The Supreme Court or Judicial Council has approved and adopted the following rules, which rules are effective on the date indicated. To view the newly adopted rules, click on any rule number.
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Posted: August 18, 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: June 25, 2025
CJA04-111. Priority of post-conviction petitions in capital cases (AMEND)
The amendments remove the requirement that the Administrative Office of the Courts prepare a monthly report on pending post-conviction petitions in capital cases because those reports are no longer needed.
CJA04-403. Electronic signature and signature stamp use (AMEND)
The amendments grant district, juvenile, and justice courts the discretion to authorize clerks to use a judge’s or commissioner’s electronic signature or signature stamp on additional document types without judicial review by issuing a standing order signed by a presiding judge.
CJA01-205. Standing and ad hoc committees (AMEND)
CJA04-202.02. Records classification (AMEND)
CJA04-202.03. Records access (AMEND)
CJA04-206. Exhibits (AMEND)
CJA04-510.06. Testing and reporting requirements for guardians and conservators (AMEND)
CJA04-613. Jail prisoner transportation (AMEND)
CJA06-501. Testing and reporting requirements for guardians and conservators (AMEND)
The amendments correct references to statutes that do not take effect until September 1, 2025, and make other clerical, non-substantive changes.
Posted: 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: February 26, 2025
CJA 4-202.02. Records classification. (AMEND)
Upon request, the contact and identifying information of a participant in the Safe at Home Program under Utah Code, title 77, chapter 38, part 6, will be classified as “safeguarded”records. All other amendments are non-substantive formatting changes.
CJA04-202.04. Request to access a record associated with a case; request to classify a record associated with a case. (AMEND)
The amendments allow court clerks to waive the “in writing” requirement for requests to access non-public court records, if the requester is authorized to access those records under Rule 4-202.03. All other amendments are non-substantive formatting changes.
Posted: December 3, 2024
CJA4-202.02. Records Classification. Amend. The amendments reclassify probation progress/violation reports as protected records, classify “nonpublic restitution records” as sealed records in accordance with Utah Code, and update statutory references.
CJA4-202.03. Records access. Amend. The amendments are non-substantive clerical changes.
CJA6-104. District court water judges. Amend. The amendments clarify that the supervising water judge is responsible for reassigning water cases upon the retirement of a water judge.
Posted: December 20, 2023
CJA03-0108. Judicial assistance (AMEND). Authorizes the presiding officer of the Judicial Council to appoint a juvenile court presiding judge as the signing judge for automatic expungement orders in juvenile court cases within the presiding judge’s district.
CJA04-0202.02. Records classification (AMEND)
CJA04-0202.03. Records access (AMEND)
Posted: November 21, 2023
CJA06-0301. Authority of court commissioner as magistrate. (AMEND). Within the bounds of Utah Code section 78A-5-107 and constitutional limitations on the delegation of judicial authority, broadens commissioners’ magistrate authority.
Supreme Court Order for CJA 6-301
CJA04-0202.08. Fees for records, information, and services. (AMEND). Clarifies that court appointed attorneys requesting records on behalf of an indigent client qualify for a fee waiver. Removes bulk data fees and individual hourly rates from the rule. Rates will be posted on the court webpage.
Supreme Court Order for CJA 4-202.08
CJA04-0202.02. Records classification. (AMEND)
CJA04-0202.03. Records access. (AMEND)
Classifies video records of court proceedings as sealed and limits access to official court transcribers, court employees, and anyone by court order.
Posted: April 24, 2023
CJA04-0202.02. Records classification (AMEND). The proposed amendments update statutory references and include three substantive changes:
Posted: November 21, 2022
CJA04-0202.02. Records classification (AMEND). Records previously designated as sealed by another court remain sealed in the record on appeal. Records may be unsealed by court order.
Posted: December 22, 2021
CJA01-0303. Internal procedures and organization. (AMEND). Allows for reports from the Boards of District, Juvenile, and Justice Court Judges to be provided twice each year rather than quarterly.
CJA02-0101. Rules for the conduct of Council meetings. (AMEND)
CJA05-0101. The Board of Appellate Court Judges. (AMEND)
CJA06-0101. The Board of District Court Judges. (AMEND)
CJA07-0101. Juvenile Court Board, Executive Committee and Council Representatives. (AMEND)
CJA09-0101. Board of Justice Court Judges. (AMEND)
Removes the requirement to follow Robert’s Rules of Order. Boards and Committees will use general principles for conducting meetings in an orderly and professional manner.
CJA03-0401. Office of General Counsel. (AMEND). Clarifies that the General Counsel’s Office is not required to provide staff support for all Judicial Council and Supreme Court committees.
CJA04-0202.02. Records classification. (AMEND).The amendment at line 170 clarifies that a minor’s name is only public in criminal cases if the minor is a party. The amendment at lines 273-274 removes a reference to Utah Code Title 77, Chapter 3a because stalking injunctions are now codified with protective orders in Utah Code Title 78B, Chapter 7.
CJA04-0208. Automatic expungement of cases. (NEW).Governs the Administrative Office of the Court’s development and implementation of an automated expungement process. The rule requires approval by the Judicial Council of all automated processes and approval of the form and content of automated orders. Processes must also meet any requirements under the Rules of Criminal Procedure.