{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-263.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-263.1","heading":"Contact between judge and juror prohibited","body":"No judge shall communicate in any way with a juror in a criminal proceeding concerning the juror's conduct or any aspect of the case during the course of the trial outside the presence of the parties or their counsel.1985, c. 176.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 15. TRIAL AND ITS INCIDENTS","Article 4. TRIAL BY JURY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-263.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"3078770872a4129f3f86deeef9053753b17ec1f96bc3e9d073a49d8a1d5de3db","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-263","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-263.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}