Section 76-8-508.5 - Tampering with or retaliating against a juror(1)(a) As used in this section, "juror" means an individual: (i) summoned for jury duty; or(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.(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-8-101, and 76-8-501 apply to this section.(2) An actor commits tampering or retaliating against a juror if the actor: (a) attempts to or actually influences a juror in the discharge of the juror's service by: (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;(ii) offering, conferring, or agreeing to confer any benefit upon the juror; or(iii)(A) communicating to the juror a threat that a reasonable person would believe to be a threat to injure:(I) the juror's person or property; or(II) the person or property of another individual in whose welfare the juror is interested; and(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(b) commits an unlawful act in retaliation for an action taken by the juror in the discharge of the juror's service:(i) to the juror's person or property; or(ii) to the person or property of another individual in whose welfare the juror is interested.(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 General Session ,§ 98, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 179, 2024 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 219, 1992 General Session