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.