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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1973, chapter 439; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1999, chapter 3<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277197,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70295,"identifier":"8.01-357","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-357","url":"\/8.01-357\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-357\/","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-357","dublin_core":{"Title":"Selection of jury panel","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-357","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

On the day on which jurors have been notified to appear, jurors not excused by the court<\/span> shall be called in such manner as the judge<\/span> may direct to be sworn on their voir dire<\/span> until a panel<\/span> free from exceptions shall be obtained. The jurors shall be selected randomly. The remaining jurors may be discharged or excused subject to such orders<\/span> as the court<\/span> shall make.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSELECTION OF JURY PANEL (\u00a7 8.01-357)\n\nOn the day on which jurors have been notified to appear, jurors not excused by\nthe court shall be called in such manner as the judge may direct to be sworn on\ntheir voir dire until a panel free from exceptions shall be obtained. The jurors\nshall be selected randomly. The remaining jurors may be discharged or excused\nsubject to such orders as the court shall make.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-208.19; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c. 617; 1999, c. 3.","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}}