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Utah Code § 78B-1-103

Jurors selected from random cross section -- Opportunity and obligation to serve

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Mulder v. State (2016)

Most recently applied in Mulder v. State (October 2016)

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

(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.

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