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For the purposes of this subsection, good cause shown includes, but is not limited to, a determination by the court that there is a likelihood of bribery, tampering, or physical injury to or harassment of a juror if his personal information is disclosed. An order regulating the disclosure of information may be modified, and the names and home addresses of the jurors in a criminal case may be disseminated to a person having a legitimate interest or need for the information, with restrictions upon its use and further dissemination as may be deemed appropriate by the court.\n\nB\n\nAdditional personal information of a juror who has been impaneled in a criminal case shall be released only to the counsel for the defendant, a pro se defendant, and the attorney for the Commonwealth. The court may, upon motion of either party or its own motion, and for good cause shown, issue an order authorizing the disclosure of any additional personal information of a juror to any other person. Such order may be modified and may place restrictions on the use and further dissemination of such disclosed information.\n\nC\n\nIn addition to the provisions of this section, the Supreme Court shall prescribe and publish rules that provide for the protection of the name, home address, and additional personal information of a juror in a criminal trial.\n\nD\n\nFor purposes of this section, “additional personal information” means any information other than name and home address collected by the court, clerk, or jury commissioner at any time about a person who is selected to sit on a criminal jury and includes, but is not limited to, a juror’s age, occupation, business address, telephone numbers, email addresses, and any other identifying information that would assist another in locating or contacting the juror.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1308698,"text":"The court may, upon motion of either party or its own motion, and for good cause shown, issue an order regulating the disclosure of the name and home address of a juror who has been impaneled in a criminal trial to any person, other than to counsel for either party or a pro se defendant. For the purposes of this subsection, good cause shown includes, but is not limited to, a determination by the court that there is a likelihood of bribery, tampering, or physical injury to or harassment of a juror if his personal information is disclosed. An order regulating the disclosure of information may be modified, and the names and home addresses of the jurors in a criminal case may be disseminated to a person having a legitimate interest or need for the information, with restrictions upon its use and further dissemination as may be deemed appropriate by the court.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1308699,"text":"Additional personal information of a juror who has been impaneled in a criminal case shall be released only to the counsel for the defendant, a pro se defendant, and the attorney for the Commonwealth. 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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 538<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2017, chapter 753<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1396135,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351513,"identifier":"19.2-263.3","token":"19.2\/15\/4\/19.2-263.3","url":"\/19.2-263.3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-263.3\/","token":"19.2\/15\/4\/19.2-263.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Juror information confidential","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-263.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The court<\/span> may, upon motion<\/span> of either party<\/span> or its own motion<\/span>, and for good cause shown, issue<\/span> an order<\/span> regulating the disclosure of the name and home address of a juror who has been impaneled in a criminal trial<\/span> to any person, other than to counsel<\/span> for either party<\/span> or a pro se<\/span> defendant<\/span>. For the purposes of this subsection, good cause shown includes, but is not limited to, a determination by the court<\/span> that there is a likelihood of bribery, tampering, or physical injury to or harassment of a juror if his personal information is disclosed. An order<\/span> regulating the disclosure of information may be modified, and the names and home addresses of the jurors in a criminal case may be disseminated to a person having a legitimate interest or need for the information, with restrictions upon its use and further dissemination as may be deemed appropriate by the court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Additional personal information<\/span> of a juror who has been impaneled in a criminal case shall be released only to the counsel<\/span> for the defendant<\/span>, a pro se<\/span> defendant<\/span>, and the attorney for the Commonwealth. The court<\/span> may, upon motion<\/span> of either party<\/span> or its own motion<\/span>, and for good cause shown, issue<\/span> an order<\/span> authorizing the disclosure of any additional personal information<\/span> of a juror to any other person. Such order<\/span> may be modified and may place restrictions on the use and further dissemination of such disclosed information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In addition to the provisions of this section, the Supreme Court<\/span> shall prescribe and publish rules that provide for the protection of the name, home address, and additional personal information<\/span> of a juror in a criminal trial<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> For purposes of this section, “additional personal information<\/span>” means any information other than name and home address collected by the court<\/span>, clerk, or jury<\/span> commissioner at any time about a person who is selected to sit on a criminal jury<\/span> and includes, but is not limited to, a juror’s age, occupation, business address, telephone numbers, email addresses, and any other identifying information that would assist another in locating or contacting the juror. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJUROR INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL (\u00a7 19.2-263.3)\n\nA. The court may, upon motion of either party or its own motion, and for good\ncause shown, issue an order regulating the disclosure of the name and home\naddress of a juror who has been impaneled in a criminal trial to any person,\nother than to counsel for either party or a pro se defendant. For the purposes\nof this subsection, good cause shown includes, but is not limited to, a\ndetermination by the court that there is a likelihood of bribery, tampering, or\nphysical injury to or harassment of a juror if his personal information is\ndisclosed. An order regulating the disclosure of information may be modified,\nand the names and home addresses of the jurors in a criminal case may be\ndisseminated to a person having a legitimate interest or need for the\ninformation, with restrictions upon its use and further dissemination as may be\ndeemed appropriate by the court.\n\nB. Additional personal information of a juror who has been impaneled in a\ncriminal case shall be released only to the counsel for the defendant, a pro se\ndefendant, and the attorney for the Commonwealth. The court may, upon motion of\neither party or its own motion, and for good cause shown, issue an order\nauthorizing the disclosure of any additional personal information of a juror to\nany other person. Such order may be modified and may place restrictions on the\nuse and further dissemination of such disclosed information.\n\nC. In addition to the provisions of this section, the Supreme Court shall\nprescribe and publish rules that provide for the protection of the name, home\naddress, and additional personal information of a juror in a criminal trial.\n\nD. For purposes of this section, “additional personal information”\nmeans any information other than name and home address collected by the court,\nclerk, or jury commissioner at any time about a person who is selected to sit on\na criminal jury and includes, but is not limited to, a juror’s age,\noccupation, business address, telephone numbers, email addresses, and any other\nidentifying information that would assist another in locating or contacting the\njuror.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 538; 2017, c. 753.","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"}}