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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 759 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1505773,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377585,"identifier":"8.01-576.3","token":"8.01\/20.1\/8.01-576.3","url":"\/8.01-576.3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-576.3\/","token":"8.01\/20.1\/8.01-576.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedures; verdict not binding unless otherwise agreed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-576.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A judge<\/span> of the court<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> over the case shall preside over a summary jury trial<\/span>. Counsel<\/span> for the parties or, if a party<\/span> is not represented by counsel<\/span>, a party<\/span> shall verbally present a summary of the issues<\/span> in the case and the evidence<\/span> on behalf of each party<\/span>. Evidence<\/span> for the plaintiff<\/span> shall be presented first. Each party<\/span> shall be given the opportunity to rebut the evidence<\/span> of another party<\/span> upon request. The testimony<\/span> of witnesses and the submission of documentary evidence<\/span> shall not be allowed except as stipulated or agreed to by the parties.<\/p>

Upon conclusion of the presentations of the summary evidence<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall instruct the jury on the law<\/span> applicable to the cause. The jury shall advise the court<\/span> of its verdict<\/span> upon conclusion of the deliberations<\/span>.<\/p>

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing submitted to the court<\/span> prior to a jury being impanelled pursuant to this chapter, the verdict<\/span> of a summary jury shall not be binding on either party<\/span> and shall not be admissible<\/span> on any subsequent trial of the case. If the parties have agreed to be bound by the verdict<\/span>, judgment<\/span> shall be entered by the court<\/span> in accordance with the verdict<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURES; VERDICT NOT BINDING UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED (\u00a7 8.01-576.3)\n\nA judge of the court having jurisdiction over the case shall preside over a\nsummary jury trial. Counsel for the parties or, if a party is not represented by\ncounsel, a party shall verbally present a summary of the issues in the case and\nthe evidence on behalf of each party. Evidence for the plaintiff shall be\npresented first. Each party shall be given the opportunity to rebut the evidence\nof another party upon request. The testimony of witnesses and the submission of\ndocumentary evidence shall not be allowed except as stipulated or agreed to by\nthe parties.\n\nUpon conclusion of the presentations of the summary evidence, the court shall\ninstruct the jury on the law applicable to the cause. The jury shall advise the\ncourt of its verdict upon conclusion of the deliberations.\n\nUnless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing submitted to the court prior\nto a jury being impanelled pursuant to this chapter, the verdict of a summary\njury shall not be binding on either party and shall not be admissible on any\nsubsequent trial of the case. If the parties have agreed to be bound by the\nverdict, judgment shall be entered by the court in accordance with the verdict.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 759.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}