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Sess., c. 20; 1972, c. 719; 1973, c. 439; 1974, c. 220; 1975, c. 193; 1976, c. 308; 1977, c. 624; 1978, c. 230; 1980, cc. 593, 594; 1982, c. 610; 1983, c. 495; 1984, c. 512; 1993, cc. 345, 635; 1996, c. 332; 1998, c. 872; 2023, cc. 232, 233.","full_text":"Every person summoned as a juror in a civil or criminal case shall be entitled to $50 for each day of attendance upon the court for expenses of travel incident to jury service and other necessary and reasonable costs as the court may direct. Jurors summoned from another political subdivision pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-363 may be allowed by the court, in addition to the above allowance, their actual expenses. When kept together overnight under the supervision of the court, the jurors and the sheriff or his deputies keeping the jury shall be furnished suitable board and lodging. Reimbursement for board and lodging shall be set by the judge in an amount not to exceed the amount authorized by travel regulations promulgated pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2823. Allowances and other costs will be allowed a juror in only one case the same day.\n\t\tEvery person serving as a jury commissioner and every person serving as a commissioner in chancery for the drawing of juries for a circuit court of this Commonwealth may be allowed, by the court appointing him, a fee not exceeding $50 per day for the time actually engaged in such work and such other necessary and reasonable costs as the court may direct.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":225809,"text":"Every person summoned as a juror in a civil or criminal case shall be entitled to $50 for each day of attendance upon the court for expenses of travel incident to jury service and other necessary and reasonable costs as the court may direct. Jurors summoned from another political subdivision pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-363 may be allowed by the court, in addition to the above allowance, their actual expenses. When kept together overnight under the supervision of the court, the jurors and the sheriff or his deputies keeping the jury shall be furnished suitable board and lodging. Reimbursement for board and lodging shall be set by the judge in an amount not to exceed the amount authorized by travel regulations promulgated pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2823. Allowances and other costs will be allowed a juror in only one case the same day.\n\t\tEvery person serving as a jury commissioner and every person serving as a commissioner in chancery for the drawing of juries for a circuit court of this Commonwealth may be allowed, by the court appointing him, a fee not exceeding $50 per day for the time actually engaged in such work and such other necessary and reasonable costs as the court may direct.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13302,"edition_id":1,"name":"Costs Generally","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12766,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:36","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:36","permalink":{"id":163843,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13302,"identifier":"6","token":"17.1\/6","url":"\/17.1\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12766,"edition_id":1,"name":"Courts of Record","identifier":"17.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":162799,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12766,"identifier":"17.1","token":"17.1","url":"\/17.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":71941,"structure_id":13302,"section_number":"17.1-600","catch_line":"Laws of costs not penal; 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It has been modified 20 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 709; in 1958, chapters 216 and 303; in 1960, chapter 366; in 1964, chapter 268; in 1968, chapter 632; in 1972, chapter 719; in 1973, chapter 439; in 1974, chapter 220; in 1975, chapter 193; in 1976, chapter 308; in 1977, chapter 624; in 1978, chapter 230; in 1980, chapters 593 and 594; in 1982, chapter 610; in 1983, chapter 495; in 1984, chapter 512; in 1993, chapters 345 and 635; in 1996, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0332\">332<\/a>; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0872\">872<\/a>; in 2023, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0232\">232<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0233\">233<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59742,"section_number":"19.2-205","catch_line":"Pay and mileage of grand jurors","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-205\/"},{"id":63072,"section_number":"25.1-235","catch_line":"Compensation of commissioners or jurors","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-235\/"},{"id":67399,"section_number":"8.01-576.2","catch_line":"Summary jury trial; selection of jury; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-576.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60037,"section_number":"2.2-2823","catch_line":"Traveling expenses on state business; public or private transportation","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2823\/"},{"id":74670,"section_number":"8.01-363","catch_line":"When impartial jury cannot be obtained locally","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-363\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163917,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61837,"identifier":"17.1-618","token":"17.1\/6\/17.1-618","url":"\/17.1-618\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-618\/","token":"17.1\/6\/17.1-618","dublin_core":{"Title":"Allowances for jurors; expenses of keeping jury together; fees of jury commissioners and commissioner in chancery for drawing of juries","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-618","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every person summoned as a juror in a civil or criminal case shall be entitled to $50 for each day of attendance upon the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> for expenses of travel incident to <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span> service and other necessary and reasonable costs as the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may direct. Jurors summoned from another political subdivision pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"When impartial jury cannot be obtained locally\" href=\"\/8.01-363\/\">8.01-363<\/a> may be allowed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, in addition to the above allowance, their actual expenses. When kept together overnight under the supervision of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, the jurors and the sheriff or his deputies keeping the <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span> shall be furnished suitable board and lodging. Reimbursement for board and lodging shall be set by the <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span> in an amount not to exceed the amount authorized by travel regulations promulgated pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Traveling expenses on state business; public or private transportation\" href=\"\/2.2-2823\/\">2.2-2823<\/a>. Allowances and other costs will be allowed a juror in only one case the same day.\n\t\tEvery person serving as a <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span> commissioner and every person serving as a <span class=\"dictionary\">commissioner in chancery<\/span> for the drawing of juries for a <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of this Commonwealth may be allowed, by the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> appointing him, a fee not exceeding $50 per day for the time actually engaged in such work and such other necessary and reasonable costs as the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may direct.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nALLOWANCES FOR JURORS; EXPENSES OF KEEPING JURY TOGETHER; FEES OF JURY\nCOMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONER IN CHANCERY FOR DRAWING OF JURIES (\u00a7 17.1-618)\n\nEvery person summoned as a juror in a civil or criminal case shall be entitled\nto $50 for each day of attendance upon the court for expenses of travel incident\nto jury service and other necessary and reasonable costs as the court may\ndirect. Jurors summoned from another political subdivision pursuant to \u00a7\n8.01-363 may be allowed by the court, in addition to the above allowance, their\nactual expenses. When kept together overnight under the supervision of the\ncourt, the jurors and the sheriff or his deputies keeping the jury shall be\nfurnished suitable board and lodging. Reimbursement for board and lodging shall\nbe set by the judge in an amount not to exceed the amount authorized by travel\nregulations promulgated pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2823. Allowances and other costs will\nbe allowed a juror in only one case the same day.\n\t\tEvery person serving as a jury commissioner and every person serving as a\ncommissioner in chancery for the drawing of juries for a circuit court of this\nCommonwealth may be allowed, by the court appointing him, a fee not exceeding\n$50 per day for the time actually engaged in such work and such other necessary\nand reasonable costs as the court may direct.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-208.33; 1954, c. 709; 1958, cc. 216, 303; 1960, c. 366;\n1964, c. 268, \u00a7 14.1-195.1; 1968, c. 632; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 20; 1972, c. 719;\n1973, c. 439; 1974, c. 220; 1975, c. 193; 1976, c. 308; 1977, c. 624; 1978, c.\n230; 1980, cc. 593, 594; 1982, c. 610; 1983, c. 495; 1984, c. 512; 1993, cc.\n345, 635; 1996, c. 332; 1998, c. 872; 2023, cc. 232, 233.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}