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2023 Utah Code
Title 78B - Judicial Code
Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses
Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act
Section 102 - Definitions.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 78B-1-102 (2023)
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Effective 5/9/2017
78B-1-102. Definitions.
As used in this part:
  • (1) "Clerk" or "clerk of the court" means the person so designated by title and includes any deputy clerk.
  • (2) "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.
  • (4) "Master jury list" means the source lists as prescribed by the Judicial Council under Section 78B-1-106.
  • (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.
  • (6) "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.
  • (7) "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.
  • (8) "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.


Amended by Chapter 115, 2017 General Session
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