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.
Under circumstances described in CJA Rules 2-205 or 11-105, certain rules may have been adopted prior to a public comment period. The public is provided the opportunity to provide comment on those rules during the 45 days following the adoption of any such rule. To review and comment, click on the “LINKS” tab directly below. Then click on “Proposed Rule Amendments Published for Comment” to be taken to the page where links to rules subject to public comment are located.
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: 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: July 17, 2023
CJA04-0202.03. Records access (AMEND).
CJA04-0202.05. Request to access an administrative record; research; request to classify an administrative record; request to create an index (AMEND).
The proposed amendments align the rules with Utah Code Sections 77-40a-403(2)(b) and 77-40a-404, identifying individuals and entities who may access expunged records. Other amendments are non-substantive and intended to streamline the rules.
CJA04-0404. Jury selection and service (AMEND). The proposed amendments add the option to email juror qualification forms and summonses to prospective jurors.
Posted: August 23, 2022
CJA04-0202.03. Records access. (AMEND) Allows a petitioner in an expunged case to obtain a certified copy of the expungement order and case history upon request and in-person presentation of positive identification. This mirrors the process for adoptive parents in obtaining a certified copy of an adoption decree.
Posted: September 19, 2019
CJA07-0302. Court reports prepared for delinquency cases (formerly titled “Social studies”). AMEND. Changes “social studies” to “court reports” to reflect current nomenclature. Provides greater detail regarding information to be included in court reports. Makes non-substantive stylistics changes.
Judicial Council Order for CJA07-0302
CJA04-0202.03. Records access. AMEND. Permits a parent or guardian of a minor victim to access the disposition order entered in a delinquency case.
CJA04-0903. Uniform custody evaluations. AMEND. Adds “Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor” to list of professionals who may perform custody evaluations and replaces list of statutory custody factors with citation to relevant sections of Utah Code.
Posted: October 29, 2018
CJA03-0401. Office of General Counsel. Amend. Deletes certain unnecessary and outdated provisions. Removal of the language in lines 39-42 does not abdicate Judges’ responsibility to make their own decisions pursuant to the Code of Judicial Conduct.
CJA03-0414. Court Security. Amend. Allows the Court Security Director to possess a firearm and ammunition in a courthouse when qualified.
CJA04-0202.03. Records Access. Amend. Allows for access to certain records for Licensed Paralegal Practitioners. Allows access to juvenile court social records by entities or individuals providing services to juveniles.
CJA04-202.09. Miscellaneous. Amend. Adds specific requirements for records access requests for email correspondence. Corrects previous publication error regarding Tax-related Records and removal of language requiring certification of omitting / redacting all non-public information from the record.
CJA04-0403. Electronic Signature and Signature Stamp Use. Amend. Adds “orders appointing a court visitor” to the list of documents on which a clerk may use a judge’s signature stamp, with prior approval from a judge or commissioner.
CJA04-0701. Failure to Appear. Amend. Deletes the reference to failures to appear as a separate offense pursuant to S.B. 58, which eliminated the crime of failure to appear on a citation.