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FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) -- A bill sought by court administrators would make it easier for them to put a jury summons in your hands.
The bill would allow the courts to compare their master jury list with addresses, names and Social Security numbers compiled by the state Tax Commission, said Tim Shea, senior staff attorney with the Administrative Office of the Courts.
The bill does not yet have a sponsor, but Shea expects some legislator will volunteer soon.
The master jury source list would still be compiled from voter registration and driver license lists. The tax records would aid in verifying and correcting information, especially addresses, Shea said.
State officials are looking for ways to delete felons, people who have moved out of state and the deceased from the master jury list.
They also are considering adding to the master list people who are listed with the Department of Workforce Services.
"They should not be excluded just because they choose not to vote or drive," Shea said.
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