Month: May 2006

Rules of Professional Conduct

USB RPC01-12. Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator or Other Third-Party Neutral. Amend. Amendment in conjunction with changes to RPC 2-4.
USB RPC02-04. Lawyer Serving as Third-Party Neutral. Amend. Provides what a lawyer serving as a mediator may and must do.

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Recodification of Rules Governing the Utah State Bar

Recodification Tracking Table. Renumbers all of the rules governing the Utah State Bar to conform with other Court rules. Amendments are intended to simplify and conform provisions without changing the substance of the existing rules. The summary table tracks the current rules into the renumbered rules and lists the new rule numbers and titles.
USB 14-0101 et seq. Integration and Management. Renumber and amend.
USB 14-0201 et seq. Bylaws. Renumber and amend.
USB 14-0301 et seq. Standards of Professionalism and Civility. Renumber and amend.
USB 14-0401 et seq. Mandatory Continuing Legal Education. Renumber and amend.
USB 14-0501 et seq. Lawyer Discipline and Disability. Renumber and amend.
USB 14-0601 et seq. Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions. Renumber and amend.
USB 14-0701 et seq. Admissions. Renumber and amend.
USB 14-0801 et seq. Special Practice Rules. Renumber and amend.
USB 14-0901 et seq. Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection. Renumber and amend.
USB 14-1001 et seq. IOLTA. Renumber and amend.
USB 14-1101 et seq. Fee Arbitration. Renumber and amend.

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Bypass of Parental Consent

Rule of Juvenile Procedure
URJP 60. Judicial bypass procedure to authorize minor to consent to an abortion. New. Establishes an expedited procedure by which a minor can petition to bypass parental consent to an abortion. Further amendments approved by the Supreme Court shown by redline effective May 10, 2006. Approved as an expedited amendment under Rule 11-101(6)(F). Subject to further change after the comment period.
Rule of Appellate Procedure
URAP 60. Judicial bypass appeals. New. Establishes an expedited procedure by which a minor can appeal denial or dismissal of a petition to bypass parental consent to an abortion. Effective May 1, 2006. Approved as an expedited amendment under Rule 11-101(6)(F). Subject to further change after the comment period.

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