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2025 Utah Code
Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 17 - The Trial
Section 9 - Separation or sequestration of jurors -- Oath of officer having custody.
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UT Code § 77-17-9 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
77-17-9. Separation or sequestration of jurors -- Oath of officer having custody.
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
77-17-9. Separation or sequestration of jurors -- Oath of officer having custody.
- (1)The court, at any time before the submission of the case to the jury, may permit the jury to separate or order that it be sequestered in charge of a proper officer.
- (2)If the jury is sequestered, the officer:
- (a) shall be sworn to keep the jurors together until the next meeting of the court, to prevent any person from speaking or communicating with them;
- (b)may not communicate with the jurors on any subject connected with the trial; and
- (c) shall return the jury to the court pursuant to its order.
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
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