Posted: October 1, 2025
Rules of Appellate Procedure – Effective November 1, 2025
URAP003. Appeal as of right: how taken. Amend. The amendments to Rule 3 remove language that may cause parties to limit the issues on appeal inadvertently.
URAP029. Oral Argument. Amend. The amendments to Rule 29 include: 1) add a procedure for parties to request to appear remotely in the Supreme Court; 2) add a procedure for parties to request to appear remotely in the Court of Appeals; and 3) clean up language and format for clarity and consistency.
Posted: October 1, 2025
Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Effective November 1, 2025
URJP034. Pre-trial hearing in non-delinquency cases. Amend. In response to In re J.M., 2024 UT App 147, the approved amendments to Rule 34 include: (1) stylistic and grammatical changes that aim to provide clarity; (2) in paragraph (c), articulation of the court’s process in informing respondents of their rights and potential consequences upon adjudication of the petition; (3) removal of the language in paragraph (d)–this language is contained in Rule 19–and replacing it with the requirement to capture of a respondent’s answer in open court; (4) in paragraph (e), when a respondent declines to admit or deny the allegations, the respondent can proceed with an “uncontested answer;” (5) paragraph (f) directs the court to find that admissions or uncontested answers and waiver of rights are knowing and voluntary; (6) and in paragraph (g), provide a mechanism to respondents seeking relief from admissions or uncontested answers.
Posted: September 30, 2025
Rules Governing the Utah State Bar – Admissions -Effective October 1, 2025
USB14-701. Definitions. Amend.
– General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
– Adds definition for “Alternate Path”.
– Adds definition for “Alternate Path Examination”.
– Adds definition for “Experiential Learning”.
– Adds definition for “Final semester”.
– Adds definition for “Professional Responsibility”.
USB14-703. Qualifications for admission of Student Applicants. Amend.
– General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
– Changes language to account for the Alternate Path as a means to admission.
USB14-703A. Alternate Path. Requirements. New.
– Outlines requirements for the Alternate Path method of admission to the Bar.
USB14-707. Application; deadlines; withdrawals; postponements and fees. Amend.
– General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
USB14-716. License fees; enrollment fees; oath and admission. Amend.
– General cleanup for clarity and consistency.
Posted: August 26, 2025
Rules of Criminal Procedure – Effective November 1, 2025
URCrP007. Initial proceedings for class A misdemeanors and felonies. Amend. The amendments to Rule 7 feature both non-substantive formatting and language updates, and a substantive change adding a new subparagraph. State and federal law requires reporting certain information in protective orders to UCJIS and NCIS databases. In an effort to increase protections for crime victims, and to ensure the continuity of data regarding protective orders maintained at the state and federal level, Rule 7 now requires that at the commencement of a prosecution by information or citation, law enforcement agencies provide identifying information for the defendant to the court to include with any required or requested pretrial protective order.
URCrP007A. Procedures for arraignment on Class B or C misdemeanors, or infractions. Amend. The amendments to Rule 7A mirror those described for Rule 7.
Posted: August 18, 2025
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective November 1, 2025
CJA 4-202.08. Fees for records, information, and services (AMEND)
The amendments: 1) set the fee waiver limit for government entities at $10.00 per transaction to ensure consistent application across the state; 2) set the fee for access to audio records of court proceedings via the FTR Cloud at $10.00 per recording; 3) allow the State Court Administrator and Clerks of Court to waive the one free copy limit; and 4) identify individuals and entities that qualify for bulk data fee waivers.
Posted: August 18, 2025
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective September 1, 2025
CJA 4-202.02. Records classification (AMEND)
CJA 4-202.03. Records access (AMEND)
CJA 4-510.06. Cases exempt from ADR rules (AMEND)
Statutory references updated to coincide with the September 1, 2025 recodification effective date in S.B. 119.
Posted: July 23, 2025
Rules Governing the Utah State Bar – Effective July 9, 2025
USB14-1001. IOLTA. Amend.
There are multiple amendments to this rule. The amendments clarify the responsibilities related to unclaimed and unidentifiable funds in client trust accounts. The amendments define the obligations of lawyers and law firms when handling unclaimed funds, as well as the duties of the representative of a deceased or incapacitated lawyer’s estate in managing such funds. They also clarify the Utah Bar Foundation’s responsibilities in relation to unclaimed funds. In addition, the amendments address the obligations of lawyers, law firms, estate representatives, and the Utah Bar Foundation concerning unidentifiable funds in client trust accounts. The amendments also encourage the cooperation of IOLTA banking institutions and the Utah Unclaimed Property Division in addressing these issues. Finally, the amendments outline the procedures that the Utah Bar Foundation and the Office of Professional Conduct should follow when dealing with unclaimed and unidentifiable client trust account funds.
Posted: July 22, 2025
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education – Effective July 1, 2026
USB11-604. Active status lawyers MCLE, NLTP, admission on motion, multi-state compliance reciprocity, house counsel and UBE requirements; MCLE requirements for Paralegal Practitioners. Amend. Requesting changes to the MCLE rules permitting lawyers to carry CLE hours forward from one year to the next; permitting reciprocal credit for lawyers with primary offices out of state.
Posted: July 22, 2025
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education – Effective November 1, 2025
USB11-602. Definitions. Amend. Delete the term “Comity Certificate;” in Rule 11-602 and add the definitions of “Multi-State Reciprocity” and “Carry-Forward Hours”.
USB11-611. Board Accreditation of CLE. Amend. Make technical revisions to Rule 11-611 to re-organize the steps required to receive approval for CLE which is not offered to all lawyers and licensed paralegal practitioners.
USB11-612. Presumptively approved CLE providers; presumptive CLE Accreditation. Amend. Change the capitalized word “Accreditation” to “accreditation” in Rule 11-612 and add the word “Rule” where it was inadvertently left out.
USB11-617. Miscellaneous fees and expenses. Amend. Add a filing fee for a lawyer to request “Multi-State Reciprocity” in Rule 11-617.
USB11-619. CLE Credit for Pro Bono Legal Services. Amend. Remove the expiration date from Rule 11-619 permanently allowing CLE credit for qualified pro bono services.
Posted: July 22, 2025
Code of Judicial Administration – Effective November 1, 2025
CJA03-117. Committee on Court Forms (AMEND)
The amendments: 1) formalize the authority of the Forms Committee; 2) clarify that the Judicial Council must approve forms used by Licensed Paralegal Practitioners; 3) grant the Forms Committee the authority to approve all other forms; 4) allow the Forms Committee to delegate its responsibility for certain groups of forms; and 5) direct the Forms Committee to draft forms that center on the needs of self-represented litigants and enhance access to justice.
CJA03-403. Judicial branch education (AMEND)
The amendments make the rule applicable to all state employees who are not time-limited and modify program requirements to align with the judiciary’s performance year.