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and the party objecting to any juror may introduce any competent evidence in support of the objection; and if it shall appear to the court that the juror does not stand indifferent in the cause, another shall be drawn or called and placed in his stead for the trial of that case.\n\t\tA juror, knowing anything relative to a fact in issue, shall disclose the same in open court.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297087,"text":"The court and counsel for either party shall have the right to examine under oath any person who is called as a juror therein and shall have the right to ask such person or juror directly any relevant question to ascertain whether he is related to either party, or has any interest in the cause, or has expressed or formed any opinion, or is sensible of any bias or prejudice therein; and the party objecting to any juror may introduce any competent evidence in support of the objection; and if it shall appear to the court that the juror does not stand indifferent in the cause, another shall be drawn or called and placed in his stead for the trial of that case.\n\t\tA juror, knowing anything relative to a fact in issue, shall disclose the same in open court.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16228,"edition_id":1,"name":"Jury Service","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14401,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:10:13","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:10:13","permalink":{"id":277175,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16228,"identifier":"4","token":"8.01\/11\/4","url":"\/8.01\/11\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14401,"edition_id":1,"name":"Juries","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:01","permalink":{"id":277087,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14401,"identifier":"11","token":"8.01\/11","url":"\/8.01\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12747,"edition_id":1,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":277029,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12747,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":85554,"structure_id":16228,"section_number":"8.01-353","catch_line":"Notice to jurors; 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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 1981, chapter 280.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277201,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82880,"identifier":"8.01-358","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-358","url":"\/8.01-358\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-358\/","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-358","dublin_core":{"Title":"Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-358","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">counsel<\/span> for either <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> shall have the right to examine under <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span> any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> who is called as a juror therein and shall have the right to ask such <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> or juror directly any relevant question to ascertain whether he is related to either <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span>, or has any interest in the cause, or has expressed or formed any <span class=\"dictionary\">opinion<\/span>, or is sensible of any bias or prejudice therein; and the <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> objecting to any juror may introduce any competent <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> in support of the objection; and if it shall appear to the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> that the juror does not stand indifferent in the cause, another shall be drawn or called and placed in his stead for the <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> of that case.\n\t\tA juror, knowing anything relative to a <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> in <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span>, shall disclose the same in open <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVOIR DIRE EXAMINATION OF PERSONS CALLED AS JURORS (\u00a7 8.01-358)\n\nThe court and counsel for either party shall have the right to examine under\noath any person who is called as a juror therein and shall have the right to ask\nsuch person or juror directly any relevant question to ascertain whether he is\nrelated to either party, or has any interest in the cause, or has expressed or\nformed any opinion, or is sensible of any bias or prejudice therein; and the\nparty objecting to any juror may introduce any competent evidence in support of\nthe objection; and if it shall appear to the court that the juror does not stand\nindifferent in the cause, another shall be drawn or called and placed in his\nstead for the trial of that case.\n\t\tA juror, knowing anything relative to a fact in issue, shall disclose the same\nin open court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 8-208.28, 8-215; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c. 617; 1981, c.\n280.","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}}