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