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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 157<\/a> and 588<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1396115,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351508,"identifier":"19.2-262.01","token":"19.2\/15\/4\/19.2-262.01","url":"\/19.2-262.01\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-262.01\/","token":"19.2\/15\/4\/19.2-262.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-262.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any criminal case, the court<\/span> and counsel<\/span> for either party<\/span> shall have the right to examine under oath<\/span> 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 the juror can sit impartially in either the guilt or sentencing phase of the case. Such questions may include whether the person or juror is related to either party<\/span>, has any interest in the cause, has expressed or formed any opinion<\/span>, or is sensible of any bias or prejudice therein. The court<\/span> and counsel<\/span> for either party<\/span> may inform any such person or juror as to the potential range of punishment to ascertain if the person or juror can sit impartially in the sentencing phase of the case. The party<\/span> objecting to any juror may introduce competent evidence<\/span> in support of the objection, and if it appears to the 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 trial<\/span> of that case.<\/p>

A juror, knowing anything relative to the fact<\/span> in issue<\/span>, shall disclose the same in open court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVOIR DIRE EXAMINATION OF PERSONS CALLED AS JURORS (\u00a7 19.2-262.01)\n\nIn any criminal case, the court and counsel for either party shall have the\nright to examine under oath any person who is called as a juror therein and\nshall have the right to ask such person or juror directly any relevant question\nto ascertain whether the juror can sit impartially in either the guilt or\nsentencing phase of the case. Such questions may include whether the person or\njuror is related to either party, has any interest in the cause, has expressed\nor formed any opinion, or is sensible of any bias or prejudice therein. The\ncourt and counsel for either party may inform any such person or juror as to the\npotential range of punishment to ascertain if the person or juror can sit\nimpartially in the sentencing phase of the case. The party objecting to any\njuror may introduce competent evidence in support of the objection, and if it\nappears to the court that the juror does not stand indifferent in the cause,\nanother shall be drawn or called and placed in his stead for the trial of that\ncase.\n\nA juror, knowing anything relative to the fact in issue, shall disclose the same\nin open court.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 157, 588.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}