Author: Utah Courts

Code of Judicial Administration

CJA01-0303. Internal procedures and organizations. Amended. The amendments to Rule 1-303 clarify the frequency of Board meetings and the frequency of reports of the Boards to the Judicial Council.

CJA05-0101. The Board of Appellate Court Judges. New. Rule 5-101 establishes the Board of Appellate Court Judges and the conduct of the meetings of the Board.

Judicial Council Order

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Rule of Criminal Procedure – Effective November 18, 2019, pursuant to Rule 11-105(5) of the Utah Code of Judicial Administration

URCrP009. Proceedings for persons arrested without a warrant on suspicion of a crime. Amended. The amendments modify the times within which a defendant must appear in court after a warrantless arrest when the defendant has been unable to meet the release conditions set by the magistrate.

URCrP009A. Procedures for persons arrested pursuant to warrant. Amended. The amendments modify the times within which a defendant must appear in court when the defendant has been arrested pursuant to a warrant and has been unable to meet the release conditions set by the court.

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Rules of Civil Procedure – Effective November 1, 2019

URCP086. Licensed Paralegal Practitioners. New. Addresses the applicability of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure to Licensed Paralegal Practitioners.

Supreme Court Order for URCP086

URCP100. Coordination of cases pending in district court and juvenile court. Amend. To ensure better coordination of cases between courts, Rule 100 is amended to clarify that parties who have a child custody case in one court must notify that court of any other custody case in another court involving the same party or the same child. Custody cases include minor guardianship.

Supreme Court Order for URCP100

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Code of Judicial Administration and Rules of Appellate Procedure – Effective October 8, 2019, pursuant to Rule 11-105(5) of the Utah Code of Judicial Administration

CJA11-0401. Standing Committee on Appellate Representation and the Appellate Roster. Amend.

URAP038B. Qualifications for Appointed Appellate Counsel. Amend.

URAP058. Ruling. Amend.

The following is a brief summary of the rule amendments:
  • Updates terminology in Rule 11-401 to address legislative changes;
  • Addresses in Rule 11-401 the addition to the Appellate Roster of appeals of private parental termination cases from the district court;
  • Adds a mentoring provision to Rule 11-401;
  • Adds a rolling admissions provision to Rule 11-401;
  • Addresses in Rule 11-401 the Indigent Defense Commission’s role with the committee;
  • Merges the provisions of Appellate Rule 38B into Rule 11-401;
  • Addresses in Rules 38B and 11-401 the role of attorneys’ contracts with government entities to represent indigent individuals on appeal prior to Rule 11-401’s adoption;
  • Addresses the tension between Rule 55 and the child welfare appellate roster in Rule 58;
  • Adds transparency to the Appellate Roster vetting process; and
  • Amends the Appellate Roster reconsideration process.

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Rules of Civil Procedure – Effective January 1, 2020

URCP109.  Injunction in certain domestic relations cases. New. Provides that in certain domestic relations cases, an injunction will enter upon the filing of the case. Its provisions address areas such as disposing of property, disturbing the peace of the other party, committing domestic violence, using the other party’s identification to obtain credit, interfering with telephone or utility service, modifying insurance, and behavior around the minor children. The injunction is binding on the petitioner upon filing the initial petition and on the respondent after the filing of the initial petition and upon receipt of a signed copy of the injunction as entered by the court.

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