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Posted: November 18, 2021
URJP008. Rights of minors while in detention. Repealed. Rule 8 will be repealed because it is superseded by Utah Code sections 80-6-205 and 80-6-206 that address the rights of minors while in detention.
Posted: November 8, 2021
RPC05.05. Unauthorized Practice of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice of Law. Amend. Clarifies that a non-Utah lawyer who is living in Utah may provide legal services remotely to clients in a jurisdiction where the lawyer is admitted. The lawyer must not establish a public-facing office nor hold out to the public or otherwise represent that the lawyer is admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction.
RPC01.00. Terminology. Amend. Defines a public-facing office as an office that is open to the public and provides a service that is available to the population in that location.