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It has been modified 3 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 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0801\">801<\/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":[{"id":80120,"section_number":"8.01-2","catch_line":"General definitions for this title","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277101,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79218,"identifier":"8.01-338","token":"8.01\/11\/2\/8.01-338","url":"\/8.01-338\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-338\/","token":"8.01\/11\/2\/8.01-338","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who disqualified","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-338","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The following <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span> shall be disqualified from serving as jurors:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Persons<\/span> adjudicated incapacitated; <a id=\"paragraph-283660\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-338\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Persons<\/span> convicted of treason or a <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>; or <a id=\"paragraph-283661\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-338\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Any other <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> under a disability as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"General definitions for this title\" href=\"\/8.01-2\/\">8.01-2<\/a> and not included in subdivisions 1 or 2 above. <a id=\"paragraph-283662\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.01-338\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO DISQUALIFIED (\u00a7 8.01-338)\n\nThe following persons shall be disqualified from serving as jurors:\n\n1. Persons adjudicated incapacitated;\n\n2. Persons convicted of treason or a felony; or\n\n3. Any other person under a disability as defined in &#xA7; 8.01-2 and not\nincluded in subdivisions 1 or 2 above.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-208.3; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c. 617; 1997, c. 801.","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}}