Utah Court Rules – Published for Comment
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Posted: September 26, 2018
URE0617. Eyewitness Identification. This new rule provides criteria and procedures to be used by a factfinder to evaluate a contested eyewitness identification.
URE0902. Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating. Amend. Adopts provisions similar to the recently adopted FRE 902(13) and (14) regarding electronic records.
Posted: March 1, 2018
URE0504 Lawyer – Client. Amended. The amendments to the rule define new terms and
amend existing terms and modify the statement of privilege.
URE0507 New. A person receiving peer support services from a peer support team member has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent another person from disclosing peer support communications.
Posted: June 28, 2017
URE 0511 Amend. The 2017 amendments reflect 2017 legislative changes to the underlying statute. Minor style and other non-substantive edits were also made.
URE 1102 Amend. Amends the definition of reliable hearsay. Removes the requirement that a statement made by a child victim must be “promptly reported.”
Posted: August 19, 2016
URE 0412 Amend. Changes the classification of records described in subparagraph (c)(3) from sealed to protected.
URE 0504 Amend. The definition of “Representative of the client” has been revised to be more grammatically correct, and to clarify the application of the term “specifically authorized” in subparagraph (a)(4).
Posted: January 11, 2016
URE 0511. Insurance Regulators. New. Creates a privilege for insurance regulators.
Posted: January 27, 2015
URE 0616. Statements Made During Custodial Interrogations. New. Outlines the requirements for admissibility of statements made during custodial interrogations and provides exceptions.
Posted: January 28, 2014
URE 803. Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial. Amend. Adopts changes made to Federal Rule of Evidence 803(10).
Posted: November 19, 2012
URE 1101. Applicability of Rules. Amend. Makes URE applicable to preliminary hearings in criminal cases. Effective October 24, 2012 under Rule 11-105(5). Subject to change after the comment period.
Supreme Court Order.
Posted: October 26, 2011
Utah Rules of Evidence Style Revision Project. Consistent with the restyling of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the language of these rules has been amended as part of the restyling of the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on evidence admissibility.
Comments are due November 16, 2011. The supreme court has approved an abbreviated comment period so that if the amendments ultimately are approved, they can be effective December 1, the same day as their federal counterparts.
Posted: February 23, 2009
URE 0701. Opinion testimony by lay witnesses. Amend. Adds to the required grounds for opinion testimony by a lay witness that the opinion is not based on specialized knowledge within the scope of Rule 702.
URE 0703 Bases of opinion testimony by experts. Amend. Prohibits inadmissible data used to form an expert opinion from being disclosed to the jury unless the probative value substantially outweighs the prejudicial effect.