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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-465.1 — Penalizing employee for court appearance or service on jury panel

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 6: Interference with Administration of Justice, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-465.1

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-465.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Any person who is summoned to serve on jury duty or any person, except a defendant in a criminal case, who is summoned or subpoenaed to appear in any court of law or equity when a case is to be heard or who, having appeared, is required in writing by the court to appear at any future hearing, shall neither be discharged from employment, nor have any adverse personnel action taken against him, nor shall he be required to use sick leave or vacation time, as a result of his absence from employment due to such jury duty or court appearance, upon giving reasonable notice to his employer of such court appearance or summons. No person who is summoned and appears for jury duty for four or more hours, including travel time, in one day shall be required to start any work shift that begins on or after 5:00 p.m. on the day of his appearance for jury duty or begins before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day of his appearance for jury duty. Any employer violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

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Is penalizing employee for court appearance or service on jury panel a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Penalizing employee for court appearance or service on jury panel is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-465.1.

Which Virginia statute covers penalizing employee for court appearance or service on jury panel?

Penalizing employee for court appearance or service on jury panel is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-465.1 (Penalizing employee for court appearance or service on jury panel).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.