Utah Courts – Page 19 – Utah Court Rules

Posted: March 10, 2020

Rules Governing Licensed Paralegal Practitioner – Comment Period Closed April 24, 2020

RGLPP15-0707. Application; deadlines; withdrawals; postponements and fees. Amend. The proposed amendments to CJA Rule 15-707 allow Licensed Paralegal Practitioner (LPP) applicants to submit an application before completing the national certification requirement so long as that certification is completed within one year of passing the LPP exam. LPPs must complete the national certification before obtaining a license.

Posted: March 5, 2020

Rules of Criminal Procedure – Comment Period Closed April 19, 2020

URCrP022. Sentence, judgment, and commitment. Amend. The amendments conform the rule to current practices. The court will undertake the responsibility of sending commitment orders to the jail without the need for law enforcement officers to file a return.

Posted: February 27, 2020

Rules Governing Constitutional Challenges – Comment Period Closed April 12, 2020

The following amendments to Civil Rule 24, Criminal Rule 12, and Appellate Rule 25A are intended to better coordinate the provisions addressing constitutional challenges. The amendments do the following:

Address service on the Attorney General and other governmental entities;
Broaden the kinds of challenges that may arise;
Clarify that it is the governmental entity that responds, not the county or municipal attorney (which can be a contracted position in certain jurisdictions);
Eliminate outdated language in Civil Rule 24 in favor of the updated federal language;
Clarify in each rule the process and timing for the Attorney General or other governmental entity to respond to a constitutional challenge; and
Eliminate the requirement in Appellate Rule 25A that the Attorney General state the reasons for declining to file an amicus brief.

URCP024 – Redline and URCP024 – Clean

URCrP012 – Redline

URAP025A – Redline

Posted: February 27, 2020

Rule of Appellate Procedure – Comment Period Closed April 12, 2020

URAP009. Docketing statement. Amend. The proposed amendments to Rules 9 and 19 incorporate Utah Supreme Court Standing Order 11 (Regarding filing documents by email) and propose other changes to conform with current practices of the Appellate Clerks’ Office.

URAP019. Extraordinary writs. Amend. The proposed amendments to Rules 9 and 19 incorporate Utah Supreme Court Standing Order 11 (Regarding filing documents by email) and propose other changes to conform with current practices of the Appellate Clerks’ Office.

URAP033. Damages for delay or frivolous appeal; recovery of attorney fees. Amend. The proposed amendments would allow the court to impose sanctions without a hearing or at the court’s discretion, so long as the party is provided with notice and an opportunity to respond.

Posted: February 25, 2020

Rules of Evidence – Comment Period Closed April 10, 2020

URE0512. Victim Communications (AMEND). Clarifies which disclosures do and do not waive the privilege.

Posted: February 4, 2020

Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closed March 20, 2020

CJA11-0102. Advisory Committee Procedures. AMENDED. Amendments provide that Utah Supreme Court advisory committees shall adopt expedited procedures for recommending rules to the Court when time is of the essence, such as when immediate rule changes may be required due to changes or proposed changes in the law.

Posted: January 28, 2020

Code of Judicial Conduct – Comment Period Closed March 13, 2020

CJC03.7. Participation in Education, Religious, Charitable, Fraternal, or Civic Organizations and Activities. Amended. Amends the Code of Judicial Conduct to permit judges to directly engage in fundraising for court projects, as long as the potential donors do not regularly appear in the court the judge serves.

Posted: January 21, 2020

Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closed March 6, 2020

CJA01-0204. Executive Committees (AMEND). The Judicial Council formalized a new executive committee, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee. Proposed amendments add the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee to the executive committee list, and define the Committee’s duties.

CJA01-0205. Standing and Ad Hoc Committees (AMEND). The Judicial Council’s Standing Committee on the Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP) no longer exists. Proposed amendments remove the OCAP member positions from the Committee on Resources for Self-Represented Parties and the Committee on Court Forms.

CJA03-0111. Performance Evaluation of Active Senior Judges and Court Commissioners (AMEND). The reporting standards for active judges versus senior judges and commissioners were different. Utah Code 78A-2-223 sets a standard of two months for trial judges. For consistency, the proposed amendments change the standard for senior judges and commissioners from “60 days” to “two months.”

CJA03-0406. Budget and Fiscal Management (AMEND). The proposed amendments reflect the Judicial Council’s policy change regarding its budget process.

CJA04-0905. CJA 4-905. Restraint of Minors in Juvenile Court (AMEND). The proposed amendment eliminates the subsection of the referenced statute to avoid outdated citations in the future.

CJA010-1-0202. Verifying Use of Jury (AMEND). The Second District Court requested that local supplemental rule CJA 10-1-202 be repealed
because it is no longer needed. The Second District follows practices set forth in general rules observed by all other judicial districts.

CJA Appendix F. Utah State Court Records Retention Schedule. The first proposed amendment eliminates the requirement that the enhancement forms previously required under Rule 9-301 be retained permanently. Because Rule 9-301 was
repealed, those records should now be destroyed at the same time as the file to which the record pertains. Eliminating the specific reference in the schedule will default to that result.

The second proposed amendment changes the retention for domestic violence cases to ten years to reflect the change in statute that makes those offenses enhanceable for ten years.

Posted: December 27, 2019

Rule of Civil Procedure – Comment Period Closed February 10, 2020

URCP086. Licensed paralegal practitioners. AMEND. The approved amendments remove the requirement to serve papers on both the party and the licensed paralegal practitioner, and instead require a licensed paralegal practitioner who has entered a general appearance to inform their client of any papers filed, regardless of whether the paper falls within the scope of the licensed paralegal practitioner’s representation.

Posted: December 26, 2019

Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closed February 9, 2020

CJA04-0403. Electronic Signature and Signature Stamp Use. Amended. In conjunction with new URCP 109, authorizes automatically affixing electronic judicial signatures on certain standardized domestic relations injunctions.

CJA04-0503. Mandatory Electronic Filing. Amended. Requires Licensed Paralegal Practitioners to file documents electronically.