The Supreme Court or Judicial Council have approved amendments to these rules. To view the amendment, click on the rule number. The amendments are effective on the dates indicated.
Some amendments have been adopted without prior comment. These are still subject to the comment period but are in effect during the comment period. To comment, click on the link to "Proposed Rule Amendments Published for Comment"
2009-11-01
Rules Governing the Utah State Bar
USB 14-0203. License categories. Amend. Specify that to qualify for the "active, under 3 years" category means to have practiced less than 3 years in any jurisdiction.
USB 14-0507. Roster of lawyers and current record information. Amend. Require the Bar to collect, maintain and have ready access to a lawyer's e-mail address. Lawyer could still designate the e-mail address as private.
2009-11-01
Rules of Civil Procedure
URCP 007. Pleadings allowed; motions, memoranda, hearings, orders, objection to commissioner’s order. Amend. Move process for objecting to a commissioner's recommendation from Rule 7 to Rule 101.
URCP 076. Notice of contact information change. New. Requires attorneys and parties to inform the court of changes to contact information.
URCP 101. Motion practice before court commissioners. Amend. Move process for objecting to a commissioner's recommendation from Rule 7 to Rule 101.
2009-11-01
Rules of Appellate Procedure
URAP 19. Extraordinary writs. Amend. The amendment will require a petitioner seeking extraordinary relief to state whether interlocutory appeal was sought, and if so, the results of the petition.
URAP 25. Brief of an amicus curiae or guardian ad litem. Amend. The proposal establishes specific deadlines for filing a brief of an amicus curiae.
URAP 37. Suggestion of mootness; voluntary dismissal. Amend. The amendments clarify that a suggestion of mootness should be filed only when one or more, but less than all, of the issues have become moot. If all the issues are moot, a motion for voluntary dismissal must be filed. The amendments also establish a pr
URAP 38. Substitution of counsel. Amend. The amendments clarify the process for substituting a party when a party becomes incompetent or for other causes.
URAP 49. Petition for writ of certiorari. Amend. A petition of writ of certiorari shall include references to the record on appeal or to the opinion of the Court Appeals, rather than referring to both sources.
URAP 50. Brief in opposition; reply brief; brief of an amicus curiae. Amend. The proposal establishes a more detailed process for submitting a proposed amicus brief, including the contents of the brief and deadlines.
2009-11-01
Code of Judicial Administration
CJA 03-0102. Assumption of judicial office. Amend. Make applicable to judges of courts of record and not of record.
2009-07-01
Audio Record of Hearings
CJA 03-0304. Official court reporters. Renumber and amend. Eliminate provisions regulating the office of official court reporter. Retain transcript format. Renumber as 5-203.
CJA 03-0304.01. Substitute certified shorthand reporters. Repeal. Eliminate provisions for a substitute shorthand reporter.
CJA 03-0305. Official court transcribers. Renumber and amend. Eliminate provisions for assignment of transcript preparation. Renumber as 5-202.
CJA 04-0201. Record of proceedings. Amend. Eliminate requirements and standards for recording a court hearing by an official court reporter. Rely exclusively on audio video records.
URAP 11. The record on appeal. Amend. Request preparation of an official transcript through the appellate court clerk rather than the trial court executive.
URAP 12. Transmission of the record. Amend. Shifts responsibilities from the official court reporter to a court transcriber.
URAP 54. Transcript of proceedings. Amend. Request preparation of an official transcript through the appellate court clerk rather than the trial court clerk.
URCP 052. Findings by the court; correction of the record. Amend. Establishes a procedure for correcting the record of a hearing.
Supreme Court Order, Appellate Rules.
Supreme Court Order, Civil Rules.
2009-05-27
Code of Judicial Administration
CJA 04-0202.02 Record classification. Amend Classifies business address, phone and email of a non-party as a public record. Residential and personal information of a non-party would remain private. Effective May 27, 2009 under Rule 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.
2009-05-12
Rules Governing the Utah State Bar
Petition to Amend Rule 14-808.
USB 14-0808. New lawyer training program Amend. Establishes rule regarding conflicts and confidentiality in outside mentoring. Effective May 12, 2009 under Rule 11-105(5). Subject to change after the comment period.
2009-03-18
Rules Governing the Utah State Bar
USB 14-0103. Organization and management of the Bar. Amend. Standardize the requirements for a Commissioner to vacate his or her unexpired term when succeeding to the office of President.
USB 14-0205. Board. Amend. Shorten voting period for elections from 30 to 15 days. Standardize the requirements for a Commissioner to vacate his or her unexpired term when succeeding to the office of President.
USB 14-0206. Officers. Amend. Shorten voting period for elections from 30 to 15 days. Provide for the event that the Commission is unable to nominate two candidates for the office of President-elect to run in a contested election.
