Upon receiving a summons to report for jury duty an employee shall, the next day the employee is engaged in employment, exhibit the summons to the employee's immediate superior and the employee shall thereupon be excused from employment for the day or days required in serving as a juror in any court created by the Constitutions of the United States or of the State of West Virginia or the laws of the United States or the State of West Virginia.
Structure West Virginia Code
§52-1-1. Declaration of Policy
§52-1-2. Prohibition of Discrimination
§52-1-5a. Jury Qualification Form; Contents; Procedure for Use; Penalties
§52-1-7. Drawings From the Jury Wheel or Jury Box; Notice of Jury Duty; Penalties
§52-1-7a. Alternate Procedure for Selection of Jury by Electronic Data Processing Methods
§52-1-8. Disqualification From Jury Service
§52-1-11. Excuses From Jury Service
§52-1-12. Discharge of Excess Jurors
§52-1-13. Competency of Jurors When Municipality, County or District Is a Party
§52-1-14. When and How Jurors Are to Be Summoned From a County to Serve in Another County
§52-1-15. Challenging Compliance With Selection Procedures
§52-1-16. Preservation of Records
§52-1-17. Reimbursement of Jurors
§52-1-18. When Juror Not Entitled to Reimbursement
§52-1-19. Record of Allowance to Jurors
§52-1-20. Payment of Reimbursement
§52-1-21. Excuse From Employment
§52-1-22. Fraud in Selection of Jurors; Penalties
§52-1-23. Length of Service by Jurors
§52-1-24. Penalties for Failure to Perform Jury Service
§52-1-25. Present Methods of Jury Selection to Remain in Effect Until Preparation of Master List
§52-1-26. Provisions Apply to Selection Jurors for Magistrate Juries