H.B. 239

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JURY SERVICE AMENDMENTS
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Craig Hall
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill prohibits an individual from receiving a summons for trial or grand jury
10 service more than once in a two-year time period.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . prohibits an individual from receiving a summons for trial or grand jury service
14 more than once in a two-year time period.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 78B-1-110, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 78B-1-110 is amended to read:
25 78B-1-110. Limitations on jury service.
26 In any two-year period, [a person] an individual may not be [required]:
27 (1) required to serve on more than one grand jury;

28 (2) required to serve as both a grand and trial juror; or
29 (3) [to attend court] summoned more than once for prospective jury service as a trial
30 juror [more than one court day, except if necessary to complete service in a particular case].




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