                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

HOW JURORS PAID (§ 17.1-619)

A. The compensation and allowances of persons attending the court as jurors in
all felony cases shall be paid by the Commonwealth. Jurors in misdemeanor cases
shall be paid by the Commonwealth unless the charge is written on a local
warrant or summons, in which case the jurors shall be paid by the political
subdivision in which the summons is issued. Jurors in all civil cases shall be
paid by the political subdivision in which the summons is issued. Payment in all
cases shall be by negotiable check, warrant, cash, credit to a prepaid debit
card or card account from which the juror is able to withdraw or transfer funds,
or electronic transfer upon the Commonwealth, or the political subdivision, as
the case may be. If payment is made by credit to a prepaid debit card or card
account from which the juror is able to withdraw or transfer funds, such card or
card account shall permit the juror to withdraw or transfer funds without
incurring any fee for such withdrawal or transfer.
			When, during the same day any juror is entitled to compensation from both the
Commonwealth and from the political subdivision in which he has served, the
court shall divide the pay for such day between the Commonwealth and the
political subdivision. It shall be the duty of the sheriff at the term of the
court during which an allowance is made or has been made under this section, to
furnish the clerk of the court with a statement showing the number and names of
the jurors in attendance upon the court.

B. A county or city may provide by local ordinance that a juror may direct in
writing that compensation due him be paid to the court service unit or to any
other agency, authority or organization which is ancillary to and provides
services to the courts of the county or city.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 8-208.34; 1954, c. 709; 1958, c. 303; 1960, c. 366; 1968,
c. 632, § 14.1-195.2; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 20; 1972, c. 719; 1973, c. 739; 1974,
c. 208; 1975, c. 193; 1977, c. 624; 1982, c. 610; 1991, c. 78; 1998, c. 872;
2005, c. 173; 2017, c. 799.