Posted: February 7, 2023
Rules of Criminal Procedure – Effective February 1, 2023
URCrP002. Time. Amend. The Rule is amended to adjust how time is computed following the adoption of Juneteenth as a state holiday.
Posted: February 2, 2023
Rules of Civil Procedure – Effective May 1, 2023
URCP007. Pleadings allowed; motions, memoranda, hearings, orders. (AMEND). The first change to subparagraph (l)(1) adds motions for Rule 16 pretrial conferences to the list of motions the court may act upon without waiting for a response. The second change removes portions of the rule and adds subparagraph (q) to the end of the rule to outline page limits and word limits for filings. This brings the rule in line with the Utah Local Federal rules, the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the Federal Courts of Appeal which use page and word limits. Parties may use the page or word limits.
URCP007A. Motions to enforce order and for sanctions. (AMEND). The change to subparagraph (h) clarifies confusion that may arise in reading rule 109 where an injunction is entered by the court in domestic actions and whether a party may file a motion to enforce an injunction entered by the court. The same change was made to Rule 7B.
URCP007B. Motion to enforce order and for sanctions in domestic law matters. (AMEND). The change to subparagraph (h) clarifies confusion that may arise in reading rule 109 where an injunction is entered by the court in domestic actions and whether a party may file a motion to enforce an injunction entered by the court. The same change was made to Rule 7A.
Posted: January 17, 2023
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective May 1, 2023
CJA03-0104. Presiding judges (AMEND). Requires presiding judges to notify the appropriate state level administrator when a judge fails to submit a required case under advisement statement. If a judge fails to submit a required statement for two consecutive months, the state level administrator must notify the Management Committee.
Posted: December 20, 2022
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective December 19, 2022
Amendments clarify that attorneys and licensed paralegal practitioners must file cases electronically and allow self-represented litigants to file by email.
CJA04-0503. Mandatory electronic filing in civil and probate cases (AMEND)
CJA04-0603. Mandatory electronic filing in criminal cases (AMEND)
CJA04-0801. Filing small claims cases (AMEND)
CJA04-0901. Mandatory electronic filing in juvenile court (AMEND)
CJA09-0302. Mandatory electronic filing in justice court (AMEND)
Posted: November 21, 2022
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective May 1, 2023
Appendix B. Justice Court Standards for Recertification (AMEND). Code of Judicial Administration Rule 9-108 requires that justice court standards be reviewed and updated every two years. The amendments streamline the appendix, provide clarity, and incorporate recent statutory amendments.
CJA01-0201. Judicial Council Membership – Election (AMEND)
CJA01-0302. Board of Judges – Membership – Officers – Secretariat (AMEND)
Clarifies that Council members may serve as non-voting members of a trial court board and continues to allow an exception for the appellate courts. Reflects the Judicial Council’s membership exception for the Standing Committee on Judicial Fairness and Accountability set forth in rule 1-205(1)(C).
CJA04-0202.04. Request to access a record associated with a case; request to classify a record associated with a case (AMEND). Clarifies that requesters denied access to non-public court records associated with a case that they are not authorized to access under rule 4-202.03 must file a motion or petition to access the record.
Posted: November 21, 2022
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective January 1, 2023
CJA01-0204. Executive committees (AMEND). Creates court-level core teams and subcommittees of Policy, Planning, and Technology to assist the Committee in accomplishing its new technology responsibilities.
CJA04-0202.08. Fees for records, information, and services (AMEND). Allows the court to charge requesters for the first 15 minutes of personnel time. Changes “impecunious” to “indigent.” Indigent requesters are limited to one free copy of each record, after which they would be required to pay the standard rates. Exceptions can be made by the State Court Administrator. Removes references to outdated technology.
Posted: November 21, 2022
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective November 21, 2022
CJA04-0202.02. Records classification (AMEND). Records previously designated as sealed by another court remain sealed in the record on appeal. Records may be unsealed by court order.