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As used in this section “juror” means a person:
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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-8-508.5- Act: means a voluntary bodily movement and includes speech. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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summoned for jury duty; or |
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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. |
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A person is guilty of tampering with a juror if he attempts to or actually influences a juror in the discharge of the juror’s service by:
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communicating with the juror by any means, directly or indirectly, except for attorneys in lawful discharge of their duties in open court; |
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offering, conferring, or agreeing to confer any benefit upon the juror; or |
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communicating to the juror a threat that a reasonable person would believe to be a threat to injure:
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the juror’s person or property; or |
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the person or property of any other person in whose welfare the juror is interested. |
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A person is guilty of tampering with a juror if he commits any unlawful act in retaliation for anything done by the juror in the discharge of the juror’s service:
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to the juror’s person or property; or |
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to the person or property of any other person in whose welfare the juror is interested. |
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Tampering with a juror is a third degree felony. |
Amended by Chapter 219, 1992 General Session
