Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 1 > Part 1 – Jury and Witness Act


§ 78B-1-101	Title
§ 78B-1-102	Definitions
§ 78B-1-103	Jurors selected from random cross section — Opportunity and obligation to serve
§ 78B-1-104	Jury composition
§ 78B-1-105	Jurors — Competency to serve — Persons not competent to serve as jurors — Court to determine disqualification
§ 78B-1-106	Master jury list — Inclusive — Review — Renewal — Public examination
§ 78B-1-107	Master prospective jury list — Juror qualification form — Content
§ 78B-1-108	Qualified prospective jurors not exempt from jury service
§ 78B-1-109	Excuse from jury service — Postponement
§ 78B-1-110	Limitations on jury service
§ 78B-1-111	Food allowance for jurors — Sequestration costs
§ 78B-1-112	Jurors — Preservation of records
§ 78B-1-113	Jury not selected in conformity with chapter — Procedure to challenge — Relief available — Exclusive remedy
§ 78B-1-114	Jury fee assessments — Payment
§ 78B-1-115	Jurors — Penalties
§ 78B-1-116	Jurors — Employer not to discharge or threaten employee for jury service — Criminal penalty — Civil action by employee
§ 78B-1-117	Jurors and witnesses — State payment for jurors and subpoenaed persons — Appropriations and costs — Expenses in justice court
§ 78B-1-118	Jurors and witnesses — Judicial Council rules governing fee payment
§ 78B-1-119	Jurors and witnesses — Fees and mileage
§ 78B-1-120	Jurors and witnesses — Fees in criminal cases — Daily report of attendance
§ 78B-1-121	Jurors and witnesses — Statement of service — Certificate
§ 78B-1-122	Jurors and witnesses — Justice court judge — Certificate of attendance — Records and reporting
§ 78B-1-123	Jurors and witnesses — Limit of time for presentation of certificate
§ 78B-1-124	Jurors and witnesses — Statement of certificates — Contents — Payment by state
§ 78B-1-125	Jurors and witnesses — Certifying excessive fees a felony
§ 78B-1-126	Jurors and witnesses — Purchase of certificate forbidden — Penalty
§ 78B-1-127	Witnesses — Competency
§ 78B-1-128	Who may be witnesses — Jury to judge credibility
§ 78B-1-129	Witnesses — Subpoena defined
§ 78B-1-130	Witnesses — Duty when served with subpoena
§ 78B-1-131	Witnesses — Liability to forfeiture and damages
§ 78B-1-132	Employer not to discharge or threaten employee for responding to subpoena — Criminal penalty — Civil action by employee
§ 78B-1-132 v2	Employer not to discharge or threaten employee for responding to subpoena — Criminal penalty — Civil action by employee
§ 78B-1-133	Witnesses — Judge or juror may be witness — Procedure
§ 78B-1-134	Witnesses — Duty to answer questions — Privilege
§ 78B-1-135	Witnesses — Proceedings in aid of or supplemental to attachment, garnishment, or execution
§ 78B-1-136	Witnesses — Rights
§ 78B-1-137	Witnesses — Privileged communications
§ 78B-1-138	Witnesses — Exempt from arrest in civil action
§ 78B-1-139	Witnesses — Unlawful arrest — Void — Damages recoverable
§ 78B-1-140	Liability of officer making arrest
§ 78B-1-141	Witnesses — Discharge when unlawfully arrested
§ 78B-1-142	Witnesses — Oaths — Who may administer
§ 78B-1-143	Witnesses — Form of oath
§ 78B-1-144	Witnesses — Affirmation or declaration instead of oath allowed
§ 78B-1-145	Witnesses — Variance in form of swearing to suit beliefs
§ 78B-1-146	Witnesses — Interpreters — Subpoena — Contempt — Costs
§ 78B-1-147	Witnesses — Fees in civil cases — How paid — Taxed as costs
§ 78B-1-148	Witnesses — Only one fee per day allowed
§ 78B-1-149	Witnesses — Officials subpoenaed not entitled to fee or per diem — Exception
§ 78B-1-150	Witnesses — When criminal defense witness may be called at expense of state
§ 78B-1-151	Witnesses — Expenses for expert witnesses
§ 78B-1-152	Witnesses — Prohibition of expert witness contingent fees in civil actions

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 1 > Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act

Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
clerk of the court: means the person so designated by title and includes any deputy clerk. See Utah Code 78B-1-102
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Court: means trial court. See Utah Code 78B-1-102
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Guardian: includes a person who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
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
Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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. See Utah Code 78B-1-102
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. See Utah Code 78B-1-102
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
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
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Supplemental appropriation: Budget authority provided in an appropriations act in addition to regular or continuing appropriations already provided. Supplemental appropriations generally are made to cover emergencies, such as disaster relief, or other needs deemed too urgent to be postponed until the enactment of next year's regular appropriations act.
Swear: includes "affirm. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See 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.
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. See Utah Code 78B-1-102
Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.

Undue hardship: means circumstances in which the prospective juror would:

(a)	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;

(b)	suffer extreme physical hardship due to an illness, injury, or disability; or

(c)

incur substantial costs or lost opportunities due to missing an event that was scheduled prior to the initial notice of potential jury service. See Utah Code 78B-1-102

United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.

Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.

Voir dire: The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court. "Voir dire" is a phrase meaning "to speak the truth."

Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5