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Posted: June 24, 2014

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CJA 03-0111. Performance evaluation of senior judges and court commissioners. Amend. Requires a presiding judge to evaluate a senior judge’s performance every 18 months after the first term and a commissioner’s performance annually. Changes the evaluation criteria to more closely match the JPEC criteria.
CJA 03-0201. Court commissioners. Amend. Requires a court commissioner to undergo a performance evaluation annually.
CJA 04-0405. Juror and witness fees and expenses. Amend. Makes an attorney issuing the subpoena responsible for reimbursing a civil witness for necessary and reasonable parking expenses as required by statute.
CJA 04-0907. Divorce education and divorce orientation courses. Amend. Provides an option to take the divorce orientation course online, and reflects changes to the fees for the course as required by statute.
CJA 11-0201. Senior judges. Amend. Establishes a residency requirement. Requires a senior judge to undergo a performance evaluation every 18 months after a first term.
CJA 11-0203. Senior justice court judges. Amend. Establishes a residency requirement. Requires a senior justic court judge to undergo a performance evaluation every 18 months after a first term.

Posted: April 29, 2014

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CJA 03-0306. Language access in the courts. Amend. Removes the Registered II designation, so that there is only one Registered level for court interpreters, rather than two. Makes minor technical changes.
CJA 04-0401.01. Electronic media coverage of court proceedings. Amend. Changes the definition of news reporter, removes the presumption of electronic media coverage in cases classified as private, and adds a factor for judges to consider when determining whether the presumption has been overcome. Effective April 28, 2014 under CJA 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.
CJA 04-0902. Limited scope investigation of domestic issues. New. Provides a process for the court to appoint a custody evaluator to investigate select issues in a domestic case than completing a full custody evaluation.

Posted: March 17, 2014

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CJA 03-0306. Language access in the courts. Amend. Adds a Utah residency requirement for interpreters seeking to be credentialed as court-certified interpreters.
CJA 04-0202.02. Records classification. Amend. Classifies records from cases involving minors seeking judicial consent for abortion as sealed.
CJA 04-0405. Juror and witness fees and expenses. Amend. Increases the rate for jury snacks and breaks from $3.00 to $4.00 in accordance with the state rate.
CJA 04-0906. Guardian ad litem program. Amend. Allows the Office of Guardian ad Litem to remove a private guardian ad litem who has not met the continuing education requirements from their case assignment roster.

Posted: March 17, 2014

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CJA 04-0403. Signature stamp use. Amend. Allows a clerk to use a judge’s signature stamp, with permission, on orders on unopposed motions requesting the Department of Workforce Services to release debtor information. The rule is effective March 14, 2014 under Utah Code of Judicial Administration, rule 2-205, and is subject to change after the comment period.

Posted: January 28, 2014

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CJA 10-1-602. Orders to show cause. New. 6th District local rule which describes the process for requesting an order to show cause when a commissioner is unavailable.

Posted: December 6, 2013

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CJA 04-0408.01. Responsibility for administration of trial courts. Amend. Makes Morgan District Court a state operation. Effective November 1, 2013 under Rule 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.

Posted: October 30, 2013

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CJA 04-0603. Mandatory electronic filing. New. Requires that all documents other than the Information be electronically filed in district court criminal cases as of March 31, 2014. Requires Informations to be electronically filed as of January 1, 2015. Effective October 28, 2013 under Rule 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.

Posted: August 20, 2013

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CJA 04-0101. Calendaring court sessions. Repeal. Annual calendars posted at the courthouse have been replaced by daily calendars published on the court’s web site.
CJA 11-0101. Creation and Composition of Advisory Committees. Amend. Establishes term limits on select advisory committee. Effective July 16, 2013 under Rule 11-105(5). Subject to change after the comment period.

Posted: June 21, 2013

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CJA 01-0205. Standing and ad hoc committees. Amend. Changes the name of the Court Interpreter Committee to the Language Access Committee.
CJA 03-0306. Court interpreters. Amend. Creates a complaint process for failure to follow the requirements of the rule. Clarifies that Rule 3-306 is not authority to charge for language access costs. Cites the competing authority of federal and state law. Recognizes interpreter credentials from other states. Requires staff to be acting within the scope of human resource policies and procedures, which includes qualifications for a second language stipend, before engaging in a first-hand conversation with a person of limited English proficiency.
CJA 03-0402. Human resources administration. Amend. Changes the name of the career service review board to the grievance review panel.
CJA 04-0110. Transfer of juvenile cases from district and justice courts to the juvenile court. Amend. Technical change, recognizing that Section 78A-7-106 governs transfer of cases from justice court to juvenile court.
CJA 04-0404. Jury selection and service. Amend. Implements the requirement of Section 78B-1-110 that compliance with a summons satisfies a person’s jury service obligation for two years. Permits a court to establish a shorter term of service than is provided by rule, but not longer.
CJA 04-0508. Guidelines for ruling on a motion to waive fees. Amend. Includes juvenile court within the guidelines of the rule.

Posted: May 15, 2013

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CJA 02-0103. Open and closed meetings. Amend. Technical changes. Adopts for the Judicial Council the new requirements of public bodies under SB 77. Effective May 14, 2013 under Rule 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.
CJA 02-0104. Recording meetings. Amend. Requires additional public records to be published on the Utah Public Notice Website. Adopts for the Judicial Council the new requirements of public bodies under SB 77. Effective May 14, 2013 under Rule 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.
CJA 03-0414. Court security. Amend. Removes duplicate reference to proselytizing in a courthouse.
CJA 04-0202.02. Records classification. Amend. Classifies the addendum to an appellate brief in a case involving termination of parental rights or adoption as a private record. Establishes the classification of a “safeguarded” record and which records are safeguarded records. Describes when jurors’ names are public, private or safeguarded.
CJA 04-0202.03. Records access. Amend. Describes who has access to safeguarded records. Modifies who has access to the juvenile court social file.
CJA 04-0403. Signature stamp use. Amend. Deletes acceptance of pleas in abeyance from the list of documents on which the clerk can sign for the judge with a signature stamp.
CJA 04-0906. Guardian ad litem program. Amend. Implements the requirements of Section 78A-2-228 for private guardian ad litem attorneys. Effective July 1, 2013 under Rule 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.
CJA 06-0401. Domestic relations commissioners. Amend. Includes dating violence protective orders, authorized by HB 50, within the authority of court commissioners. Effective May 14, 2013 under Rule 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.