Category: URJP032

Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Effective November 1, 2020

URJP009. Detention hearings; scheduling; hearing procedures.  Amended. Makes revisions to comply with statutory changes to 78A-6-112 and 78A-6-113 and brings rule in compliance with H.B. 384-Juvenile Justice Amendments (2020) and prior juvenile justice reforms.  The revisions place restrictions on the amount of time and the conditions under which the minor may be held in detention.  Requires a court determination of grounds for admission within 24 hours including weekends and holidays. Revises standard from reasonable basis to probable cause.   Deletes the Advisory Committee Note.

URJP032.  Initiation of ungovernability and runaway cases.  Amended. Revised to reflect that petitions related to children who are ungovernable or are runaways may only be filed by the Division of Juvenile Justice Services pursuant to statutory changes contained in S.B.65-Child Welfare Amendments (2020).

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Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Effective November 1, 2019

URCP058B. Satisfaction of judgment. Amend. Updates terminology and provides that the juvenile court will file an abstract of judgment in the district court upon entering an unpaid restitution order as a civil judgment. Also provides that If the judgment falls under Rule 58 of the Utah Rules of Juvenile Procedure, the judgment creditor must file an acknowledgment of satisfaction in both the district court and the juvenile court within 28 days after full satisfaction of the judgment.

URJP058. Victim rights. Amend. Provides that if the juvenile court enters an unpaid restitution order as a civil judgment, the juvenile court will file an abstract of judgment in the district court. The victim is entitled to enforce the judgment in the district court and the judgment shall be treated in all respects as if the judgment was originally entered in the district court.

URJP032. Initiation of ungovernability and runaway cases.  Amend. Revised to reflect that the rule applies to children and not minors and to mirror the language of Section 78A-6-103(3).

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