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Any such person who is selected for jury service, and who is exempted under the provisions of this section, shall not be discharged from his obligation to serve on a jury, but such obligation shall only be deferred until the term of court next after such particular occupational inconvenience ends. For purposes of this section, “occupational inconvenience” includes inconvenience to a person (i) who, during the term of court for which such person is selected for jury service, is enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited public or private institution of higher education and who is attending classes at such institution during such term and (ii) who has legal custody of and is necessarily and personally responsible for a child or children 16 years of age or younger requiring continuous care by him during normal court hours. The provisions of this section shall not interfere with the exemption available under subdivision 8 of \u00a7 8.01-341.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":307996,"text":"The court, at the request of a person selected for jury service or on its own motion, may exempt any person from jury service for a particular term of court, or limit that person’s service to particular dates of that term, if serving on a jury during that term or certain dates of that term of court would cause such person a particular occupational inconvenience. Any such person who is selected for jury service, and who is exempted under the provisions of this section, shall not be discharged from his obligation to serve on a jury, but such obligation shall only be deferred until the term of court next after such particular occupational inconvenience ends. For purposes of this section, “occupational inconvenience” includes inconvenience to a person (i) who, during the term of court for which such person is selected for jury service, is enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited public or private institution of higher education and who is attending classes at such institution during such term and (ii) who has legal custody of and is necessarily and personally responsible for a child or children 16 years of age or younger requiring continuous care by him during normal court hours. 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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 108 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 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 1987, chapter 155; in 2018, chapter 259<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 518<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86202,"section_number":"8.01-341.1","catch_line":"Exemptions from jury service upon request","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-341.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277121,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85996,"identifier":"8.01-341.2","token":"8.01\/11\/2\/8.01-341.2","url":"\/8.01-341.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-341.2\/","token":"8.01\/11\/2\/8.01-341.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Deferral or limitation of jury service for particular occupational inconvenience or for persons who have legal custody and are responsible for a child","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-341.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The court<\/span>, at the request of a person<\/span> selected for jury<\/span> service or on its own motion<\/span>, may exempt any person<\/span> from jury<\/span> service for a particular term of court<\/span>, or limit that person<\/span>’s service to particular dates of that term, if serving on a jury<\/span> during that term or certain dates of that term of court<\/span> would cause such person<\/span> a particular occupational inconvenience. Any such person<\/span> who is selected for jury<\/span> service, and who is exempted under the provisions of this section, shall not be discharged from his obligation to serve on a jury<\/span>, but such obligation shall only be deferred until the term of court<\/span> next after such particular occupational inconvenience ends. For purposes of this section, “occupational inconvenience” includes inconvenience to a person<\/span> (i) who, during the term of court<\/span> for which such person<\/span> is selected for jury<\/span> service, is enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited public or private institution of higher education and who is attending classes at such institution during such term and (ii) who has legal custody<\/span> of and is necessarily and personally responsible for a child or children 16 years of age or younger requiring continuous care by him during normal court<\/span> hours. The provisions of this section shall not interfere with the exemption available under subdivision 8 of \u00a7 8.01-341.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFERRAL OR LIMITATION OF JURY SERVICE FOR PARTICULAR OCCUPATIONAL INCONVENIENCE\nOR FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE LEGAL CUSTODY AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A CHILD (\u00a7\n8.01-341.2)\n\nThe court, at the request of a person selected for jury service or on its own\nmotion, may exempt any person from jury service for a particular term of court,\nor limit that person’s service to particular dates of that term, if\nserving on a jury during that term or certain dates of that term of court would\ncause such person a particular occupational inconvenience. Any such person who\nis selected for jury service, and who is exempted under the provisions of this\nsection, shall not be discharged from his obligation to serve on a jury, but\nsuch obligation shall only be deferred until the term of court next after such\nparticular occupational inconvenience ends. For purposes of this section,\n“occupational inconvenience” includes inconvenience to a person (i)\nwho, during the term of court for which such person is selected for jury\nservice, is enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited public or private\ninstitution of higher education and who is attending classes at such institution\nduring such term and (ii) who has legal custody of and is necessarily and\npersonally responsible for a child or children 16 years of age or younger\nrequiring continuous care by him during normal court hours. The provisions of\nthis section shall not interfere with the exemption available under subdivision\n8 of \u00a7 8.01-341.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 108; 1987, c. 155; 2018, c. 259; 2019, c. 518.","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}}