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Category: URGLPP15-0703

Posted: February 9, 2022

Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioners and Rules Governing the Utah State Bar – Effective May 1, 2022

URGLPP15-0701. Definitions. Amend. Clarifies the scope of practice within family law to include gender change petitions and common law marriage, as well as creates a definition for “Specialized Course of Instruction” and “Substantive Legal Course” used elsewhere in Rule 15-703.

URGLPP15-0703. Qualifications for licensure as a licensed paralegal practitioner. Amend. This rule has been revised to add relevant subheadings for ease of reading, as well as a substantive amendment permitting qualified academic credit to be applied toward an applicant’s substantive law-related experience hours requirement.

USB14-0802. Authorization to practice law. Amend. Mirrors the clarifications set forth in Rule 15-701 which define an LPP’s permitted areas of practice.

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Posted: July 27, 2021

Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioners – Effective June 3, 2021

URGLPP15-0703. Qualifications for licensure as a Licensed Paralegal Practitioner. Amend. The rule omits reference to the repealed Limited Time Waiver and adds clarity to the qualifying degrees and certifications under the education portion of the eligibility requirements.

URGLPP15-0705. Limited time waiver. Repeal. As of May 1, 2021, the Limited Time Waiver has expired. The Waiver was slated to expire three years from the date which the Bar began accepting applications for the Licensed Paralegal Practitioner, which began in spring 2019.

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Posted: December 27, 2019

Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner – Effective December 18, 2019

Changes to rule to remove the word “Certified” from “Certified Registered Paralegal” and remove the “C” in “CRP” in both rules.

URGLPP15-0701. Definitions. Amended.

URGLPP15-0703. Qualifications for Licensure as a Licensed Paralegal Practitioner. Amended.

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Posted: October 29, 2019

Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner – Effective November 1, 2019

Changes to rules clarify the definitions of an “Accredited Program” and “National Certification” in the LPP licensure rules.

URGLPP15-0701. Definitions. Amended.

URGLPP15-0703. Qualifications for Licensure as a Licensed Paralegal Practitioner. Amended.

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Posted: September 13, 2018

Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner – Effective November 1, 2018

Article 6. Standards for Imposing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner Sanctions

URGLPP15-0601. Definitions.

URGLPP15-0602. Purpose and nature of sanctions.

URGLPP15-0603. Sanctions.

URGLPP15-0604. Factors to be considered in imposing sanctions.

URGLPP15-0605. Imposition of sanctions.

URGLPP15-0606. Prior discipline orders.

URGLPp15-0607. Aggravation and mitigation.

Article 7. Licensing

URGLPP15-0701. Definitions.

URGLPP15-0702. Board – general powers.

URGLPP15-0703. Qualifications for licensure as a licensed paralegal practitioner.

URGLPP15-0704. Reserved.

URGLPP15-0705. Limited Time Waiver. UPDATE AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT ENDS

URGLPP15-0706. Test accommodations.

URGLPP15-0707. Application; deadlines; withdrawals; postponements and fees.

URGLPP15-0708. Character and fitness.

URGLPP15-0709. Application denial.

URGLPP15-0710. Administration of the paralegal practitioner examination(s).

URGLPP15-0711. Grading and passing the paralegal practitioner examination.

URGLPP15-0712. Reserved.

URGLPP15-0713. Ethics exam.

URGLPP15-0714. Reserved.

URGLPP15-0715. Requests for review.

URGLPP15-0716. License fees; enrollment fees; oath and admission.

URGLPP15-0717. Relicensure after resignation or delicensure of Utah licensed paralegal practitioners.

URGLPP15-0718. Reserved.

URGLPP15-0719. Reserved.

URGLPP15-0720. Confidentiality.

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