Utah Courts – Page 5 – Utah Court Rules

Posted: October 28, 2014

Code of Judicial Administration

CJA 04-0405. Juror and witness fees and expenses. Amend. Makes an attorney issuing the subpoena responsible for reimbursing a civil witness for necessary and reasonable parking expenses as required by statute.
CJA 04-0510.03. Qualification of ADR providers. Amend. Corrects an incorrect reference to another rule.
CJA 04-0907. Divorce education and divorce orientation courses. Amend. Provides an option to take the divorce orientation course online, and reflects changes to the fees for the course as required by statute.
Judicial Council Minutes.

Posted: October 28, 2014

Code of Judicial Administration

CJA 01-0205. Standing and ad hoc committees. Amend. Makes the Committee on Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions and the Committee on Model Utah Criminal Jury Instructions standing committees of the Judicial Council. Outlines the membership makeup of each committee. Makes technical corrections. Effective October 27, 2014 under rule 2-205 of the Utah Code of Judicial Administration. Subject to change after the comment period.
Judicial Council Minutes.

Posted: October 1, 2014

Rules of Criminal Procedure

URCrP 007. Proceedings before magistrate. Amend. Changes the time for probable cause from 48 hours to 24 hours after the arrest. Requires that the magistrate release the arrestee after 24 hours unless the officer is able to establish that the delay was caused by a bona fide emergency or other extraordinary circumstances.
Supreme Court Order.

Posted: August 26, 2014

Code of Judicial Administration

CJA 03-0306. Language access in the courts. Amend. Adds a Utah residency requirement for individuals seeking to be credentialed as court-certified interpreters. Removes the Registered II credentialing designation. Makes minor technical changes.
CJA 04-0902. Limited scope investigation of domestic issues. New. Provides a process for the court to appoint a custody evaluator to investigate select issues in a domestic case rather than ordering a full custody evaluation.
Judicial Council Minutes.

Posted: June 24, 2014

Code of Judicial Administration

CJA 04-0202.02 Records classification. Amend. Classifies records from cases involving minors seeking judicial consent for abortion as sealed.
CJA 04-0405. Juror and witness fees and expenses. Amend. Increases the rate for jury snacks and breaks from $3.00 to $4.00 in accordance with the state rate.
CJA 04-0906. Guardian ad litem program. Amend. Allows the Office of Guardian ad Litem to remove a private guardian ad litem who has not met the continuing education requirement from their case assignment roster.
Judicial Council Minutes.

Posted: May 27, 2014

Rules of Appellate Procedure

URAP 003. Appeal as of right: how taken. Amend. Provides that service of the notice of appeal shall be done in accordance with the service requirements of the court from which the appeal is taken.
URAP 008A. Motion for emergency relief. Renumber and amend. Renumbers rule 8A to rule 23C. Provides that a motion for emergency relief is not sufficient to invoke the court’s jurisdiction, and that a jurisdictional petition must be filed or no emergency relief will be granted.
URAP 011. The record on appeal. Amend. Eliminates the requirement that the appellant file a statement of the issues that will be presented on appeal and creates a process for the appellee to designate other proceedings to be transcribed, beyond those identified by the appellant.
URAP 029. Oral argument. Amend. Clarifies that a joint motion to cancel oral argument may be filed upon the agreement of all parties.
Supreme Court Order.

Posted: May 27, 2014

Code of Judicial Administration

CJA 10-1-602. Orders to show cause. New. 6th District local rule which describes the process for requesting an order to show cause when a commissioner is unavailable.
Judicial Council Minutes.

Posted: May 27, 2014

Rules Governing the Utah State Bar

USB 14-0533. Diversion. Amend. Changes a term on the committee from three years to four years. Effective May 23, 2014 under CJA 11-105. Subject to change after the comment period.
Supreme Court Order.

Posted: April 29, 2014

Code of Judicial Administration

CJA 04-0401.01. Electronic media coverage of court proceedings. Amend. Changes the definition of news reporter, removes the presumption of electronic media coverage in cases classified as private, and adds a factor for judges to consider when determining whether the presumption has been overcome. Effective April 28, 2014 under CJA 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.
Judicial Council Minutes.

Posted: April 25, 2014

Rules of Appellate Procedure

URAP 014. Review of administrative orders: how obtained; intervention. Amend. Clarifies that payment of the filing fee is not jurisdictional, making the rule consistent with rule 3.
URAP 024. Briefs. Amend. Adds a word count limit in death sentence cases, doubling the limit in other appeals.
URAP 045. Review of judgments, orders, and decrees of court of appeals. Amend. Changes the language to correctly reflect the process on petitions for writs of certiorari.
Supreme Court Order.