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Compensation: The Virginia General Assembly decides juror compensation. Currently, jurors are paid $30 for each day the juror must report to the courthouse.

Disqualified from service: Under Virginia law, you can not serve on a jury if (1) you have been adjudicated incapacitated; (2) you have been convicted of treason or a felony; or (3) any other person under a disability as defined in Virginia Code § 8.01-2 and not included in subdivisions 1 or 2.

Exemptions from service: Under Virginia law, you must serve on a jury but will be excused from jury service if you make a request and if:

(a) you are over seventy years old;

(b) you and spouse has also been summoned to serve on the same jury panel;

(c) you have legal custody of and are necessarily and personally responsible for a child or children under sixteen years of age or younger requiring your continuous care during normal court hours;

(d) you are necessarily and personally responsible for a person having physical or mental impairment requiring your continuous care during normal court hours;

(e) you are the only person performing services for a business, commercial or agricultural enterprise and your services are so essential to the operations of the business, commercial or agricultural enterprise that such enterprise must close or cease to function if you are required to perform jury duty. more>>

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