Posted: May 7, 2021
Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Comment Period Closed June 21, 2021
URJP003. Style of pleadings and forms. Amend. Makes revisions to align the captions in protective order cases and cases transferred from District Court involving custody, child support, and parent time with Title 30, Chapters 3 and 4, Divorce and Separate Maintenance, respectively, Title 78B, Chapter 7, Child Protective Orders, and court forms.
Posted: April 27, 2021
Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closed June 11, 2021
CJA 11-401. Standing Committee on Appellate Representation and the Appellate Roster. Amend.
CJA11-0401. Redline version
CJA11-0401. Clean version
- Address the creation of the Indigent Appellate Defense Division (line 12);
- Simplify committee composition (line 33);
- Clarify that at least one appellate brief submitted for application purposes must be in the relevant subject matter area (line 100);
- Add a CLE requirement (line 139);
- Add requirements for entity exempt status and clarify when an attorney falls under that exemption (lines 16 and 154); and
- Increase term limits from three to five years (lines 128 and 138).
Posted: April 26, 2021
Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closed June 10, 2021
CJA03-0415. Auditing (AMEND). The proposed amendments more clearly define the types of audits conducted by the Audit Department, clarify audit procedures, and identify the individuals involved at critical points.
CJA07-0302. Court reports prepared for delinquency cases (AMEND). Replaces a reference to outdated sentencing guidelines with a reference to the new Juvenile Disposition Guide. Removes subjective assessment requirements and aligns the rule with (78A-6-117(j)(ix-x)) regarding probation’s role in victim restitution.
Posted: April 12, 2021
Rules of Evidence – Comment Period Closed May 27, 2021
URE0512. Victim Communications (AMEND). Clarifies that URE 510 applies to this rule. Disclosures of the following confidential communications will now waive the privilege: 1) disclosures required under Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Child and Family Services or UCA § 62A-3-305, 2) evidence of a victim being in clear and immediate danger to the victim’s self or others, and 3) evidence that the victim has committed a crime, plans to commit a crime, or intends to conceal a crime.
URE1101. Applicability of Rules (AMEND). Amends the committee note following State v. Weeks, 61 P.3d 1000. Clarifies that the Utah Rules of Evidence are inapplicable to proceedings for revoking probation, unless the court for good cause otherwise orders.
Posted: April 8, 2021
Rules of Appellate Procedure – Comment Period Closed May 23, 2021
URAP015. Petitions for review in tax cases. Amend. The proposed amendments to Rule 15: (1) remove the statutory citations in 15(a) and 15(c); (2) rework the language in 15(c); and (3) clean up other language for clarity and consistency.
URAP025. Amicus curiae briefs. Amend. The proposed amendments to Rule 25: (1) modify the language throughout to rule to mirror the federal rule; (2) incorporate the language from Rule 50 regarding amicus curiae briefs; (3) allow an amicus curiae brief to be filed without leave of court if all parties have consented to its filing; (4) provide a word count length requirement; (5) change the due date from 21 days to 14 days in 25(d); and (6) clean up other language for clarity and consistency.
URAP050. Response; reply. Amend. The proposed amendments to Rule 50: (1) remove all mention of amicus curiae briefs and incorporate that language into Rule 25; (2) replace the phrase “subject index” with “table of contents” in 50(b); (3) change the due date from 14 days to 7 days in 50(d); (4) incorporate Standing Order 11; and (5) clean up other language for clarity and consistency.
Posted: March 31, 2021
Rules of Criminal Procedure – Comment Period Closed May 15, 2021
URCrP012. Motions. Amend. The proposed amendments to Rule 12 incorporate language from lines 59-63 of HJR 007 into paragraph (c)(3).
Posted: March 15, 2021
Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closed April 29, 2021
CJA01-0204. Executive committees (AMEND). Allows the Policy and Planning Committee, Liaison Committee, and Budget and Fiscal Management Committee to each determine their own schedule for electing chairs.
CJA02-0103. Open and closed meetings (AMEND). Adds the category of “safeguarded” to the list of reasons that a Council meeting may be closed. The amendment corrects an oversight. The rule wasn’t updated when “safeguarded court records” were added as a classification in CJA rule 4-202.02.
Posted: March 12, 2021
Rules of Criminal Procedure – Comment Period Closed April 26, 2021
URCrP006. Warrant of arrest or summons. Amended. The amendment clarifies that a judge must review the information to determine whether there is probable cause when the judge issues a warrant instead of a summons or when the judge issues a warrant based on a defendant’s failure to appear on a summons.