78B-1-102. Definitions. As used in this part:
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“Clerk” or “clerk of the court” means the person so designated by title and includes any deputy clerk. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-1-102
- Court: means trial court. See Utah Code 78B-1-102
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- Jury: means a body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular county invested with the power to present and indict a person for a public offense or to try a question of fact. See Utah Code 78B-1-102
- Master jury list: means the source lists as prescribed by the Judicial Council under Section 78B-1-106. See Utah Code 78B-1-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
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“Court” means trial court. |
(3) |
“Jury” means a body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular county invested with the power to present and indict a person for a public offense or to try a question of fact. |
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“Master jury list” means the source lists as prescribed by the Judicial Council under Section 78B-1-106. |
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” Prospective jury list” means the list of prospective jurors whose names are drawn at random from the master jury list and are determined to be qualified to serve as jurors. |
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“Public necessity” means circumstances in which services performed by the prospective juror to members of the public in either a public or a private capacity cannot adequately be performed by others. |
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“Trial jury” means a body of persons selected from the citizens of a particular county before a court or officer of competent jurisdiction and sworn to try and determine by verdict a question of fact. |
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“Undue hardship” means circumstances in which the prospective juror would:
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be required to abandon a person under his or her personal care or incur the cost of substitute care which is unreasonable under the circumstances; |
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suffer extreme physical hardship due to an illness, injury, or disability; or |
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incur substantial costs or lost opportunities due to missing an event that was scheduled prior to the initial notice of potential jury service. |
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Amended by Chapter 115, 2017 General Session