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UT Code § 78A-12-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 12 - Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Act|Part 2 - Judicial Performance Evaluation|Section 201 - Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission -- Creation -- Membership.

 Effective 5/9/2017  78A-12-201. Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission -- Creation -- Membership.    (1) There is created an independent commission called the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission consisting of 13 members, as follows:   (a) two members appointed by the president of the Senate, only one of whom may be a member of the Utah State Bar;     (b) two members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, only one of whom may be a member of the Utah State Bar;     (c) four members appointed by the members of the Supreme Court, at least one of whom, but not more than two of whom, may be a member of the Utah State Bar;     (d) four members appointed by the governor, at least one of whom, but not more than two of whom, may be a member of the Utah State Bar; and     (e) the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.       (2)   (a) The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall confer when appointing members under Subsections (1)(a) and (b) to ensure that there is at least one member from among their four appointees who is a member of the Utah State Bar.     (b) Each of the appointing authorities may appoint no more than half of the appointing authority's members from the same political party.     (c) A sitting legislator or a sitting judge may not serve as a commission member.       (3)   (a) A member appointed under Subsection (1) shall be appointed for a four-year term.     (b) A member may serve no more than three consecutive terms.       (4) At the time of appointment, the terms of commission members shall be staggered so that approximately half of commission members' terms expire every two years.     (5) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term by the same appointing authority that appointed the member creating the vacancy.     (6)   (a) Eight members of the commission constitute a quorum.     (b) The action of a majority of the quorum constitutes the action of the commission, except that a decision of the commission to recommend that a judge be retained or not be retained may not be made except by a vote of at least six members. If because of absences the commission is unable to have at least six votes recommending that a judge be retained or not retained, the commission may meet a second time to consider whether to recommend that the judge be retained or not retained.     (c) If a vote on the question of whether to recommend a judge be retained or not be retained ends in a tie or if a decision does not have six votes required by Subsection (6)(b), the commission may make no recommendation concerning the judge's retention.      Amended by Chapter 374, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 78A-12-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 12 - Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Act|Part 2 - Judicial Performance Evaluation|Section 202 - Salary and expenses -- Staff.

78A-12-202. Salary and expenses -- Staff.    (1) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:   (a) Section 63A-3-106;     (b) Section 63A-3-107; and     (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.       (2) The commission shall elect a chair from among its members.     (3) The commission shall employ an executive director and may employ additional staff as necessary within budgetary constraints.     (4) The commission shall be located in the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.    Amended by Chapter 286, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 78A-12-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 12 - Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Act|Part 2 - Judicial Performance Evaluation|Section 205 - Minimum performance standards.

 Effective 5/9/2017  78A-12-205. Minimum performance standards.    (1) The commission shall establish minimum performance standards requiring that:   (a) the judge have no more than one public sanction issued by the Utah Supreme Court during the judge's current term; and     (b) the judge receive a minimum score on the judicial performance survey as follows:   (i) an average score of no less than 65% on each survey category as provided in Subsection 78A-12-204(7); and     (ii) if the commission includes a question on the survey that does not use the numerical scale, the commission shall establish the minimum performance standard for all questions that do not use the numerical scale to be substantially equivalent to the standard required under Subsection (1)(b)(i).         (2) The commission may establish an additional minimum performance standard if the commission by at least two-thirds vote:   (a) determines that satisfaction of the standard is necessary to the satisfactory performance of the judge; and     (b) adopts the standard.       (3) The commission may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish a minimum performance standard.    Amended by Chapter 81, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 78A-12-207 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 12 - Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Act|Part 2 - Judicial Performance Evaluation|Section 207 - Evaluation of justice court judges.

 Effective 5/9/2017  78A-12-207. Evaluation of justice court judges.    (1) The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission shall:   (a) conduct a performance evaluation for each justice court judge in the third and fifth year of the justice court judge's term;     (b) classify each justice court judge into one of the following three categories:   (i) full evaluation;     (ii) midlevel evaluation; or     (iii) basic evaluation; and       (c) establish evaluation criteria for each of the three categories.       (2) A full evaluation justice court judge shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter.     (3) A midlevel evaluation justice court judge shall be governed by this chapter, except as provided below:   (a) the commission shall administer an intercept survey periodically outside the courtroom of the evaluated justice court judge in lieu of the survey specified in Section 78A-12-204; and     (b) courtroom observation may not be conducted for midlevel evaluation justice court judges.       (4) A basic evaluation justice court judge shall be governed by this chapter, except as provided below:   (a) basic evaluation justice court judges shall comply with minimum performance standards for judicial education, judicial conduct, cases under advisement, and any other standards the commission may promulgate by administrative rule; and     (b) courtroom observation and surveys may not be conducted for basic evaluation justice court judges.      Amended by Chapter 81, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 101 - Title.

78B-1-101. Title.  This part is known as the "Jury and Witness Act."  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 102 - Definitions.

 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
UT Code § 78B-1-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 103 - Jurors selected from random cross section -- Opportunity and obligation to serve.

78B-1-103. Jurors selected from random cross section -- Opportunity and obligation to serve.    (1) It is the policy of this state that:   (a) persons selected for jury service be selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of the county:     (b) all qualified citizens have the opportunity in accordance with this chapter to be considered for service; and     (c) all qualified citizens are obligated to serve when summoned, unless excused.       (2) A qualified citizen may not be excluded from jury service on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, occupation, disability, or economic status.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 104 - Jury composition.

78B-1-104. Jury composition.    (1) A trial jury consists of:   (a) 12 persons in a capital case;     (b) eight persons in a noncapital first degree felony aggravated murder or other criminal case which carries a term of incarceration of more than one year as a possible sentence for the most serious offense charged;     (c) six persons in a criminal case which carries a term of incarceration of more than six months but not more than one year as a possible sentence for the most serious offense charged;     (d) four persons in a criminal case which carries a term of incarceration of six months or less as a possible sentence for the most serious offense charged; and     (e) eight persons in a civil case at law except that the jury shall be four persons in a civil case for damages of less than $20,000, exclusive of costs, interest, and attorney fees.       (2) Except in the trial of a capital felony, the parties may stipulate upon the record to a jury of a lesser number than established by this section.     (3)   (a) The verdict in a criminal case shall be unanimous.     (b) The verdict in a civil case shall be by not less than three-fourths of the jurors.       (4) There is no jury in the trial of small claims cases.     (5) There is no jury in the adjudication of a minor charged with what would constitute a crime if committed by an adult.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 105 - Jurors -- Competency to serve -- Persons not competent to serve as jurors -- Court to determine disqualification.

78B-1-105. Jurors -- Competency to serve -- Persons not competent to serve as jurors -- Court to determine disqualification.    (1) A person is competent to serve as a juror if the person is:   (a) a citizen of the United States;     (b) 18 years of age or older;     (c) a resident of the county; and     (d) able to read, speak, and understand the English language.       (2) A person who has been convicted of a felony which has not been expunged is not competent to serve as a juror.     (3) The court, on its own initiative or when requested by a prospective juror, shall determine whether the prospective juror is disqualified from jury service. The court shall base its decision on:   (a) information provided on the juror qualification form;     (b) an interview with the prospective juror; or     (c) other competent evidence.       (4) The clerk shall enter the court's determination in the records of the court.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 106 - Master jury list -- Inclusive -- Review -- Renewal -- Public examination.

 Effective 5/9/2017  78B-1-106. Master jury list -- Inclusive -- Review -- Renewal -- Public examination.    (1) The Judicial Council shall designate one or more regularly maintained lists of persons residing in each county as the source lists for the master jury list. The master jury list shall be as inclusive of the adult population as is reasonably practicable.     (2) The Judicial Council shall by rule provide for the biannual review of the master jury list to evaluate the master jury list's inclusiveness of the adult population.     (3) Not less than once every six months the Administrative Office of the Courts shall renew the master jury list by incorporating any additions, deletions, or amendments to the source lists. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall include any additional source lists designated by the Judicial Council upon the next renewal of the master jury list.     (4) The person having custody, possession, or control of any list used in compiling the master jury list shall make the list available to the Administrative Office of the Courts at all reasonable times without charge.    Amended by Chapter 115, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 107 - Master prospective jury list -- Juror qualification form -- Content.

 Effective 5/9/2017  78B-1-107. Master prospective jury list -- Juror qualification form -- Content.    (1) When a jury trial is anticipated, the jury clerk shall obtain from the master jury list the number of prospective jurors necessary to qualify jurors to empanel a jury in that case.     (2) Prospective jurors shall be randomly selected from the county in which the trial will be held. A prospective juror shall remain on the prospective jury list until there is no longer a need to empanel a jury in that case.     (3) The Judicial Council shall by rule govern the process for the qualification of jurors and the selection of qualified jurors for voir dire.     (4) The process shall gather the following from a prospective juror:   (a) confirmation of the prospective juror's name, address, email address, and daytime telephone number;     (b) information on whether the prospective juror is competent under statute to serve as a juror; and     (c) the prospective juror's declaration that the responses to the requests for information are true to the best of the person's knowledge.      Amended by Chapter 115, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 108 - Qualified prospective jurors not exempt from jury service.

78B-1-108. Qualified prospective jurors not exempt from jury service.  No qualified prospective juror is exempt from jury service.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 109 - Excuse from jury service -- Postponement.

 Effective 5/12/2015  78B-1-109. Excuse from jury service -- Postponement.    (1) A court may excuse an individual from jury service:   (a) upon a showing:   (i) of undue hardship;     (ii) of public necessity;     (iii) that the individual is a mother who is breastfeeding a child; or     (iv) that the individual is incapable of jury service; and       (b) for any period for which the grounds described in Subsection (1)(a) exist.       (2) An individual described in Subsection (1) shall make the showing described in Subsection (1)(a) by affidavit, sworn testimony, or other competent evidence.     (3) The court may postpone jury service upon a showing of good cause.    Amended by Chapter 69, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-110 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 110 - Limitations on jury service.

 Effective 5/8/2018  78B-1-110. Limitations on jury service.    (1) In any two-year period, a person may not:   (a) be required to serve on more than one grand jury;     (b) be required to serve as both a grand and trial juror;     (c) be required to attend court as a trial juror more than one court day, except if necessary to complete service in a particular case; or     (d) if summoned for jury service and the summons is complied with as directed, be selected for the prospective jury list more than once.       (2)   (a) Subsection (1)(d) does not apply to counties of the fourth, fifth, and sixth class and counties of the third class with populations up to 75,000.     (b)   (i) All population figures used for this section shall be derived from the most recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census.     (ii) If population estimates are not available from the United States Bureau of the Census, population figures shall be derived from the estimate of the Utah Population Committee.        Amended by Chapter 330, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-111 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 111 - Food allowance for jurors -- Sequestration costs.

78B-1-111. Food allowance for jurors -- Sequestration costs.    (1) Jurors may be provided with a reasonable food allowance under the rules of the Judicial Council.     (2) When a jury has been placed in sequestration by order of the court, the necessary expenses for food and lodging shall be provided in accordance with the rules of the Judicial Council.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 112 - Jurors -- Preservation of records.

78B-1-112. Jurors -- Preservation of records.  All records and papers compiled in connection with the selection and service of jurors shall be preserved by the clerk for four years, or for any longer period ordered by the court.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-113 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 113 - Jury not selected in conformity with chapter -- Procedure to challenge -- Relief available -- Exclusive remedy.

78B-1-113. Jury not selected in conformity with chapter -- Procedure to challenge -- Relief available -- Exclusive remedy.    (1) Within seven days after the moving party discovered, or by the exercise of diligence could have discovered the grounds therefore, and in any event before the trial jury is sworn to try the case, a party may move to stay the proceedings or to quash an indictment, or for other appropriate relief, on the ground of substantial failure to comply with this act in selecting a grand or trial jury.     (2) Upon motion filed under this section containing a sworn statement of acts which if true would constitute a substantial failure to comply with this act, the moving party may present testimony of the county clerk, the clerk of the court, any relevant records and papers not public or otherwise available used by the jury commission or the clerk, and any other relevant evidence. If the court determines that in selecting either a grand or a trial jury there has been a substantial failure to comply with this act and it appears that actual and substantial injustice and prejudice has resulted or will result to a party in consequence of the failure, the court shall stay the proceedings pending the selection of the jury in conformity with this act, quash an indictment, or grant other appropriate relief.     (3) The procedures prescribed by this section are the exclusive means by which a person accused of a crime, the state, or a party in a civil case may challenge a jury on the ground that the jury was not selected in conformity with this act.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-114 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 114 - Jury fee assessments -- Payment.

78B-1-114. Jury fee assessments -- Payment.    (1) The court has discretionary authority in any civil or criminal action or proceeding triable by jury to assess the entire cost of one day's juror fees against either the plaintiff or defendant or their counsel, or to divide the cost and assess them against both plaintiff and defendant or their counsel, or additional parties plaintiff or defendant, if:   (a) a jury demand has been made and is later withdrawn within the 48 hours preceding the commencement of the trial; or     (b) the case is settled or continued within 48 hours of trial without just cause for not having settled or continued the case prior to the 48-hour period.       (2) The party assessed shall make payment to the clerk of the court within a prescribed period. Payment shall be enforced by contempt proceedings.     (3) The court clerk shall transfer the assessment to the state treasury, or the auditor of the city or county incurring the juror expenses.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-1-115 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 1 - Juries and Witnesses|Part 1 - Jury and Witness Act|Section 115 - Jurors -- Penalties.

 Effective 5/10/2016  78B-1-115. Jurors -- Penalties.    (1) A person who fails to respond timely to questions regarding qualification for jury service shall be in contempt of court and subject to penalties under Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 3, Contempt.     (2) A person summoned for jury service who fails to appear or to complete jury service as directed shall be in contempt of court and subject to penalties under Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 3, Contempt.     (3) Any person who willfully misrepresents a material fact regarding qualification for, excuse from, or postponement of jury service is guilty of an infraction.    Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session