Model Utah Jury Instructions – Published for Comment

The following instruction has been amended or created. The Committee requests feedback on the proposed instruction:

CR1002: Actual Physical Control

CR1016: Drinking Alcoholic Beverage While Operating a Motor Vehicle

CR1017: Open Container Instruction

CR1017A: Definition of Passenger Compartment

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instruction has been amended or created. The Committee requests feedback on the proposed instruction:

CR1002 – Actual Physical Control

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instructions have been amended or created. The Committee requests public feedback on the proposed instructions:

CR1006 – Automobile Homicide

CR1009 – Negligently Operating a Vehicle Resulting in Injury

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instructions and/or associated Committee Notes have been updated and published:

CV107A Avoiding Bias.

CV920 “Easement” Defined.

CV922 Prescriptive Easement. Elements of a claim.

CV923 Prescriptive Easement. “Continuous” Defined.

CV2021 Present cash value.

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through January 24, 2025, the instructions are ready for use. The Model Civil Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate. To view all MUJI Civil instructions please visit the MUJI website – here.

The Judicial Council also encourages judges and practitioners to continuously share their experiences using any of the published instructions with the Model Civil Jury Instructions Committee. To view the Committee’s work please visit the MUJI Civil Committee website – here.

The following instructions have been amended or created. The Committee requests public feedback on the proposed instructions:

CR1006 – Automobile Homicide

CR1009 – Negligently Operating a Vehicle Resulting in Injury 

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instructions have been amended or created. The Committee requests public feedback on the proposed instructions:

CR430 – Jury Unanimity – Single Offense in More than One Way

CR432 – Jury Unanimity – Evidence of More Occurrences than Charges 

CR1008 – Driving With any Measurable Controlled Substance in the Body

CR1101 – Failure to Respond to an Officer’s Signal to Stop (Class A Misdemeanor)

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instructions have been amended or created. The Committee requests public feedback on the proposed instructions:

CR1102 – Failure to Respond to an Officer’s Signal to Stop (3rd Degree Felony)

CR1103 – Failure to Respond to an Officer’s Signal to Stop (2nd Degree Felony)

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.