Utah Code
Utah Code § 76-8-508.5 (2026)
Tampering with or retaliating against a juror
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As used in this section, "juror" means an individual:
summoned for jury duty; or
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.
An actor commits tampering or retaliating against a juror if the actor:
attempts to or actually influences a juror in the discharge of the juror's service by:
communicating with the juror by any means, directly or indirectly, except for an attorney in the lawful discharge of the attorney's duties in open court;
offering, conferring, or agreeing to confer any benefit upon the juror; or
communicating to the juror a threat that a reasonable person would believe to be a threat to injure:
the juror's person or property; or
the person or property of another individual in whose welfare the juror is interested; and
the actor is reckless as to whether the actor's threat would be considered to be threatening by a reasonable person who received the threat; or
commits an unlawful act in retaliation for an action taken by the juror in the discharge of the juror's service:
to the juror's person or property; or
to the person or property of another individual in whose welfare the juror is interested.
A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.
Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 General Session
Amended by Chapter 179, 2024 General Session
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2018–2018 · leading case: State v. York, 2018 UT App 90, 427 P.3d 371.
State v. York, 2018 UT App 90, 427 P.3d 371. “§ 76-8-508.5; falsifying or altering a government record, id.”
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