employer actual notice that the employee intends to return. (Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 122.001).
Failure to answer summons and Provisions of False Information
A person who fails to comply with this summons, or who knowingly provides false information in a request for an exemption or to be excused from jury service, is subject to a contempt action punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 (Government Code, Section 62.0141). Additionally, a person shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 if the person: (1) fails to attend court in obedience to this summons without reasonable excuse; or (2) files a false claim of exemption from jury service. (Government Code, Section 62.111; see also Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 35.01).
Absent Juror Fined
A juror legally summoned, failing to attend without a reasonable excuse, may, by order of the court entered on the record, be fined not less than $100 or more than $500. (Code of Criminal Procedure Section 62.111, Article 19.16).
Proper Clothing Required
All persons entering the courtroom should be dressed in clothing reasonably befitting the dignity and solemnity of the court proceedings. Shorts may not be permitted. Courtrooms remain at 72 degrees all year round.
Excess Proceeds Report
Research and Data Information
Office Hours
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday - Friday
RECORD SEARCH Via Online Portal Civil/Criminal/Family Case Records
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Record Search Performed by District Clerk's Office |
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$5.00 for each name searched in Felony Records |
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The search covers 10 years unless otherwise instructed. Requests must be made in writing and no record search will be performed until payment is received. Please allow 3 business days for processing.
- Search Request Form [PDF]
Copy Information
Requests for copies must be made in writing on the Copy/File Request [PDF] at the time the request made.
- No telephone requests for copies will be accepted
Preparation Time for Copies
Please allow 3 business days for processing.
Computer Information Fee Schedule
Reports
Paper printout from District Clerk's Public Information
- $5.00 Administrative Fee
- ELECTRONIC CERTIFIED COPIES: $5.00 Certificate and Seal + $1.00 per page up to 10 pages + $0.10 for each additional page (per document)
- ELECTRONIC NON-CERTIFIED COPIES: $1.00 per page up to 10 pages + $0.10 for each additional page (per document
- PAPER CERTIFIED COPIES: $5.00 Certificate and Seal + $1.00 per page (per document)
- PAPER NON-CERTIFIED COPIES: $1.00 per page (per document)
- EXEMPLIFIED COPY: $5.00 Certificate and Seal + $1.00 per page (per document)
FTP Site - (Text and/or Images) from District Clerk's Public Information
$50.00 One-Time Administrative Fee for establishing an FTP Account.
- $15.00 per weekly FTP up to 1 GB of Family data (or any portion thereof)
- $15.00 per weekly FTP up to 1 GB of Civil data (or any portion thereof)
- $15.00 per weekly FTP up to 1 GB of Criminal data (or any portion thereof)
- $15.00 per monthly FTP up to 1 GB of Family data (or any portion thereof)
- $15.00 per monthly FTP up to 1 GB of Civil data (or any portion thereof)
- $15.00 per monthly FTP up to 1 GB of Criminal data (or any portion thereof)
(District Clerk provides computer and customer provides USB hard drive)
- $40.00 per daily export of data not to exceed 8 hours run time.
Emailing
(Text only) from District Clerk's Public Information
- $15.00 per bi-weekly text data formatted on Excel spreadsheets up to 14 MB.
- $15.00 per monthly text data formatted on Excel spreadsheets up to 14 MB.
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Resource Links
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Child Support Division
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Rosenberg, TX 77471
Telephone: 1-800-252-8014
http://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
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Cyberbullying
Fort Bend County Child Support
Location: 1317 Eugene Heimann Circle Ste. 200, Richmond, TX
Mailing Address: 301 Jackson St., Richmond, Tx 77469
Telephone: 281-342-6222
Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday
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Senate Bill 7 Rules
State Bar of Texas Referral Directory
Texas Child Support Disbursement Unit (TxCSDU)
P.O. Box 659791
San Antonio, TX 78265-9791
Telephone:1-800-252-8014
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/CS/INDEX.SHTML
Texas Family Code Chapter 33
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