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Verbal direction given by the judge, or at his direction, to a juror who has been given notice as hereinbefore provided that he appear at a later specified date, shall be a sufficient notice. Any notice given as provided herein shall have the effect of an order of court. No particular time in advance of the required appearance date shall be necessary for verbal notice hereunder, but the court may, in its discretion, excuse from service a juror who claims lack of sufficient notice. Upon request, the clerk or sheriff or other officer responsible for notifying jurors to appear in court for the trial of a case shall make available to all counsel of record in that case, a copy of the jury panel to be used for the trial of the case at least five full business days before the trial. Such copy of the jury panel shall show the name, age, address, occupation, and employer of each person on the panel. Any error in the information shown on such copy of the jury panel shall not be grounds for a mistrial or assignable as error on appeal, and the parties in the case shall be responsible for verifying the accuracy of such information.B\n\nNo judgment shall be arrested or reversed for the failure of the record to show that there was service upon a juror of notice to appear in court unless made a ground of exception in the trial before the jury is sworn.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306494,"text":"The sheriff shall notify the jurors on the list, or such number of them as the judge may direct to appear in court on such day as the court may direct. Such notice shall be given a juror as provided by § 8.01-298. Verbal direction given by the judge, or at his direction, to a juror who has been given notice as hereinbefore provided that he appear at a later specified date, shall be a sufficient notice. Any notice given as provided herein shall have the effect of an order of court. No particular time in advance of the required appearance date shall be necessary for verbal notice hereunder, but the court may, in its discretion, excuse from service a juror who claims lack of sufficient notice. Upon request, the clerk or sheriff or other officer responsible for notifying jurors to appear in court for the trial of a case shall make available to all counsel of record in that case, a copy of the jury panel to be used for the trial of the case at least five full business days before the trial. Such copy of the jury panel shall show the name, age, address, occupation, and employer of each person on the panel. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1974, chapter 243; in 1976, chapter 261; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1980, chapter 452; in 1981, chapter 150; in 1988, chapter 350; in 2010, chapter 799<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 40<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74903,"section_number":"8.01-298","catch_line":"How summons for witness or juror served","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-298\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85554,"identifier":"8.01-353","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-353","url":"\/8.01-353\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-353\/","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-353","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice to jurors; making copy of jury panel available to counsel; objection to notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-353","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The sheriff<\/span> shall notify the jurors on the list, or such number of them as the judge<\/span> may direct to appear in court<\/span> on such day as the court<\/span> may direct. Such notice shall be given a juror as provided by § 8.01-298<\/a>. Verbal direction given by the judge<\/span>, or at his direction, to a juror who has been given notice as hereinbefore provided that he appear at a later specified date, shall be a sufficient notice. Any notice given as provided herein shall have the effect of an order<\/span> of court<\/span>. No particular time in advance of the required appearance<\/span> date shall be necessary for verbal notice hereunder, but the court<\/span> may, in its discretion, excuse from service a juror who claims lack of sufficient notice. Upon request, the clerk or sheriff<\/span> or other officer responsible for notifying jurors to appear in court<\/span> for the trial<\/span> of a case shall make available to all counsel<\/span> of record in that case, a copy of the jury<\/span> panel<\/span> to be used for the trial<\/span> of the case at least five full business days before the trial<\/span>. Such copy of the jury<\/span> panel<\/span> shall show the name, age, address, occupation, and employer of each person<\/span> on the panel<\/span>. Any error in the information shown on such copy of the jury<\/span> panel<\/span> shall not be grounds for a mistrial<\/span> or assignable as error on appeal<\/span>, and the parties in the case shall be responsible for verifying the accuracy of such information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No judgment<\/span> shall be arrested or reversed for the failure of the record to show that there was service upon a juror of notice to appear in court<\/span> unless made a ground of exception in the trial<\/span> before the jury<\/span> is sworn. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE TO JURORS; MAKING COPY OF JURY PANEL AVAILABLE TO COUNSEL; OBJECTION TO\nNOTICE (\u00a7 8.01-353)\n\nA. The sheriff shall notify the jurors on the list, or such number of them as\nthe judge may direct to appear in court on such day as the court may direct.\nSuch notice shall be given a juror as provided by § 8.01-298. Verbal\ndirection given by the judge, or at his direction, to a juror who has been given\nnotice as hereinbefore provided that he appear at a later specified date, shall\nbe a sufficient notice. Any notice given as provided herein shall have the\neffect of an order of court. No particular time in advance of the required\nappearance date shall be necessary for verbal notice hereunder, but the court\nmay, in its discretion, excuse from service a juror who claims lack of\nsufficient notice. Upon request, the clerk or sheriff or other officer\nresponsible for notifying jurors to appear in court for the trial of a case\nshall make available to all counsel of record in that case, a copy of the jury\npanel to be used for the trial of the case at least five full business days\nbefore the trial. Such copy of the jury panel shall show the name, age, address,\noccupation, and employer of each person on the panel. Any error in the\ninformation shown on such copy of the jury panel shall not be grounds for a\nmistrial or assignable as error on appeal, and the parties in the case shall be\nresponsible for verifying the accuracy of such information.\n\nB. No judgment shall be arrested or reversed for the failure of the record to\nshow that there was service upon a juror of notice to appear in court unless\nmade a ground of exception in the trial before the jury is sworn.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-208.16; 1973, c. 439; 1974, c. 243; 1976, c. 261; 1977,\nc. 617; 1980, c. 452; 1981, c. 150; 1988, c. 350; 2010, c. 799; 2024, c. 40.","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}}