Month: September 2024

Utah Rules of Business and Chancery Court Procedure – Effective September 1, 2024

NEW Utah Rules of Business and Chancery Procedure – These rules were drafted using the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure as their base line.  These rules simply incorporate them by reference rather than repeat the identical language.  The Rules of Civil Procedure that do not apply in Business and Chancery Court are explicitly excluded by reference in Appendix A.  These rules are effective Sept. 1, 2024.

URBCP001. NEW — General provisions.

URBCP008. NEW — General rules of pleadings.

URBCP010. NEW — Form of pleadings and other papers.

URBCP013. NEW — Counterclaim and crossclaim.

URBCP014. – NEW— Third-party practice.

URBCP016. – NEW— Pretrial conferences.

URBCP018. – NEW— Joinder of claims and remedies.

URBCP019. NEW— Joinder of persons needed for just adjudication.

URBCP020. NEW— Permissive joinder of parties.

URBCP022. NEW — Interpleader.

URBCP024. NEW— Intervention.

URBCP026. NEW — General provisions governing disclosure and discovery.

URBCP038. NEW— Jury trial of right.

URBCP042. NEW — Consolidation and separate trials.

URBCP063. NEW — Disability or disqualification of a judge.

URBCP065A. NEW— Injunctions.

URBCP065B. NEW — Extraordinary relief.

URBCP077. NEW — Business and chancery court; clerks.

URBCP085. NEW— Title.

URBCP086. NEW  — Licensed paralegal practitioners.

Appendix A. NEW – Rules of Civil Procedure excluded from Rules of Business and Chancery Court Procedure.

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Approved Amendments to Utah Code of Judicial Administration – Effective November 1, 2024

CJA1-204. Executive committees. (AMEND) Amends membership on the Technology Advisory Subcommittee.

CJA4-202.01. Definitions. (AMEND) Clarifies that calendars are not “records.”

CJA4-905. Restraint of minors in juvenile court. (AMEND) The approved amendments fix an incorrect reference.

The approved amendments below update statutory references to account for the recodification of the Domestic Relations Code.

CJA4-508. Guidelines for ruling on a motion to waive fees. (AMEND)

CJA4-510.06. Cases exempt from ADR rules. (AMEND)

CJA4-903. Uniform custody evaluations. (AMEND)

CJA4-907. Divorce education and divorce orientation courses. (AMEND)

Judicial Council Order

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Approved Amendments to Utah Code of Judicial Administration

CJA3-102. Assumption of judicial office. (AMEND) Clarifies that the Judicial Council may extend the qualification time period for an appointee confirmed by the Senate when the judge the appointee is replacing has not ended their term.

CJA4-206. Exhibits. (AMEND) The proposed amendments reflect recent statutory changes concerning the receipt, retention, and exposal of court exhibits.

CJA4-101. Manner of Appearance. (NEW) The Supreme Court recently adopted rules of civil, criminal, and juvenile procedure identifying factors judges should consider when setting in-person, remote, and hybrid hearings. This rule is a companion rule addressing notice and compliance.

Judicial Council Order

Judicial Council Order

Judicial Council Order

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