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It has been modified 3 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; in 2004, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0116\">116<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1504195,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377189,"identifier":"8.01-356","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-356","url":"\/8.01-356\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-356\/","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-356","dublin_core":{"Title":"Failure of juror to appear","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-356","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If any juror who has been given due notice to appear in <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall fail to do so without sufficient excuse, he shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFAILURE OF JUROR TO APPEAR (\u00a7 8.01-356)\n\nIf any juror who has been given due notice to appear in court shall fail to do\nso without sufficient excuse, he shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than\n$200.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-208.18; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c. 617; 2004, c. 116.","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"}}