CJA03-0501 – Utah Court Rules – Published for Comment

Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closes November 9, 2026

CJA03-110. Judicial officer financial disclosures (AMEND) The proposed amendments establish a direct pathway for judges to submit additional redaction requests to the Management Committee and include a mandatory safeguard requiring the judiciary to notify judges whenever a request is made to access their unredacted financial disclosure forms.

CJA03-501. Insurance benefits upon retirement (AMEND) The proposed amendments clarify that earned benefits are limited to judges who qualify for and are entitled to receive a retirement allowance under Utah Code title 49, chapter 11. To ensure consistency, the amendment aligns the rule with the statutory definition of “retirement” under Utah Code 49-11-102(48).

CJA04-901. Mandatory electronic filing in juvenile court (AMEND) The proposed amendments: 1) add a provision that explicitly allows both lawyers representing an Indian tribe under Sup. Ct. R. Pro. Prac. Rule 4-806 and nonlawyer representatives under Rule 4-802 to submit court filings by email, mail, or in person; 2) shifts the authority to grant hardship eFiling exemptions from the Judicial Council to the Juvenile Court Administrator (or their designee); and 3) authorizes the Juvenile Court Administrator to set flexible terms rather than granting blanket case exemptions.

Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closed at noon on January 4, 2019

CJA01-0205. Standing and Ad Hoc Committees. AMEND – adds Court Security Director as a member of the Court Facility Planning Committee.

CJA02-0208. Publication and Distribution. AMEND – remove requirement that AOC and TCEs “maintain a copy of the CJA and make it available for inspection during business hours.”

CJA03-0103. Administrative Role of Judges. AMEND – assigns responsibilities to justice court presiding judges, to conform with district court counterparts.

CJA03-0104. Presiding Judges. AMEND – clarifies responsibilities of presiding judges to coordinate with presiding justice court judges regarding magistrate rotation.

CJA03-0106. Legislative Activities. AMEND – clarify options available to judicial council in response to legislative activities.

CJA03-0107. Executive Branch Policy Initiatives. AMEND – clarify options available to judicial council in response to executive initiatives.

CJA03-0111. Performance Evaluation of Senior Judges and Court Commissioners. AMEND – assigns responsibilities to justice court presiding judges, to conform with district court counterparts.

CJA03-0413. Judicial library resources. AMEND – revises rule to conform with current practice and removes outdated provisions that no longer conform to current practice.

CJA03-0501. Insurance Benefits Upon Retirement. AMEND – adds “parental leave” to the “sick day” calculation for purposes of determining post-retirement insurance benefits.

CJA04-0202.09. Miscellaneous. AMEND – removes the requirement for a party to label a filing as private, protected, controlled, juvenile social / juvenile legal, or safeguarded.

CJA04-0403. Electronic signature and signature stamp use. AMEND – authorizes use of judge signature stamp on writs of habeas corpus ad prosequendum / testificandum for transport of federal prisoners. Authorizes use of judge signature stamp on forthcoming / proposed Rule 109 (Domestic Relations Injunctions) orders.

CJA04-0405. Juror and Witness Fees and Expenses. AMEND – makes various revisions to align rule with current business practices at court and state level.

CJA04-0508. Guidelines for Ruling on a Motion to Waive Fees. AMEND – removes default requirement to provide documentation supporting affidavit of impecuniousity, authorizing judge to specifically request that such documentation be provided on a case by case basis.