Utah Court Rules – Published for Comment

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Month: June 2025

Posted: June 23, 2025

Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closed August 7, 2025

CJA03-201.Court commissioners (AMEND)
The proposed amendments delegate the authority to approve court commissioner selections to the Management Committee.

CJA03-413.Judicial library resources (AMEND)
The proposed amendments modify which print publications are provided to each district and juvenile courtroom. The amendments are necessary due to significant price increases for print publications and the discontinuation of statewide bulk ordering by Legislative Services.

Posted: June 2, 2025

Rules of Appellate Procedure – Comment Period Closed July 17, 2025

URAP003. Appeal as of right: how taken. The Committee proposes amending Rule 3 to remove language that may cause parties to limit the issues on appeal inadvertently.

URAP029. Oral Argument. The Committee proposes amending Rule 29 to: 1) add a procedure for parties to request to appear remotely in the Supreme Court; 2) add a procedure for parties to request to appear remotely in the Court of Appeals; 3) change the time to file a motion to continue oral argument from 14 days to 7 days; and 4) clean up language and format for clarity and consistency.