Va. Sup. Ct. R. 3A:14.1

(a) Motion for Order Regulating Disclosure of Jurors' Personal Information. —

As provided in Code § 19.2-263.3, on motion of any party or its own motion, and only

upon a finding of good cause sufficient to warrant departure from the norm of open

proceedings, the court may issue an order which may include provisions:

(1) regulating the disclosure of the names and home addresses of jurors or

prospective jurors in a criminal trial. The court may limit or preclude dissemination of

such information to particular persons, but in no event may such information be denied to

counsel for either party or a pro se defendant; and/or

(2) requiring that during the course of the trial, counsel for the parties, and the jurors

themselves, must refer to jurors by number and not by name.

Under this Rule, a finding of "good cause" includes, but is not limited to, a

determination by the court in a particular case that if personal information of jurors or

prospective jurors is disclosed there is a reasonable possibility of bribery, tampering,

physical injury, harassment, intimidation of a juror, or any other material interference

with the proper discharge of the jury's functions, such as a reasonably perceived threat to

the jury's safety, well-being, or capacity to properly focus upon and perform its trial and

deliberative duties.

(b) Additional Personal Information. — Additional personal information of a juror

who has been impaneled in a criminal case may be released only to the counsel for the

defendant, a pro se defendant, and the attorney for the Commonwealth.

(c) Modification of Order. — (1) An order under this Rule regulating the disclosure of

the names and home addresses of the jurors in a criminal case may be modified by the

court in the exercise of its discretion and for good cause shown, and such information

may be disseminated to a person having a legitimate interest or need for the information,

with such restrictions upon its use and further dissemination as may be deemed

appropriate by the court.

(2) The court may, upon motion of either party or its own motion, and for good

cause shown, issue an order authorizing the disclosure of any additional personal

information of a juror to any other person. Such order may be modified and may place

restrictions on the use and further dissemination of such disclosed information.

(d) Additional Personal Information. — For purposes of this Rule, "additional

personal information" means any information other than name and home address

collected by the court, clerk, or jury commissioner at any time, including but not limited

to, a juror's age, occupation, business addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and

any other identifying information that would assist another in locating or contacting the

juror.