CJA04-0111 – Utah Court Rules

Code of Judicial Administration – Effective July 1, 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.

Judicial Council Order

Code of Judicial Administration

CJA 01-205. Standing and ad hoc committees. Amend. Establishes the Committee on Resources for Self-represented Parties.
CJA 03-111.03. Standards of judicial performance Amend. Eliminates possibility of lawyer with trial experience being removed from respondent pool due to too few total appearances.
CJA 03-115. Committee on resources for self-represented parties. New. Identifies the responsibilities of the committee.
CJA 03-408. Inventory. Amend. Changes minimum value for mandatory inventory control from $500 to $1,000.
CJA 03-411. Grant management. Amend. Adds approval by the legislature for large federal grants.
CJA 03-413. Judicial library resources. Amend. Eliminate mandatory subscription to Utah Advance Reports.
CJA 04-105. Designation of arraignment area as courtroom. New. Designate arraignment areas as courtrooms so that rules regulating procedure and decorum apply.
CJA 09-105. Justice Court hours Amend. Establishes 5-day operation as the standard for justice courts. Permits waiver by the Judicial Council.
CJA 09-107. Justice court technology, security, and training account. New. Establishes the process for allocation of funds from the Justice Court Technology, Security, and Training restricted account.
CJA 10-1-203. Designation of video arraignment areas as courtroom. Repeal. Replace Second District rule with 4-105 applicable statewide.
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