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These additional jurors shall have the same qualifications, and be considered and treated in every respect as regular jurors and be subject to examination and challenge as such jurors. When one additional juror is desired, there shall be drawn three veniremen, and the plaintiff and defendant in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused in a criminal case shall each be allowed one peremptory challenge. When two or more additional jurors are desired there shall be drawn twice as many venireman as the number of additional jurors desired. The plaintiff and defendant in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused in a criminal case shall each be allowed one additional peremptory challenge for every two additional jurors. The court shall select, by lot, those jurors to be designated additional jurors. The plaintiff and defendant in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused in a criminal case shall be advised by the court which jurors are additional jurors at the time the jury is impaneled; however, in no event, shall any juror be made aware of his status as a regular or additional juror until he is excused as a juror. Before final submission of the case, the court shall excuse any additional jurors in order to reduce the number of jurors to that required by \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-359 and 19.2-262.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":268670,"text":"Whenever in the opinion of the court the trial of any criminal or civil case is likely to be a protracted one, the court may direct the selection of additional jurors who shall be drawn from the same source, in the same manner and at the same time as the regular jurors. These additional jurors shall have the same qualifications, and be considered and treated in every respect as regular jurors and be subject to examination and challenge as such jurors. When one additional juror is desired, there shall be drawn three veniremen, and the plaintiff and defendant in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused in a criminal case shall each be allowed one peremptory challenge. When two or more additional jurors are desired there shall be drawn twice as many venireman as the number of additional jurors desired. The plaintiff and defendant in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused in a criminal case shall each be allowed one additional peremptory challenge for every two additional jurors. The court shall select, by lot, those jurors to be designated additional jurors. The plaintiff and defendant in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused in a criminal case shall be advised by the court which jurors are additional jurors at the time the jury is impaneled; however, in no event, shall any juror be made aware of his status as a regular or additional juror until he is excused as a juror. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1992, chapter 536; in 1998, chapter 279<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70670,"section_number":"19.2-262","catch_line":"Waiver of jury trial; numbers of jurors in criminal cases; how jurors selected from panel","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-262\/"},{"id":83072,"section_number":"8.01-359","catch_line":"Trial; numbers of jurors in civil cases; how jurors selected from panel","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-359\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277209,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74761,"identifier":"8.01-360","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-360","url":"\/8.01-360\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-360\/","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-360","dublin_core":{"Title":"Additional jurors when trial likely to be protracted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-360","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever in the opinion<\/span> of the court<\/span> the trial<\/span> of any criminal or civil case is likely to be a protracted one, the court<\/span> may direct the selection of additional jurors who shall be drawn from the same source, in the same manner and at the same time as the regular jurors. These additional jurors shall have the same qualifications, and be considered and treated in every respect as regular jurors and be subject to examination and challenge as such jurors. When one additional juror is desired, there shall be drawn three veniremen, and the plaintiff<\/span> and defendant<\/span> in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused<\/span> in a criminal case shall each be allowed one peremptory challenge<\/span>. When two or more additional jurors are desired there shall be drawn twice as many venireman<\/span> as the number of additional jurors desired. The plaintiff<\/span> and defendant<\/span> in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused<\/span> in a criminal case shall each be allowed one additional peremptory challenge<\/span> for every two additional jurors. The court<\/span> shall select, by lot, those jurors to be designated additional jurors. The plaintiff<\/span> and defendant<\/span> in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused<\/span> in a criminal case shall be advised by the court<\/span> which jurors are additional jurors at the time the jury<\/span> is impaneled; however, in no event, shall any juror be made aware of his status as a regular or additional juror until he is excused as a juror. Before final submission of the case, the court<\/span> shall excuse any additional jurors in order<\/span> to reduce the number of jurors to that required by \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-359<\/a> and 19.2-262<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADDITIONAL JURORS WHEN TRIAL LIKELY TO BE PROTRACTED (\u00a7 8.01-360)\n\nWhenever in the opinion of the court the trial of any criminal or civil case is\nlikely to be a protracted one, the court may direct the selection of additional\njurors who shall be drawn from the same source, in the same manner and at the\nsame time as the regular jurors. These additional jurors shall have the same\nqualifications, and be considered and treated in every respect as regular jurors\nand be subject to examination and challenge as such jurors. When one additional\njuror is desired, there shall be drawn three veniremen, and the plaintiff and\ndefendant in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused in a criminal case\nshall each be allowed one peremptory challenge. When two or more additional\njurors are desired there shall be drawn twice as many venireman as the number of\nadditional jurors desired. The plaintiff and defendant in a civil case or the\nCommonwealth and accused in a criminal case shall each be allowed one additional\nperemptory challenge for every two additional jurors. The court shall select, by\nlot, those jurors to be designated additional jurors. The plaintiff and\ndefendant in a civil case or the Commonwealth and accused in a criminal case\nshall be advised by the court which jurors are additional jurors at the time the\njury is impaneled; however, in no event, shall any juror be made aware of his\nstatus as a regular or additional juror until he is excused as a juror. Before\nfinal submission of the case, the court shall excuse any additional jurors in\norder to reduce the number of jurors to that required by \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-359 and\n19.2-262.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-208.22; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c. 617; 1992, c. 536; 1998,\nc. 279.","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}}