Rules of Civil Procedure – Effective November 1, 2025
URCP007. Pleadings allowed; motions, memoranda, hearings, orders. AMEND. – The amendments to this rule include subparagraph (b)(4) regarding orders related to subpoenas under Rule 45, and adding motions that may be acted upon without waiting for a response under subparagraph (l).
URCP010. Form of pleadings and other papers. AMEND. – The amendments to this rule clarify in subparagraph (e) that orders electronically filed by attorneys must follow these signature line requirements, as well as include amendments to conform to the style guide for the rules. The Supreme Court has ordered the expedited effectiveness of the amendments to this rule pursuant to Code of Judicial Administration, Rule 11-105. This rule will also be sent out for public comment.
URCP026.4. Provisions governing disclosure in contested proceedings under titles 75, 75A, or 75B of the Utah Code. AMEND. – The amendments to this rule clarify the information that needs to be provided regarding any less restrictive alternatives to guardianship or conservatorship, and reflect the recodification of the probate code to reference additional Utah Code titles.
URCP030. Depositions upon oral questions. AMEND. – The amendments to this rule include subparagraph (b)(6) to add clarity regarding objections to a subpoena and depositions, and amendments to conform with the style guide for the rules.
URCP037. Statement of discovery issues; Sanctions; Failure to admit, to attend deposition or to preserve evidence. AMEND. – The amendments to this rule add a reference to objections under rule 45(e)(4) to the statement of discovery issues in subparagraph (a)(2), as well as to subparagraph (a)(3), to add person subject to and non parties affected by subpoenas to the proposed order requirements found in (a)(5), to remove subparagraph (b)(6), and amendments to correct references to other rules as well as conform with the style guide for the rules.
URCP045. Subpoena. AMEND. – The amendments to this rule add a written requirement to subparagraph (e)(4), to clarify the process found in subparagraph (e)(5) regarding responses to objections and compliance, and amendments to conform with the style guide for the rules.
URCP101. Motion practice before court commissioners. AMEND. – The amendments to this rule clarify scope, content, oral motions, service on unrepresented parties, exhibits and admissible evidence, page limits, hearings and orders.