BEAUMONT, Texas — Jefferson County has updated its jury summons with a new format featuring larger print and a QR code for mobile registration, according to Jefferson County District Clerk Jamie Smith.

The redesigned summons aims to improve readability and accessibility while reducing costs for taxpayers by approximately 40%, Smith said.

The new format includes larger print to make the document easier to read and incorporates a QR code that allows recipients to register for jury duty using their smartphones.

"We're always trying to make things better, to make the process better," Smith said. "As technology rolls out, now people have the QR codes, and so we're going forward, like okay we need to add a QR code on our jury summons to make it more convenient for our citizens. And we also ne

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