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Utah Code Title 76. Utah Criminal Code § 76-8-508.5. Tampering with or retaliating against a juror

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) As used in this section, “juror” means an individual:

(i) summoned for jury duty; or

(ii) serving as or having served as a juror or alternate juror in any court or as a juror on any grand jury of the state.

(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-8-101, and 76-8-501 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits tampering or retaliating against a juror if the actor:

(a) attempts to or actually influences a juror in the discharge of the juror's service by:

(i) communicating with the juror by any means, directly or indirectly, except for an attorney in the lawful discharge of the attorney's duties in open court;

(ii) offering, conferring, or agreeing to confer any benefit upon the juror; or

(iii)(A) communicating to the juror a threat that a reasonable person would believe to be a threat to injure:

(I) the juror's person or property; or

(II) the person or property of another individual in whose welfare the juror is interested; and

(B) the actor is reckless as to whether the actor's threat would be considered to be threatening by a reasonable person who received the threat; or

(b) commits an unlawful act in retaliation for an action taken by the juror in the discharge of the juror's service:

(i) to the juror's person or property; or

(ii) to the person or property of another individual in whose welfare the juror is interested.

(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.

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