40.235 Juror accommodations.—Whenever jurors are required by law or by order of court to be kept together during the conduct of a trial or while considering their verdict, or whenever by order of court lodging is required to be furnished juries, separate lodging and restroom facilities shall be provided for jurors of different sexes; and, under contemplation of law, jurors shall be deemed to have been kept together whenever the jurors of different sexes occupy the accommodations provided for their respective sexes.