Posted: November 18, 2024
Criminal Instructions – Comment Period Closes December 15th, 2024
The following instructions have been amended or created. The Committee requests public feedback on the proposed instructions:
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.
Posted: September 10, 2024
Civil Jury Instructions – Standard of Care Defined; Survival claim – Comment Period Expires Oct. 25, 2024
The following instructions and/or associated Committee Notes have been updated and published:
CV301C “Standard of Care” Defined.
Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through October 25, 2024, 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.
Posted: August 8, 2024
Criminal Instructions – Comment Period Closes September 20th, 2024
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.
Posted: May 13, 2024
Civil Jury Instructions – Use of Alternative Treatment Methods – Comment Period Expires June 28, 2024
The following Model Utah Civil Jury Instruction has been removed:
CV324 Use of alternative treatment methods
Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through June 28, 2024, the instruction has been removed. The Model Civil Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instruction 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.
Posted: March 12, 2024
Civil Jury Instructions – Elements of a Medical Negligence Claim; Standard of Care Defined – Comment Period Expires April 12, 2024
The References and/or Committee Notes to the following Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions have been updated and published:
CV301B Elements of a medical negligence claim.
CV301C “Standard of care” defined.
Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through April 12, 2024, 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.
Posted: March 1, 2024
Criminal Instructions – Comment Period Closes March 31st, 2024
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.
Posted: February 14, 2024
Civil Jury Instructions – Easements by Prescription, Necessity, and Implication – Comment period expires March 15, 2024
The following Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions addressing Easements by Prescription, Necessity, and Implication have been drafted and published.
CV921 – Prescriptive Easement. Introduction.
CV922 – Prescriptive Easement. Elements of a claim.
CV923 – Prescriptive Easement. “Continuous” Defined.
CV924 – Prescriptive Easement. “Open and Notorious” Defined.
CV925 – Prescriptive Easement. “Adverse” Defined.
CV926B – Overcoming Adverse Presumption.
CV930 – Easement by Necessity. Introduction.
CV931 – Easement by Necessity. Elements of a claim for access to landlocked property.
CV940 – Easement by Implication. Introduction.
CV941 – Easement by Implication. Elements.
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 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.
Posted: November 13, 2023
Criminal Instructions – Comment Period Closes December 1st, 2023
The following instructions have been amended or created. The Committee requests public feedback on the proposed instructions:
CR416 – Adverse Inference for Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera
CR444 – Pro se Defendant and Standby Counsel
CR1321 Aggravated Assault by Prisoner
CR1451 – Definition of Imperfect Self-Defense
CR1452 Imperfect Self-Defense – Prosecutor’s Burden
CR1453 Explanation of Perfect and Imperfect Self-Defense Special Verdict Form
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.
Posted: November 9, 2023
Civil Jury Instructions – Remote Testimony; Present Cash Value – Comment period expires Dec. 26, 2023
The Committee Notes to the following Model Utah Civil Jury Instruction addressing Present Cash Value have been updated and published.
The following Model Utah Civil Jury Instruction addressing Remote Testimony has been drafted and published.
Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through December 26, 2023, 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.
Posted: August 8, 2023
Civil Jury Instructions – Avoiding Bias; Minimum Injury Requirements – Comment period expires Sept. 7, 2023
The following Model Utah Civil Jury Instruction addressing Minimum Injury Requirements has been updated and published.
CV632 – Minimum Injury Requirements
The following Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions addressing techniques for Avoiding Bias and defining terms relating to Minimum Injury Requirements have been drafted and published.
Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through September 7, 2023, 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.