June 2017 – Utah Court Rules

Posted: June 16, 2017

Rules of Professional Conduct – Effective November 1, 2017

RPC01.00 Terminology. Amend. In conformity with amendments to Rule 3.3, adds the definition of “reckless or recklessly.”

RPC03.03. Candor toward the Tribunal. Amend. In response to In re Larsen, 2016 UT 26, adds a prohibition against a lawyer “recklessly” making false statements to a tribunal and repeals and reenacts Comment [3].

RPC01.04 Technical amendment only.

RPC01.06 Technical amendment only.

RPC01.07 Technical amendment only.

RPC01.08 Technical amendment only.

RPC01.09 Technical amendment only.

RPC01.10 Technical amendment only.

RPC01.11 Technical amendment only.

RPC01.12 Technical amendment only.

RPC01.17 Technical amendment only.

RPC01.18 Technical amendment only.

RPC02.03 Technical amendment only.

RPC02.04 Technical amendment only.

RPC03.05 Technical amendment only.

Supreme Court Order

Posted: June 15, 2017

Code of Judicial Administration – Effective November 1, 2017

CJA11-0103. Amend. The amendments will require the Supreme Court’s rules advisory committees to submit rules to the Supreme Court before they are published for public comment.

CJA11-0201. Amend. The first set of amendments helps to distinguish between active senior judges and inactive senior judges. The second set of amendments creates a process for the Supreme Court to review senior judge applications and for the applicant to submit information directly to the Supreme Court.

CJA11-0203. Amend. The first set of amendments helps to distinguish between active senior judges and inactive senior judges. The second set of amendments creates a process for the Supreme Court to review senior judge applications and for the applicant to submit information directly to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Order

Posted: June 13, 2017

Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Effective November 1, 2017

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.

Supreme Court Order