Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB107: An Act to amend and reenact § 8.01-341.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from jury service upon request; certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions.
Status: Chaptered, April 22, 2026
Exemptions from jury service upon request; certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions. Adds as persons who may be exempt from jury service upon request (i) a person with legal custody of and responsible for the care of a child (a) 16 years of age or younger who requires continuous care by him during normal court hours or (b) under 18 years of age who has a serious health condition and (ii) the familial caretaker, defined in the bill, of a person with a serious health condition.
What the bill says
An Act to amend and reenact § 8.01-341.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from jury service upon request; certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions. [S 107] Approved April 22, 2026 1. That § 8.01-341.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 8.01-341.1. Exemptions from jury service upon request. Any of the following persons may serve on juries in civil and criminal cases but shall be exempt from jury service upon his request: 1. through 3. [Repealed.] 4. A mariner actually employed in maritime service; 5. through 7. [Repealed.] 8. A pers.
From the enrolled text, April 22, 2026:
An Act to amend and reenact § 8.01-341.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from jury service upon request; certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions. [S 107] Approved April 22, 2026 1. That § 8.01-341.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 8.01-341.1. Exemptions from jury service upon request. Any of the following persons may serve on juries in civil and criminal cases but shall be exempt from jury service upon his request: 1. through 3. [Repealed.] 4. A mariner actually employed in maritime service; 5. through 7. [Repealed.] 8. A person who has legal custody of and is necessarily and personally responsible for (i) a child [ 9. A person, including a familial caretaker, who is necessarily and personally responsible for a person having a serious health condition, including illness, injury, or physical or mental impairment, or a condition requiring continuous care by him during normal court hours. For the purposes of this subdivision, "familial caretaker" includes a family or household member, as that term is defined in § 16.1-228, close family friend, or other adult with a close personal relationship to a person with a serious health condition who provides full-time care to such person; 10. Any person over 73 years of age; 11. Any person whose spouse is …