Category: CJA04-0202.12

Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closes July 6, 2026

CJA03-306.04. Interpreter appointment, payment, and fees (AMEND)
The proposed amendments require that all interpreter appointments be made using an interpreter scheduling process approved by the Council.

CJA03-409. Court facilities planning (AMEND)
The proposed amendments (1) remove references to the now disbanded Court Facility Planning Committee, (2) update the responsibilities and reporting duties of the Court Facilities Director and court executives, and (3) make non-substantive formatting changes.

CJA04-202.12. Request by victim to use initials rather than name (NEW)
Under House Bill 102, for offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2026, a crime victim can choose to use their initials rather than their names in charging documents and other public-facing filings and documents. The amendments: 1) establish a process for victims to make a request; 2) require prosecutors to file a corrected charging document if a request is made after the charging document was filed; and 3) classify charging documents listing the victim’s name as “private” records pending the receipt of an amended charging document.

CJA03-110. Judicial officer financial disclosures (NEW)
New rule requiring all judicial officers to submit annual financial disclosures on a form approved by the Council.

CJA04-202.02. Records classification (AMEND)
The amendments: 1) classify court records identifying a victim by name rather than initials as “private,” if a valid and timely request is made under CJA rule 4-202.12, and 2) classify unredacted judicial officer financial disclosure forms as “protected records.”

CJA03-412. Procurement of goods and services (AMEND)
The amendments bring the rule in line with the Utah Procurement Code.

CJA04-102. Case, calendar, and panel assignments (AMEND)
In response to Senate Bill 257, the amendments direct district courts to assign any case or proceeding involving the same child or family to a single judge, to the extent possible.

CJA01-205. Standing and Ad Hoc Committees (AMEND)  
The amendments: 1) dissolve the Court Facilities Planning Committee, 2) amend the membership of the Uniform Fine Committee and the Committee on Children and Family Law, and 3) amend the membership of and certain provisions regarding the Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee to coincide with amendments in House Bill 372.

 

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Code of Judicial Administration. Rule Regulating Access to Court Records.

Final Report of the Committee on Privacy and Public Court Records.
CJA 04-202. Purpose. New. Outlines the purposes served by open and closed court records.
CJA 04-202.01. Definitions. Repeal & Reenact. Defines terms used in court rules regulating access to records.
CJA 04-202.02. Records classification. Repeal & Reenact. Classifies court records as public or non-public.
CJA 04-202.03. Records access. Repeal & Reenact. Identifies who has access to non-public court records.
CJA 04-202.04. Request to access a record associated with a case; request to classify a record associated with a case. Repeal & Reenact. Establishes procedures for requesting access to a record associated with a case or for requesting confidential treatment of a case record.
CJA 04-202.05. Request to access an administrative record; research; request to classify an administrative record; request to create an index. Repeal & Reenact. Establishes procedures for requesting access to a record not associated with a case or for requesting confidential treatment of an administrative record. Establishes procedures for requesting non-public records for research and procedures for using a data element as an index to the court’s database.
CJA 04-202.06. Response to request to access or classify a court record. Repeal & Reenact. Establishes minimum requirements for responding to a records request.
CJA 04-202.07. Appeals. New. Establishes procedures for reviewing an adverse decision.
CJA 04-202.09. Miscellaneous. Amend. Permits a filer to redact sensitive information from pleadings. Requires vendors to comply with court policies regarding access to records.
CJA 04-202.10. Record sharing. New. Established procedures for sharing non-public records with other governmental entities.
CJA 04-202.12. Access to electronic data elements. Repeal. Eliminates distinctions between electronic data elements and public or non-public data generally.
CJA 04-205. Security of court records. Amend. Technical changes.

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