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Posted: February 26, 2025

Approved Amendments to Utah Code of Judicial Administration – Effective May 1, 2025

CJA 4-202.02. Records classification. (AMEND)
Upon request, the contact and identifying information of a participant in the Safe at Home Program under Utah Code, title 77, chapter 38, part 6, will be classified as “safeguarded”records. All other amendments are non-substantive formatting changes.

CJA04-202.04. Request to access a record associated with a case; request to classify a record associated with a case. (AMEND)
The amendments allow court clerks to waive the “in writing” requirement for requests to access non-public court records, if the requester is authorized to access those records under Rule 4-202.03. All other amendments are non-substantive formatting changes.

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