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Residents of small counties soon could be called more often to serve on juries.
The Senate gave final passage to a bill Thursday to allow residents in counties with populations less than 75,000 to be called more than once every two years to a jury.
HB20 passed on a 28-0 vote, and was sent to Gov. Gary Herbert for his signature.
Sen. Aaron Osmond, R-South Jordan, Senate sponsor of the bill, said several small and rural counties have complained that current law, which limits service to once every two years, has made it tough to fill juries.
He said 85 percent of the state's population lives in larger counties, and will not be affected by the change.
— Lee Davidson