Utah Court Rules – Published for Comment
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Posted: October 25, 2024
USB14-806. Admission pro hac vice. AMEND. The proposed amendment for pro hac vice admission would remove the requirement that a Utah Bar member be a Utah resident and have a law office in Utah. Feedback from those with experience using this rule, and multijurisdictional practice is highly encouraged.
Posted: August 22, 2024
USB14-0810. New. This rule was published for public comment on May 28, 2024 as Rule 11-706. The Supreme Court has decided to place this rule in Chapter 14 instead of Chapter 11. The Supreme Court is republishing this rule for public comment because of edits made after the previous public comment period.
Posted: June 14, 2024
MCLE Rule Amendments. Several housekeeping changes, including correctly identifying “paralegal practitioners” as “licensed paralegal practitioners”; resolving questions posed by the Court during the last revision of MCLE rules; simplifying appeals; and formalizing the process for readmission of lawyers following administrative suspension for three or more years for failing to comply with MCLE rules and the process for relicensure of licensed paralegal practitioners following administrative suspension for three or more years for failing to comply with MCLE rules.
Posted: February 7, 2024
USB14-0104. Admission to practice law; qualifications, enrollment, oath, and fees. AMEND. This rule amendment clarifies that the Supreme Court may set the fee for a Certificate of Good Standing. This rule amendment also provides revisions necessary to comply with the Supreme Court’s Style Guide.
Posted: December 15, 2023
Utah Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education
Proposals to move Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Rules from Chapter 14, Article 4 to Chapter 11 in a new Article 6; to repeal Chapter 14, Article 4; to then renumber rules referenced in new Article 6; Moving the article from the chapter entitled “Rules Governing the Utah State Bar, to the chapter entitled “General Provisions.” will help to clarify the common misunderstanding of who is responsible for the requirements of legal education. The change will be a good step to help lawyers distinguish the responsibility of the Court from the activities of the Bar.
Article 6; to clarify Board governance and make duties more transparent; The current rule does not include “the Director” in the definitions. Including the description will help to clarify that the Director is appointed by the Court and is supervised by the Board.
Finalize instruction included in professionalism and civility; and confirm the requirements for Well-being CLE.
Expanding the definition of accredited “Professionalism and civility CLE” to include instruction on Well-being, teaching time and law practice management; incorporating the term “substance use disorder” and permitting learning about diversity, equity and inclusion.
Increasing the time period from six months to twelve months that lawyers and paralegal practitioners may remain on inactive status without complying the annual CLE requirements to ensure that they are completing the hours of required CLE.
Technical amendments to clarify that the total number of Board members is ten, excluding any additional emeritus members; and to formalize that a quorum for taking action is six.
Posted: June 29, 2023
USB14-0403. Establishment and membership of Board. Amend. This amendment reduces the size of the MCLE Board from 15 to 10 voting members. This amendment also adjusts the term lengths of new appointments to the Board.
Posted: May 5, 2023
USB14-0711. Grading and Passing the Bar Examination. AMEND. This proposed rule amendment lowers the passing bar examination score from 270 to 260.
USB14-0712. Qualification for Admission Based on UBE. AMEND. This proposed rule amendment lowers the acceptable transferred Universal Bar Exam score from 270 to 260.
USB14-0207. Finances. AMEND. This rule amendment requires the Utah State Bar to annually submit to the Supreme Court recommendations on increasing, decreasing, or maintaining current licensing fees.
RPP11-0107. Open and Public Meetings. AMEND. This rule amendment adds the newly established Advisory Committee on the Rule of Business and Chancery Procedure to this rule as a committee that must only hold open meetings.
Posted: January 23, 2023
USB14-0802. Authorization to practice law. Amend. The amendments to Rule 14-802(c)(1)(H), which were expedited under UCJA Rule 11-105(5), establish that Licensed Paralegal Practitioners (LPPs) may negotiate on their client’s behalf for purposes of settlement. While these amendments are intended to be broadly applicable to all of the LPP practice areas, the immediate result is that LPPs will be able to serve unrepresented litigants on the courts’ pro se calendars.
Posted: December 12, 2022
USB14-0701. Definitions. Amended as of December 9, 2022, pursuant to UCJA Rule 11-105(5). The amendments add as a defined term “UBE Transfer Applicant.”
USB14-0809. Practice Pending Admission. Amended as of December 9, 2022, pursuant to UCJA Rule 11-105(5).The amendments add UBE Transfer Applicants to the list of applicants that may practice while their admissions application is pending.
Posted: November 9, 2022
USB14-0402. Definitions. AMEND. Terminology amendments.
USB14-0404. Active status lawyers MCLE, NLTP, admission on motion, multi-state compliance reciprocity, house counsel and UBE requirements; MCLE requirements for Paralegal Practitioners. AMEND. Terminology amendments; clarifications around the New Lawyer Training Program.
USB14-0408. Credit hour defined; application for approval. AMEND. Terminology amendments.
USB14-0409. Categories of Elective CLE defined. AMEND. Terminology amendments.
USB14-0410. Accreditation of CLE; undue hardship and special Accreditation. AMEND. Terminology amendments.
USB14-0411. Board Accreditation of CLE. AMEND. Terminology amendments.
USB14-0412. Presumptively approved CLE providers; presumptive CLE Accreditation. AMEND. Terminology amendments.
USB14-0413. CLE Accreditation for qualified audio and video presentations, webcasts, computer interactive telephonic programs, writing, lecturing, teaching, public service, and live attendance. AMEND. Terminology amendments.
USB14-0414. Certificate of compliance; filing, late, and reinstatement fees; suspension; reinstatement. AMEND. Terminology amendments.
USB14-0418. Remote group CLE. AMEND. Terminology amendments.
USB14-0419. CLE Credit for Pro Bono Legal Services. NEW. Proposes a two-year pilot project that would provide CLE credit for pro bono services performed under the auspices of a Utah court, the Utah State Bar, or a sponsoring entity.