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No person shall be deemed incompetent to serve on any jury because of blindness or partial blindness. Military personnel of the United States Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, or Navy shall not be considered residents of this Commonwealth by reason of their being stationed herein.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":287350,"text":"All citizens over 18 years of age who have been residents of the Commonwealth one year, and of the county, city, or town in which they reside six months next preceding their being summoned to serve as such, and competent in other respects, except as hereinafter provided, shall be liable to serve as jurors. No person shall be deemed incompetent to serve on any jury because of blindness or partial blindness. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1973, chapter 439; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1987, chapter 189; in 2014, chapter 595<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 817<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78453,"section_number":"8.01-345","catch_line":"Lists of qualified persons to be prepared by jury commissioners; random selection process","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-345\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277097,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80268,"identifier":"8.01-337","token":"8.01\/11\/2\/8.01-337","url":"\/8.01-337\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-337\/","token":"8.01\/11\/2\/8.01-337","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who liable to serve as jurors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-337","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All citizens over 18 years of age who have been residents of the Commonwealth one year, and of the county, city, or town in which they reside six months next preceding their being summoned to serve as such, and competent in other respects, except as hereinafter provided, shall be liable to serve as jurors. No person<\/span> shall be deemed incompetent to serve on any jury<\/span> because of blindness or partial blindness. Military personnel of the United States Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, or Navy shall not be considered residents of this Commonwealth by reason of their being stationed herein.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO LIABLE TO SERVE AS JURORS (\u00a7 8.01-337)\n\nAll citizens over 18 years of age who have been residents of the Commonwealth\none year, and of the county, city, or town in which they reside six months next\npreceding their being summoned to serve as such, and competent in other\nrespects, except as hereinafter provided, shall be liable to serve as jurors. No\nperson shall be deemed incompetent to serve on any jury because of blindness or\npartial blindness. Military personnel of the United States Army, Air Force,\nMarine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, or Navy shall not be considered\nresidents of this Commonwealth by reason of their being stationed herein.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-208.2; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c. 617; 1987, c. 189; 2014,\nc. 595; 2024, c. 817.","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}}