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Posted: September 11, 2006
RPC01.12. Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator or Other Third-Party Neutral. Amend. Amendment in conjunction with changes to RPC 2-4. Effective: November 1, 2006
RPC02.04. Lawyer Serving as Third-Party Neutral. Amend. Provides what a lawyer serving as a mediator may and must do. Effective: November 1, 2006
Supreme Court Order
Posted: July 26, 2006
CJA 03-406. Budget and fiscal management. Amend. Permit greater discretion in defining budget programs. Effective November 1, 2006.
CJA 03-414. Court security. Amend. Permit private security agents transporting money to be armed. Effective April 24, 2006.
CJA 04-202.08 Fees for records, information, and services. Amend. Reduces to cost per Xchange search after 200 searches from $.20 to $.10. Effective August 1, 2006. Approved as an expedited amendment under Rule 2-205. Subject to further change after the comment period.
CJA 04-404. Jury selection and service. Amend. Differentiates between excuse from jury service and postponement. Modifies the qualification process to enable qualifying on the web. Eliminates demographic information from the qualification questions. Deletes requirement that an excused juror be called in the next term. Effective November 1, 2006.
CJA 06-303. Collection of fines and restitution. Amend. Corrects references from Office of Recovery Services and Department of Corrections to Office of State Debt Collection. Effective November 1, 2006.
CJA 10-1-303. Parent-time enforcement mediation. New. To establish a policy regarding Expedited Parent-time Enforcement Pilot Program. Effective November 1, 2006.
CJA 10-1-501. Orders to show cause. New. The rule describes the process for requesting an order to show cause in the Fifth District Court. Effective November 1, 2006.
CJA 10-1-801. Fax filings. New. Prohibits most fax filings in the Eighth District Court. Effective November 1, 2006.
CJA Appx F. Record Retention Schedule. Amend. Retain search warrants not associated with a case for five years. Effective November 1, 2006.
Judicial Council Minutes.
Posted: May 2, 2006
Rule of Juvenile Procedure
URJP 60. Judicial bypass procedure to authorize minor to consent to an abortion. New. Establishes an expedited procedure by which a minor can petition to bypass parental consent to an abortion. Further amendments approved by the Supreme Court shown by redline effective May 10, 2006. Approved as an expedited amendment under Rule 11-101(6)(F). Subject to further change after the comment period.
Rule of Appellate Procedure
URAP 60. Judicial bypass appeals. New. Establishes an expedited procedure by which a minor can appeal denial or dismissal of a petition to bypass parental consent to an abortion. Effective May 1, 2006. Approved as an expedited amendment under Rule 11-101(6)(F). Subject to further change after the comment period.
Supreme Court Order May 1, 2006
Supreme Court Order May 10, 2006
Posted: April 27, 2006
CJA 03-414. Court security. Amend. Permit private security agents transporting money to be armed. Effective April 24, 2006.
Posted: March 2, 2006
URCP 004. Process. Amend. In conjunction with repealing Rule 71B, permit case to proceed against parties who are served.
URCP 6. The original notice of amendments included changes to Rule 6. Those amendments should have awaited the balance of the electronic filing rules and have been withdrawn.
URCP 062. Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment. Amend. Establishes an automatic 10-day stay on enforcing a judgment.
URCP 064C. Writ of attachment. Amend. Changes name of rule to “Settlement offers.” Permits a writ of attachment when the writ is authorized by statute.
URCP 068. Offer of judgment. Amend. Changes name of rule to “Settlement offers.”Makes results of failure to improve bi-directional.
URCP 071. Process in behalf of and against persons not parties. Renumber and Amend. In conjunction with repealing Rule 71B, renumber Rule 71A as Rule 71. Gender neutral text.
URCP 071B. Proceedings where parties not summoned. Repeal. Repeal as contrary to due process.
Supreme Court Order.
Posted: March 2, 2006
URAP 24. Briefs. Amend. Clarifies the process for seeking permission to file an over-length brief.
Supreme Court Order.
Posted: March 2, 2006
CJA 03-414. Court security. Amend. Correct statutory references.
CJA 04-202.08. Fees for records, information, and services. Amend. Establishes the fee for delivery of documents by outgoing fax.
CJA 07-301. Intake. Amend. Delete erroneous reference to non-judicial adjustment as including a surcharge.
CJA 10-1-302. Limits on fax filing. New. Prohibits fax filing in Third District Court except in limited situations. Effective February 1, 2006
Judicial Council Minutes.
CJA 11-302. Admission pro hac vice. Amend. Exempts from the fee for admission pro hac vice attorneys representing the U.S. government and those representing indigent defendants on a pro bono basis.
Supreme Court Order.
Posted: February 10, 2006
URE 416. Violation of traffic code not admissible. New. Limits admissibility of violation of some traffic code provisions. Effective March 1, 2006. Approved as an expedited amendment under Rule 11-101(6)(F). Subject to further change after comment period.
Supreme Court Order.