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W. Va. Code § 52-1-1

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West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 52 — Juries · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 52-1-1, Declaration of policy, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2390568
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It is the policy of this state that all persons selected for jury service be selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of the county served by the court, and that all citizens have the opportunity in accordance with this article to be considered for jury service and an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose.