Pay For Jury Duty In Virginia
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Failure to complete and/or mail in the response may require you to appear at the courthouse to complete the form.
If you do not complete the information requested, you may be summoned by the Court to report at your expense for completion of the Questionnaire at this office.
Failure to complete and return a jury questionnaire, providing false information on the questionnaire, or using vulgar or profane language in response to a jury questionnaire subjects a citizen to show cause proceeding for contempt of court.
It's the law! Virginia law requires that we randomly (done electronically) select a number of citizens (35,000) to receive the Questionnaire which then allows the court to either qualify or disqualify residents for service based upon your answers to the questions in the form.
Section 18.2-465.1 of the Code of Virginia states: "Any person who is summoned to serve on jury duty or any person, except a defendant in a criminal case, who is summoned or subpoenaed to appear in a court of law when a case is to be heard shall neither be discharged from employment or have any adverse personnel action ...
It's the law! Virginia law requires that we randomly (done electronically) select a number of citizens (35,000) to receive the Questionnaire which then allows the court to either qualify or disqualify residents for service based upon your answers to the questions in the form.
Dress code is business casual; shorts, tank tops, jeans and the like are not appropriate.
While jeans are acceptable for jury duty in most courtrooms avoid jeans with rips and tears since you will be sitting for a long time choose relaxed fit jeans with a bit of stretch for all day comfort just to be sure, check with your couthouse to continue that jeans are okay to wear.
Reasons for Being Excused from Jury Service Medical reasons. Public necessity. Undue hardship. Dependent care. Student Status. Military conflict. Other reason deemed sufficient by the court.
To be called for jury duty, you must be 18 years old, have lived in Virginia for at least one year, and have lived in the city or county where you are being summoned to serve as juror for at least six months immediately preceding your summons.
