At the time of assembly for the purpose of juror selection, the identity of each member of the jury venire shall be verified as provided in this section. Prior to being selected from the jury venire, a potential juror shall verify his identity by presenting to the person taking jury attendance any of the following forms of identification: his Commonwealth of Virginia voter registration card; his social security card; his valid Virginia driver's license or any other identification card issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; or any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the juror and issued by an employer of the juror in the ordinary course of the employer's business. If the juror is unable to present one of these forms of identification, he shall sign a statement affirming, under penalty of perjury, that he is the named juror.
2010, c. 765; 2011, c. 470.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
§ 8.01-337. Who liable to serve as jurors
§ 8.01-339. No person eligible for whom request is made
§ 8.01-340. No person to serve who has case at that term
§ 8.01-341. Who are exempt from jury service
§ 8.01-341.1. Exemptions from jury service upon request
§ 8.01-342. Restrictions on amount of jury service permitted
§ 8.01-343. Appointment of jury commissioners
§ 8.01-344. Notification of jury commissioners; their oath
§ 8.01-346. Lists to be delivered to clerk and safely kept by him; addition and removal of names
§ 8.01-347. How names put in jury box
§ 8.01-348. How names of jurors drawn from box
§ 8.01-349. Notations on ballots drawn; return to box; when such ballots may be drawn again
§ 8.01-350.1. Selection of jurors by mechanical or electronic techniques for the term of court
§ 8.01-351. Preparation and disposition of list of jurors drawn
§ 8.01-352. Objections to irregularities in jury lists or for legal disability; effect thereof
§ 8.01-353. Notice to jurors; making copy of jury panel available to counsel; objection to notice
§ 8.01-353.1. Jurors to provide identification
§ 8.01-354. "Writ of venire facias" defined
§ 8.01-356. Failure of juror to appear
§ 8.01-357. Selection of jury panel
§ 8.01-358. Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors
§ 8.01-359. Trial; numbers of jurors in civil cases; how jurors selected from panel
§ 8.01-360. Additional jurors when trial likely to be protracted
§ 8.01-361. New juror may be sworn in place of one disabled; when court may discharge jury