Category: URJP018

URJP017. The petition. Amend. The approved amendments to Rule 17 include: updating references to statute as a result of changes enacted by House Bill 60 of the 2023 Legislative Session; changing the proper noun County Attorney or District Attorney to “the office of the county attorney” or “the office of the district attorney”; changing the proper noun Clerk of Court to “court clerk”; and replacing the language “shall” with “must” according to the Supreme Court Style Guide.

URJP018. Summons; service of process; notice. Amend. The approved amendments to Rule 18 include: (1) adding language that requires a bilingual notice in abuse, neglect, dependency, and termination of parental rights cases; (2) adding a subsection to 18(a)(2) to include termination of parental rights cases; and, (3) replacing the language “shall” with “must,” “will,” or “is” to conform with the Utah Supreme Court stylistic guidelines.

URJP052. Appeals. Amend. The approved amendments to Rule 52 include an overall restructure of the rule to provide clarity regarding juvenile court appeals timeframes. The amendments also include the addition of restoration of parental rights cases as cases that may be subject to appeal.

URJP056. Expungement. Amend. The approved amendments to Rule 56 include: (1) updates to the referenced statute; (2) a simpler and clearer paragraph (b) regarding adjudication expungements that aligns with the statute, while removing language that places requirements not found in the statute; (3) removal of the language in paragraph (d) as the statute now places the responsibility of serving an expungement order on the juvenile court; and (4) the addition of three new expungement categories created by House Bill 60 of the 2023 Legislative Session.

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URJP018. Summons; service of process; notice. Amended. Updates statutory references to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP020. Discovery generally. Amended. Updates statutory references to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP022.  Initial appearance and preliminary examination in cases under Utah Code section 78A–6–703.3. Amended. Updates statutory references to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP043. Evidence. Amended.  Updates statutory reference to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP046. Disposition hearing. Amended. Updates statutory references to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP047. Reviews and modification of orders. Amend.  Updates statutory references to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP056. Expungement. Amended.  Updates statutory references and makes minor revisions to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

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URJP018 Adds language regarding the ability to serve a pleading by email on an attorney who has an email account on file with the Utah State Bar. Clarifies that eFiling in the Juvenile Court’s Court and Agency Records Exchange (C.A.R.E.) does not constitute service upon a party and that an agreement to accept email service is not required to effectuate the provisions of Rule 18.

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