February 2017 – Utah Court Rules – Published for Comment

Posted: February 28, 2017

Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closed April 14, 2017

CJA 4-0202.09 . Miscellaneous. Amend. Provides that records in property and use tax cases involving commercial information as that term is defined in Utah Code § 59-1-404 are protected. If a request is made to access a record or records, the records will be released within 14 days, except for specific records ordered by the court as sealed, private, protected, or safeguarded. 30 days after the court issues a non-appealable, final order, all records will be public, except as otherwise classified.

Posted: February 22, 2017

Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Comment Period Closed April 8, 2017

URJP018 Adds language regarding the ability to serve a pleading by email on an attorney who has an email account on file with the Utah State Bar. Clarifies that eFiling in the Juvenile Court’s Court and Agency Records Exchange (C.A.R.E.) does not constitute service upon a party and that an agreement to accept email service is not required to effectuate the provisions of Rule 18.

URJP037 Adds reference to the statutory provisions in Section 78A-6-1111 pertaining to limitations on the appointment of counsel for indigent parties.

Posted: February 17, 2017

Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closed April 3, 2017

CJA 11-0103 Amend. This amendment would require the advisory committees to present first to the Supreme Court any proposed rule amendment for public comment and would shorten or dispense with the public comment period in certain exigent circumstances.