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Posted: October 30, 2024
URJP014. Reception of referral; preliminary determination. Amend. The approved revision to paragraph (a) clarifies when a probation officer must send a delinquency referral to a prosecutor. This change conforms with Utah Code sections 80-6-303.5 and 80-6-304.5. The changes also include several stylistic changes and a restructuring of paragraphs (a) and (c).
Posted: May 20, 2022
URJP007. Warrants. Amend. Updates statutory references affected by H.B. 248. Allows counsel for the Division of Child and Family Services to file an ex parte motion to vacate a warrant issued pursuant to Utah Code section 80-2a-202. Changes the text style of “ex parte” in subsection (h) from italic text to standard text to make it consistent with other rules.
URJP012. Admission to shelter care. Amend. Updates statutory references affected by H.B. 248.
URJP013. Shelter hearings. Amend. Updates statutory references affected by H.B. 248.
URJP014. Reception of referral; preliminary determination. Amend. Updates statutory references affected by H.B. 248.
Posted: February 8, 2018
URJP014 Amend. Reception of referral, preliminary determination. Contains revisions necessitated by statutory revisions to section 78A-6-602 promulgated by H.B. 239 – Juvenile Justice Amendments.
URJP017 Amend. The petition. Contains revisions necessitated by statutory revisions to section 78A-6-602 promulgated by H.B. 239 – Juvenile Justice Amendments.
URJP034 Amend. Pretrial hearings in non-delinquency cases. Clarifies when the court may enter a default judgment.
URJP048 Amend. Post judgment motions. Renames rule from “New hearings” to “Post judgment motions” to more accurately reflect the full scope of the rule’s content. Reduces the time to file post judgment motions to 14 days from the 28 days provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure to avoid conflicts with the shorter time frames for filing expedited child welfare appeals.