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Utah Code § 77-17-11

Jury to retire for deliberation -- Oath of officer having custody

Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session

(1) After hearing the court's instructions and arguments of counsel, the jury shall retire for deliberation.

(2) An officer shall:

(a) be sworn to keep the jury together in some private and convenient place;

(b) not permit any person to speak to or communicate with the jury;

(c) not communicate with the jury except:

(i) upon the order of the court; or

(ii) to ask the jury whether the jury has agreed on a verdict; and

(d) return the jury to court when the jury has agreed and the court has so ordered, or when otherwise ordered by the court.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.