Virginia Code 8.01-298: How summons for witness or juror served.
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In addition to the manner of service on natural persons prescribed in § 8.01-296, a summons for a witness or for a juror may be served:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 8.01-298
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- person: includes an individual, his executor, administrator, or other personal representative, or a corporation, partnership, association or any other legal or commercial entity, whether or not a citizen or domiciliary of the Commonwealth and whether or not organized under the laws of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 8.01-285
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
1. At his or her usual place of business or employment during business hours, by delivering a copy thereof and giving information of its purport to the person found there in charge of such business or place of employment; or
2. In the case of a juror, by mailing a summons to the person being served, at least seven days prior to the day he is summoned to appear.
Code 1950, § 8-58; 1954, c. 366; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c. 617; 1979, c. 444.