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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351011</law_id><section_number>18.2-465.2</section_number><catch_line>Contact with jurors after trial prohibited; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="10" identifier="10">Crimes Against the Administration of Justice</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="6" identifier="6">Interference With Administration of Justice</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> shall knowingly and intentionally contact, with the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to harass, intimidate, or threaten, a juror regarding such juror&#x2019;s service as a juror after a <span class="dictionary">jury trial</span>. A violation of this section is a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>2024, c. 561.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
