Government Code § 61.002

Sec. 61.002. LIABILITY OF COUNTIES FOR PAYMENT OF JURY SERVICE. (a) If a civil case is moved by change of venue and tried in another county by a jury, the county in which the case was originally filed is liable for the payment of persons who report for jury service for the case. (b) The commissioners court shall determine at each regular meeting if a civil case was tried by a jury in the county on a change of venue from another county since its last regular meeting. (c) The commissioners court shall prepare an account against another county that is liable for the payment of persons who report for jury service in a case transferred on a change of venue. The account must show the number of days that each person who reported for jury service was in attendance in court in response to the process and discharged the person's duty and the amount paid as reimbursement under this chapter in the case. (d) The county judge of the county in which the case was tried shall certify the correctness of the account and forward it for payment from the jury fund of the county in which the case was originally filed. (e) This section does not apply to a civil case transferred by an order of the court based on a motion objecting to improper venue in the case under Rule 86, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1378 (S.B. 560), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.