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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351513</law_id><section_number>19.2-263.3</section_number><catch_line>Juror information confidential</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="54" identifier="19.2">Criminal Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="19" identifier="15">Trial and Its Incidents</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="4" identifier="4">Trial by Jury</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">court</span> may, upon <span class="dictionary">motion</span> of either <span class="dictionary">party</span> or its own <span class="dictionary">motion</span>, and for good cause shown, <span class="dictionary">issue</span> an <span class="dictionary">order</span> regulating the disclosure of the name and home address of a juror who has been impaneled in a criminal <span class="dictionary">trial</span> to any person, other than to <span class="dictionary">counsel</span> for either <span class="dictionary">party</span> or a <span class="dictionary">pro se</span> <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>. For the purposes of this subsection, good cause shown includes, but is not limited to, a determination by the <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">court</span>. <a id="paragraph-1308698" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-263.3/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> <span class="dictionary">Additional personal information</span> of a juror who has been impaneled in a criminal case shall be released only to the <span class="dictionary">counsel</span> for the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>, a <span class="dictionary">pro se</span> <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>, and the attorney for the Commonwealth. The <span class="dictionary">court</span> may, upon <span class="dictionary">motion</span> of either <span class="dictionary">party</span> or its own <span class="dictionary">motion</span>, and for good cause shown, <span class="dictionary">issue</span> an <span class="dictionary">order</span> authorizing the disclosure of any <span class="dictionary">additional personal information</span> of a juror to any other person. Such <span class="dictionary">order</span> may be modified and may place restrictions on the use and further dissemination of such disclosed information. <a id="paragraph-1308699" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-263.3/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> In addition to the provisions of this section, the Supreme <span class="dictionary">Court</span> shall prescribe and publish rules that provide for the protection of the name, home address, and <span class="dictionary">additional personal information</span> of a juror in a criminal <span class="dictionary">trial</span>. <a id="paragraph-1308700" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-263.3/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> For purposes of this section, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">additional personal information</span>&#x201D; means any information other than name and home address collected by the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, clerk, or <span class="dictionary">jury</span> commissioner at any time about a person who is selected to sit on a criminal <span class="dictionary">jury</span> and includes, but is not limited to, a juror&#x2019;s age, occupation, business address, telephone numbers, email addresses, and any other identifying information that would assist another in locating or contacting the juror. <a id="paragraph-1308701" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-263.3/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2008, c. 538; 2017, c. 753.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
