Category: URJP034

Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Comment Period Closes August 25, 2025

URJP034. Pre-trial hearing in non-delinquency cases. Amend. In response to In re J.M., 2024 UT App 147, the proposed amendments to Rule 34 include: (1) stylistic and grammatical changes that aim to provide clarity; (2) in paragraph (c), articulation of the court’s process in informing respondents of their rights and potential consequences upon adjudication of the petition; (3) a proposal to remove the language in (d)–this language is contained in Rule 19–and replace it with the capture of a respondent’s answer in open court; (4) in paragraph (e), when a respondent declines to admit or deny the allegations, the respondent can proceed with an “uncontested answer;” (5) paragraph (f) directs the court to find that admissions or uncontested answers and waiver of rights are knowing and voluntary; (6) and in paragraph (g), provide a mechanism to respondents seeking relief from admissions or uncontested answers.

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Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Comment Period Closed November 27, 2017

URJP014 Reception of referral, preliminary determination.  Contains revisions necessitated by statutory revisions to section 78A-6-602 promulgated by H.B. 239 – Juvenile Justice Amendments.

URJP017 The petition.  Contains revisions necessitated by statutory revisions to section 78A-6-602 promulgated by H.B. 239 – Juvenile Justice Amendments.

URJP034 Pretrial hearings in non-delinquency cases.  Clarifies when the court may enter a default judgment.

URJP048 Post judgment motions.  Renames rule from “New hearings” to “Post judgment motions” to more accurately reflect the full scope of the rule’s content.  Reduces the time to file post judgment motions to 14 days from the 28 days provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure to avoid conflicts with the shorter time frames for filing expedited child welfare appeals.

 

 

 

 

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Rules of Juvenile Procedure

URJP 16. Transfer of delinquency case for preliminary inquiry. Amend. Renumber according to Supreme Court protocol.
URJP 34. Pre-trial hearing in non-delinquency cases. Amend. Technical amendment.
URJP 37. Child protective orders. Amend. Technical amendment to conform to statute.

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