Code of Judicial Administration – Effective July 1, 2025
CJA04-202.08. Fees for records, information, and services
The proposed amendments increase fees for Xchange subscriptions and access.
Month: May 2025
Posted: May 20, 2025
Posted: May 2, 2025
Rules of Civil Procedure – Effective May 1, 2025
URCP053A. Special masters for parenting disputes in domestic relations actions (NEW) This new rule covers the court appointment of special masters specific to domestic relations actions. A separate administrative rule is being drafted and will be proposed to cover the training and qualifications of a special master in domestic relations actions.
Posted: May 2, 2025
Rules of Evidence – Effective May 1, 2025
URE0613. Witness’s prior statement. Amend. The proposed amendments follow recent changes to Federal Rule of Evidence 613 concerning the timing of admission of extrinsic evidence of a witness’s prior inconsistent statement. The amendments would generally require that, prior to such evidence being admitted, the witness be given an opportunity to explain or deny the prior statement.
Posted: May 1, 2025
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective May 1, 2025
CJA01-205. Standing and ad hoc committees (AMEND)
The amendments: 1) add community representatives who are knowledgeable about the needs of self-represented litigants to certain standing committees; 2) require the chair of each standing committee to conduct an assessment of the committee’s performance every three years and present those findings to the Management Committee; and 3) make non-substantive formatting changes.
CJA03-306.04. Interpreter appointment, payment, and fines (AMEND)
The amendments prohibit parties from asking court interpreters to provide on-the-spot interpretations of recorded evidence and on-the-spot translations of written documents during court proceedings.
CJA04-510.03. Qualifications of ADR providers (AMEND)
The amendments require that all applicants seeking to be included on the court roster as an arbitrator be a member of the Utah State Bar in good standing for at least ten years in order to qualify, removing alternative education, training, and experience options.
CJA04-202.02. Records classification (AMEND)
CJA04-510.06. Cases exempt from ADR rules (AMEND)
CJA04-613. Jail prisoner transportation (AMEND) Non-substantive changes were made to rules 4-202.02, 4-510.06, and 4-613 in response to legislative recodifications.
CJA04-202.03. Records access (AMEND)
House Bill 129 amends adopted individuals’ right to access adoption records. Given the scope of the bill, the proposed amendments to rule 4-202.03 refer individuals to the statute to determine access to adoption records maintained by the court.
CJA Appendix A. Justice Court Nominating Commissions Procedure Manual (AMEND)
The proposed amendments to Appendix A of the Code of Judicial Administration update justice court nominating commission procedures. Among other things, the amendments require applicants to use an online portal to be considered for a judgeship in justice courts and remove the credit check requirement.
Posted: May 1, 2025
Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice – Effective May 1, 2025
CJA11-401. Standing Committee on Appellate Representation (AMEND) There are two amendments to this rule. The first amendment relates to the qualifications for the appellate rosters. The amendment adds a requirement that an attorney applying for the appellate rosters list and explain the reasons for all cases in which the attorney requested ten or more extensions from criminal cases, or two or more extensions for juvenile cases. The second amendment relates to the logistics and timing of the application and reapplication process for the appellate rosters.