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.
Posted: December 16, 2022
Civil Jury Instructions – Defamation; Pretrial Delay – Comment period expires January 15, 2023
The Committee Notes to the following Model Utah Civil Jury Instruction addressing Defamation have been updated and published.
CV1607 – Definition: Defamatory
The following Model Utah Civil Jury Instruction addressing pretrial delay has been drafted and published.
Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through January 15, 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 9, 2022
Civil Jury Instructions – Defamation; Boundary by Acquiescence – Comment period expires Sept. 9, 2022
The following Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions addressing Defamation have been updated and published.
The following Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions addressing boundary by Acquiescence have been drafted and published.
Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through March 27, 2021, 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: February 10, 2021
Civil Jury Instructions – Trespass and Nuisance – Comment period expires March 27, 2021
The following proposed Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions addressing trespass and nuisance have been published.
CV1201 – Trespass to real property
CV1202 – Trespass to personal property
CV1203 – Consent
CV1204 – Implied consent – custom and usage
CV1205 – Damages – nominal damages
CV1206 – Nuisance – introductory instruction
CV1207 – Nuisance per se
CV1208 – Statutory nuisance claim
CV1209 – Common law private nuisance claim
CV1210 – Statutory public nuisance claim
CV1211 – Damages for nuisance
CV1212 – Non-economic damages for nuisance
CV1213 – Reasonableness
Click here to review the Trespass and Nuisance Jury Instructions. Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through March 27, 2021, 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.
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.
Posted: February 10, 2021
Civil Jury Instructions – General Instructions – Comment period expires March 27, 2021
The following proposed Model Utah Civil General Jury Instructions have been published.
CV101 – General admonitions.
CV101A – General admonitions. [self-represented litigant version]
CV101B – Further admonition about electronic devices.
CV102 – Role of the judge, jury and lawyers.
CV102A – Role of the judge, jury, parties, lawyers. [self-represented litigant version]
CV103 – Nature of the case.
CV104 – Order of trial.
CV105 – Sequence of instructions not significant.
CV106 – Jurors must follow the instructions.
CV107 – Jurors may not decide based on sympathy, passion, and prejudice.
CV108 – Note-taking.
CV109 – Juror questions for witnesses. [Optional for judges who permit questions]
CV110 – Rules applicable to recesses.
CV111A – Definition of “person.”
CV111B – All persons equal before the law.
CV112 – Multiple parties.
CV113 – Multiple plaintiffs.
CV114 – Multiple defendants.
CV115 – Settling parties.
CV116 – Discontinuance as to some defendants.
CV117 – Preponderance of the evidence.
CV118 – Clear and convincing evidence.
CV119 – Evidence.
CV119A – Evidence. [self-represented litigant version]
CV120 – Direct and circumstantial evidence.
CV121 – Believability of witnesses.
CV122 – Inconsistent statements.
CV123 – Effect of willfully false testimony.
CV124 – Stipulated facts.
CV125 – Judicial notice.
CV126 – Depositions.
CV127 – Limited purpose evidence.
CV128 – Objections and rulings on evidence and procedure.
CV128A – Objections and rulings on evidence and procedure. [Self-represented litigant version.]
CV129 – Statement of opinion.
CV130A – Charts and summaries as evidence.
CV130B – Charts and summaries of evidence.
CV131 – Spoliation.
CV132 – Out-of-state or out-of-town experts.
CV133 – Conflicting testimony of experts.
CV134 – No record of testimony.
CV151 – Closing roadmap
CV152 – Closing arguments
CV153 – Legal rulings
CV155 – Foreperson selection and duties and jury deliberations
CV156 – Do not resort to chance
CV157 – Agreement on special verdict
CV158 – Discussing the case after trial
Click here to view the marked up version of the general civil jury instructions.
Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although the comment period runs through March 27, 2021, 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.
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.