West Virginia § 52-1-21 Excuse from employment

West Virginia Statutes

§ 52-1-21 — Excuse from employment

West Virginia § 52-1-21

Ch. 52JURIES

Art. 1PETIT JURIES

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W. Va. Code § 52-1-21 (2026).

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Upon receiving a summons to report for jury duty an employee shall, the next day the employee is engaged in employment, exhibit the summons to the employee's immediate superior and the employee shall thereupon be excused from employment for the day or days required in serving as a juror in any court created by the Constitutions of the United States or of the State of West Virginia or the laws of the United States or the State of West Virginia.

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Upon receiving a summons to report for jury duty an employee shall, the next day the employee is engaged in employment, exhibit the summons to the employee's immediate superior and the employee shall thereupon be excused from employment for the day or days required in serving as a juror in any court created by the Constitutions of the United States or of the State of West Virginia or the laws of the United States or the State of West Virginia.