Utah Courts – Page 7 – Utah Court Rules

Posted: March 6, 2025

Approved Amendments to Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure – Effective May 1, 2025

URAP008. Stay or injunction pending appeal. The amendments to Rule 8 include: 1) removing paragraph (a)(1)(B) as this relief is already covered by paragraph (a)(1)(A); 2) updating the injunction standard to match the standard in Rule 65A of the Rules of Civil Procedure; and 3) cleaning up language and format for clarity and consistency.

URAP010. Procedures for summary disposition or simplified appeal process. The amendment to Rule 10 is to remove paragraph (c) and allow Rule 22 to govern extensions.

Supreme Court Order

Posted: February 26, 2025

Approved Amendments to Utah Code of Judicial Administration – Effective May 1, 2025

CJA 4-202.02. Records classification. (AMEND)
Upon request, the contact and identifying information of a participant in the Safe at Home Program under Utah Code, title 77, chapter 38, part 6, will be classified as “safeguarded”records. All other amendments are non-substantive formatting changes.

CJA04-202.04. Request to access a record associated with a case; request to classify a record associated with a case. (AMEND)
The amendments allow court clerks to waive the “in writing” requirement for requests to access non-public court records, if the requester is authorized to access those records under Rule 4-202.03. All other amendments are non-substantive formatting changes.

Judicial Council Order

Posted: February 6, 2025

Approved Amendments to Utah Rules of Evidence – Effective May 1, 2025

URE0106. Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements. Amend. The amendments track recent changes to Federal Rule of Evidence 106, omitting language indicating that the statements covered by the rule are only those in “writing or recorded,” and adding a sentence affirming, “The adverse party may do so over a hearsay objection.”

URE1102. Reliable Hearsay in Criminal Preliminary Examinations. Amend. The amendment adds a reference to the legislative joint resolution that amended this rule last year.

Supreme Court Order

Posted: January 28, 2025

Approved Amendments to Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure – Effective January 22, 2025

URAP003. Appeal as of right—how taken.
URAP009. Docketing statement.
UR AP010. Procedures for summary disposition or simplified appeal process.
U RAP0 1 1. The record on appeal.
URAP 01 9. Extraordinary relief.
URAP034. Costs.
URAP043. Rule 43. Certification by the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court.
The Committee proposes amending Rule 3 to add that parties may also appeal a final order or judgment from the Business and Chancery Court. The Committee also proposes amending Rules 9, 10, 11, 19, 34, and 43 to: 1) change “district court” to “trial court” to include the Business and Chancery Court; and 2) clean-up language for clarity and consistency.

Supreme Court Order

Posted: January 23, 2025

Approved Amendments to Utah Code of Judicial Administration – Effective May 1, 2025

CJA03-302. Clerk of court (AMEND)
The amendments bring the rule in line with current practice, help court employees understand the Clerk of Court’s role, and update language and other terms for consistency purposes.

CJA03-303. Justice court clerk (AMEND)
The amendments clarify the role of non-court staff in justice court operations and codify the Judicial Council’s decision to restrict access to the courts’ case management system when certification requirements have not been met.

CJA04-401. Proceedings conducted by remote transmission (NEW)
The rule requires remote court proceedings held by video conference to be conducted exclusively via video conferencing platform approved by the Judicial Council. The Council may grant exceptions.

Judicial Council Order

Posted: January 2, 2025

Approved Amendments to Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure – Effective December 18, 2024

The Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on the Rules of Criminal Procedure updated citations to the Utah Code in Rules 6, 7, 7A, and 9. The amendments do not include any substantive changes to the Rules.

URCrP06. Warrant of arrest or summons. Amend.

URCrP07. Initial Proceedings for class A misdemeanors and felonies. Amend.

URCrP7A. Procedures for arraignment on class B or C misdemeanors, or infractions. Amend.

URCrP09. Proceedings for persons arrested without a warrant on suspicion of a crime. Amend.

Posted: December 3, 2024

Approved Amendments to Utah Code of Judicial Administration – Effective May 1, 2025

CJA4-202.02. Records Classification. Amend. The amendments reclassify probation progress/violation reports as protected records, classify “nonpublic restitution records” as sealed records in accordance with Utah Code, and update statutory references.

CJA4-202.03. Records access. Amend. The amendments are non-substantive clerical changes.

CJA6-104. District court water judges. Amend. The amendments clarify that the supervising water judge is responsible for reassigning water cases upon the retirement of a water judge.

Judicial Council Order

Posted: October 31, 2024

Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice – Effective November 1, 2024

The purpose of these new rules is to align the governance structure of the Office of Legal Services Innovation and Legal Services Innovation Committee with the rule-based governance structures the Supreme Court uses to manage the Utah State Bar, Board of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, and the Office of Professional Conduct. These new chapters do not amend or alter any existing practices or authorizations.

LSIR11-701. Purpose. New.

LSIR11-702. Composition. New.

LSIR11-703. Disclosure, Recusal, and Disqualification. New.

LSIR11-704. Office and Committee Powers. New.

LSIR11-705. Entity Data. New.

Supreme Court Order

Posted: October 31, 2024

Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice – Effective November 1, 2024

UCJA11-503. Oversight Committee for the Office of Professional Conduct. AMEND. The proposed amendments to this rule increase the number of committee members, expand the responsibilities of the committee, and increase the frequency of the committee’s meetings.

UCJA11-510. Ethics and Discipline Committee composition. AMEND. The proposed amendments to this rule prohibit the chair of the Ethics and Discipline Committee from engaging in the private practice of law for payment. The proposed amendments also make stylistic changes.

UCJA11-520. Chief Disciplinary Counsel and OPC counsel. AMEND. The proposed amendments to this rule clarify the employment structure and responsibilities of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the Office of Professional Conduct.

UCJA11-521. OPC prosecutorial powers and duties. AMEND. The proposed amendments to this rule clarify the authority of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the Office of Professional Conduct.

Supreme Court Order

Posted: October 30, 2024

Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Effective November 1, 2024

URJP014. Reception of referral; preliminary determination. Amend. The approved revision to paragraph (a) clarifies when a probation officer must send a delinquency referral to a prosecutor. This change conforms with Utah Code sections 80-6-303.5 and 80-6-304.5. The changes also include several stylistic changes and a restructuring of paragraphs (a) and (c).

Supreme Court Order