Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 189 (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Quinn, T.

Final action

House/ filed 3/12/2020

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides that an individual who is 72 years old or older may be excused from jury service; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

JURY DUTY AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Tim Quinn
Senate Sponsor: 
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LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions relating to exemptions from jury service.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides that an individual who is 72 years old or older may be excused from jury
service; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
78B-1-108
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
78B-1-109
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 69
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
78B-1-108
 is amended to read:
78B-1-108.
Qualified prospective jurors not exempt from jury service.
[
No
] 
Except as provided in Subsection 
78B-1-109
(2), no
 qualified prospective juror is
exempt from jury service.
Section 2. Section 
78B-1-109
 is amended to read:
78B-1-109.
Excuse from jury service -- Postponement.
(1) 
(a)
 A court may excuse an individual from jury service:
[
(a)
] 
(i)
 upon a showing:
[
(i)
] 
(A)
 of undue hardship;
[
(ii)
] 
(B)
 of public necessity;
[
(iii)
] 
(C)
 that the individual is a mother who is breastfeeding a child; or
[
(iv)
] 
(D)
 that the individual is incapable of jury service; and
[
(b)
] 
(ii)
 for any period for which the grounds described in Subsection (1)(a) exist.
[
(2)
] 
(b)
 An individual described in Subsection (1)
(a)
 shall make the showing
described in Subsection (1)(a) by affidavit, sworn testimony, or other competent evidence.
[
(3)
] 
(c)
 The court may postpone jury service upon a showing of good cause.
(2) A court shall excuse an individual from jury service if the individual is 72 years old
or older and the individual requests to be excused from service.