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No person who is summoned and appears for jury duty for four or more hours, including travel time, in one day shall be required to start any work shift that begins on or after 5:00 p.m. on the day of his appearance for jury duty or begins before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day of his appearance for jury duty. 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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 609 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1985, chapter 436; in 1988, chapter 415; in 2000, chapter 295<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 423<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 800<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 931<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56192,"section_number":"19.2-11.01","catch_line":"Crime victim and witness rights","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-11.01\/"},{"id":56320,"section_number":"8.01-126","catch_line":"Summons for unlawful detainer issued by magistrate or clerk or judge of a general district court","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-126\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":164387,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55703,"identifier":"18.2-465.1","token":"18.2\/10\/6\/18.2-465.1","url":"\/18.2-465.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-465.1\/","token":"18.2\/10\/6\/18.2-465.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalizing employee for court appearance or service on jury panel","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-465.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who is summoned to serve on jury<\/span> duty or any person, except a defendant<\/span> in a criminal case, who is summoned or subpoenaed to appear in any court<\/span> of law<\/span> or equity<\/span> when a case is to be heard or who, having appeared, is required in writing by the court<\/span> to appear at any future hearing<\/span>, shall neither be discharged from employment, nor have any adverse personnel action taken against him, nor shall he be required to use sick leave or vacation time, as a result of his absence from employment due to such jury<\/span> duty or court<\/span> appearance<\/span>, upon giving reasonable notice to his employer of such court<\/span> appearance<\/span> or summons<\/span>. No person who is summoned and appears for jury<\/span> duty for four or more hours, including travel time, in one day shall be required to start any work shift that begins on or after 5:00 p.m. on the day of his appearance<\/span> for jury<\/span> duty or begins before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day of his appearance<\/span> for jury<\/span> duty. Any employer violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALIZING EMPLOYEE FOR COURT APPEARANCE OR SERVICE ON JURY PANEL (\u00a7\n18.2-465.1)\n\nAny person who is summoned to serve on jury duty or any person, except a\ndefendant in a criminal case, who is summoned or subpoenaed to appear in any\ncourt of law or equity when a case is to be heard or who, having appeared, is\nrequired in writing by the court to appear at any future hearing, shall neither\nbe discharged from employment, nor have any adverse personnel action taken\nagainst him, nor shall he be required to use sick leave or vacation time, as a\nresult of his absence from employment due to such jury duty or court appearance,\nupon giving reasonable notice to his employer of such court appearance or\nsummons. No person who is summoned and appears for jury duty for four or more\nhours, including travel time, in one day shall be required to start any work\nshift that begins on or after 5:00 p.m. on the day of his appearance for jury\nduty or begins before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day of his appearance\nfor jury duty. Any employer violating the provisions of this section is guilty\nof a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 609; 1985, c. 436; 1988, c. 415; 2000, c. 295; 2002, c. 423;\n2004, c. 800; 2005, c. 931.","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}}