Category: CJA04-0202.12

Code of Judicial Administration – Effective May 18, 2026

CJA03-111.Performance evaluation of active senior judges and court commissioners (AMEND)
Nonsubstantive clerical amendment to the title of the rule.

CJA04-510.04. ADR Training (AMEND)
The amendments: 1) ensure court-qualified Primary Trainers are actively involved in 40-hour basic mediation training; 2) require court-qualified mediation training providers to provide or facilitate opportunities for trainees to get the observation and experience requirements necessary to be admitted to the ADR Roster; and 3) make non-substantive formatting changes.

CJA04-202.12. Request by victim to use initials rather than name (NEW)
Under House Bill 102, for offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2026, a crime victim can choose to use their initials rather than their names in charging documents and other public-facing filings and documents. The amendments: 1) establish a process for victims to make a request; 2) require prosecutors to file a corrected charging document if a request is made after the charging document was filed; and 3) classify charging documents listing the victim’s name as “private” records pending the receipt of an amended charging document.

CJA03-110. Judicial officer financial disclosures (NEW)
New rule requiring all judicial officers to submit annual financial disclosures on a form approved by the Council.

CJA04-202.02. Records classification (AMEND)
The amendments: 1) classify court records identifying a victim by name rather than initials as “private,” if a valid and timely request is made under CJA rule 4-202.12, and 2) classify unredacted judicial officer financial disclosure forms as “protected records.”

CJA03-412. Procurement of goods and services (AMEND)
The amendments bring the rule in line with the Utah Procurement Code.

CJA04-102. Case, calendar, and panel assignments (AMEND)
In response to Senate Bill 257, the amendments direct district courts to assign any case or proceeding involving the same child or family to a single judge, to the extent possible.

CJA01-205. Standing and Ad Hoc Committees (AMEND)  
The amendments: 1) dissolve the Court Facilities Planning Committee, 2) amend the membership of the Uniform Fine Committee and the Committee on Children and Family Law, and 3) amend the membership of and certain provisions regarding the Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee to coincide with amendments in House Bill 372.

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CJA 01-201. Membership – Election. Amend. Prohibits more than 2 successive terms on the Judicial Council.
CJA 01-204. Executive committees. Amend. Requires new committee chairs at least every 2 years.
CJA 01-205. Standing and ad hoc committees. Amend. Recognizes the court interpreter advisory panel as a standing committee. Establishes the Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee. Establishes sunset dates for all standing committees. Effective February 28, 2005.
CJA 02-205. Emergency rulemaking procedures. Amend. Changes title to “expedited” rulemaking procedures.
CJA 03-102. Assumption of judicial office. Amend. Deletes requirement for inventory of personal property.
CJA 03-104. Presiding judges. Amend. Technical change to conform to other rules.
CJA 03-306. Court interpreters. Amend. Establishes the duties of the Court Interpreter Committee.
CJA 03-412. Procurement of goods and services. Amend. Changes references to statutes.
CJA 04-202. Purpose. New. Outlines the purposes served by open and closed court records. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-202.01. Definitions. Repeal & Reenact. Defines terms used in court rules regulating access to records. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-202.02. Records classification. Repeal & Reenact. Classifies court records as public or non-public. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-202.03. Records access. Repeal & Reenact. Identifies who has access to non-public court records. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-202.04. Request to access a record associated with a case; request to classify a record associated with a case. Repeal & Reenact. Establishes procedures for requesting access to a record associated with a case or for requesting confidential treatment of a case record. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-202.05. Request to access an administrative record; research; request to classify an administrative record; request to create an index. Repeal & Reenact. Establishes procedures for requesting access to a record not associated with a case or for requesting confidential treatment of an administrative record. Establishes procedures for requesting non-public records for research and procedures for using a data element as an index to the court’s database. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-202.06. Response to request to access or classify a court record. Repeal & Reenact. Establishes minimum requirements for responding to a records request. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-202.07. Appeals. New. Establishes procedures for reviewing an adverse decision. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-202.09. Miscellaneous. Amend. Permits a filer to redact sensitive information from pleadings. Requires vendors to comply with court policies regarding access to records. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-202.10. Record sharing. New. Established procedures for sharing non-public records with other governmental entities. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-202.12. Access to electronic data elements. Repeal. Eliminates distinctions between electronic data elements and public or non-public data generally. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-205. Security of court records. Amend. Technical changes. Effective November 1, 2005.
CJA 04-206. Exhibits. Amend. Changes requirements for record keeping and destruction.
CJA 04-408. Locations of trial courts of record. Amend. Recognizes West Jordan as a trial court location. Eliminates Sandy and West Valley.
CJA 04-408.01. Responsibility for administration of trial courts. Amend. Designate Kanab as a district court site for which the state contracts with the county.
CJA 04-906. Guardian ad litem program. Amend. Describes the duties of the Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee. Establishes procedures for complaints against guardian ad litem attorneys and staff. Effective February 28, 2005.
CJA 07-304. Probation supervision. Amend. Adopts the probation risk assessment and restorative justice models for supervision of juveniles.
CJA Appendix F. Records retention schedule. Amend. Reduces retention period for civil judgments of money only. Treats alcohol related convictions the same as DUI conviction. Technical amendments.
Judicial Council Minutes.
CJA 11-101. Supreme Court’s rulemaking process. Amend. Changes title of subsection to “expedited” rulemaking procedures.
Supreme Court Order.
CJA 11-201. Senior judges. Amend. Permits senior judges to be active senior judges with an annual evaluation. Establishes a uniform reappointment date.
Supreme Court Order.
CJA 11-203. Senior justice court judges. Amend. Permits senior judges to be active senior judges with an annual evaluation. Establishes a uniform reappointment date.
Supreme Court Order.

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