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after the jury is sworn such objection shall be made only with leave of court.\n\nB\n\nUnless objection to such irregularity or disability is made pursuant to subsection A herein and unless it appears that the irregularity was intentional or that the irregularity or disability be such as to probably cause injustice in a criminal case to the Commonwealth or to the accused and in a civil case to the party making the objection, then such irregularity or disability shall not be cause for summoning a new panel or juror or for setting aside a verdict or granting a new trial.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1407815,"text":"Prior to the jury being sworn, the following objections may be made without leave of court: (i) an objection specifically pointing out the irregularity in any list or lists of jurors made by the clerk from names drawn from the jury box, or in the drawing, summoning, returning or impaneling of jurors or in copying or signing or failing to sign the list, and (ii) an objection to any juror on account of any legal disability; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1973, chapter 439; in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1504173,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377184,"identifier":"8.01-352","token":"8.01\/11\/3\/8.01-352","url":"\/8.01-352\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-352\/","token":"8.01\/11\/3\/8.01-352","dublin_core":{"Title":"Objections to irregularities in jury lists or for legal disability; effect thereof","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-352","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Prior to the jury<\/span> being sworn, the following objections may be made without leave of court<\/span>: (i) an objection specifically pointing out the irregularity in any list or lists of jurors made by the clerk from names drawn from the jury<\/span> box, or in the drawing, summoning, returning or impaneling of jurors or in copying or signing or failing to sign the list, and (ii) an objection to any juror on account of any legal disability; after the jury<\/span> is sworn such objection shall be made only with leave of court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Unless objection to such irregularity or disability is made pursuant to subsection A herein and unless it appears that the irregularity was intentional or that the irregularity or disability be such as to probably cause injustice in a criminal case to the Commonwealth or to the accused<\/span> and in a civil case to the party<\/span> making the objection, then such irregularity or disability shall not be cause for summoning a new panel<\/span> or juror or for setting aside a verdict<\/span> or granting a new trial<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOBJECTIONS TO IRREGULARITIES IN JURY LISTS OR FOR LEGAL DISABILITY; EFFECT\nTHEREOF (\u00a7 8.01-352)\n\nA. Prior to the jury being sworn, the following objections may be made without\nleave of court: (i) an objection specifically pointing out the irregularity in\nany list or lists of jurors made by the clerk from names drawn from the jury\nbox, or in the drawing, summoning, returning or impaneling of jurors or in\ncopying or signing or failing to sign the list, and (ii) an objection to any\njuror on account of any legal disability; after the jury is sworn such objection\nshall be made only with leave of court.\n\nB. Unless objection to such irregularity or disability is made pursuant to\nsubsection A herein and unless it appears that the irregularity was intentional\nor that the irregularity or disability be such as to probably cause injustice in\na criminal case to the Commonwealth or to the accused and in a civil case to the\nparty making the objection, then such irregularity or disability shall not be\ncause for summoning a new panel or juror or for setting aside a verdict or\ngranting a new trial.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 8-208.7, 8-208.27, 8-208.29; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c.\n617.","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"}}