1. (1)

   1. (a) As used in this section, "juror" means an individual:

      1. (i) summoned for jury duty; or
      2. (ii) 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.
   2. (b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-8-101, and 76-8-501 apply to this section.

2. (2) An actor commits tampering or retaliating against a juror if the actor:

   1. (a) attempts to or actually influences a juror in the discharge of the juror's service by:

      1. (i) 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;
      2. (ii) offering, conferring, or agreeing to confer any benefit upon the juror; or

      3. (iii)

         1. (A) communicating to the juror a threat that a reasonable person would believe to be a threat to injure:

            1. (I) the juror's person or property; or
            2. (II) the person or property of another individual in whose welfare the juror is interested; and
         2. (B) 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

   2. (b) commits an unlawful act in retaliation for an action taken by the juror in the discharge of the juror's service:

      1. (i) to the juror's person or property; or
      2. (ii) to the person or property of another individual in whose welfare the juror is interested.
3. (3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.

Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 General Session