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Comprehensive Case Type List for Utah District Courts
Updated June 2011
Case Type Code |
Case Type Title |
Case Type Description |
| AJ | Abstract of Judgment | A summary of a judgment which creates a public record and a claim on any real estate property owned or later acquired by the defendant in the county in which the abstract of judgment is recorded. |
| AA | Administrative Agency | Appeals of decisions made by state administrative agencies. |
| AD | Adoption | A case filed to petition the court to make an adult the legal parent of someone who is not his or her biological child. |
| AS | Asbestos | Tort litigation regarding asbestos - Salt Lake City District Ct only |
| AW | Arbitration Award | The terms of an agreed settlement in an arbitration. URCADR Rule 102. |
| AT | Attorney Discipline | An action brought by the Utah State Bar against an attorney for violation of professional conduct. |
| SL | Child Support Lien | A lien against real property filed by the Office of Recovery Services for delinquent child support. Utah Code 62A-11-312.5. |
| CR | Civil Rights | A civil action alleging deprivation of rights. |
| SK | Civil Stalking | A case filed to request an injunction to restrain the respondent from contact with the petitioner. |
| CA | Cohabitant Abuse | A case filed to request a civil order of protection against a cohabitant. Utah Code 77-36-01 |
| CL | Adjudication of Marriage /Common Law Marriage | A case filed to request the court to recognize a relationship as a legal marriage without benefit of a civil marriage. Typically filed prior to a divorce or probate matter. |
| CD | Condemnation | A case filed through which a governmental body exercises its right of "eminent domain" to acquire private property for public uses. Utah Code 57-12-13. |
| CV | Civil | No longer in use. Included all civil cases |
| CO | Conservatorship | A case filed to request the appointment of a person to manage the property, daily affairs, and financial affairs of another person. |
| CT | Contempt | A civil case filed on the court's own motion. |
| CN | Contracts | A case filed to resolve legal issues involved in contracts and agreements. |
| CS | Custody and Support | A domestic case filed to resolve custody and support issues. |
| DC | Debt Collection | A case filed to collect monies owed by a company or a third party. |
| DA | Divorce/Annulment | A case filed to dissolve a marriage and address issues including child custody support visitation, property division and others as appropriate. Utah Code 30-3-1 to 39 |
| EF | Estate Formal Personal Rep | A case filed to contest a probate action. Utah Code 75-3-401 |
| EI | Estate Informal Personal Rep | An application for appointment of a personal representative in an uncontested probate case. Utah Code 75-3-301 |
| EV | Eviction | A complaint filed to remove a tenant from a rental property and recoup costs. Also known as unlawful detainer. Utah Code 78B-6-801 to 811 |
| FJ | Foreign Judgment | A judgment, decree or order from another court filed for enforcement in Utah. Utah Code 78B-5-302 |
| FP | Forfeiture of Property | A case filed to deprive a person of property due to breaking a law. Typically filed on behalf of the state by a law enforcement agency. Utah Code 24-1-4 |
| GA | Gestational Agreement | A case filed to validate a gestational agreement. Utah Code 78B-15-902 |
| GV | Grandparent Visitation | A case filed to request the legal right to court-ordered visitation or access to grandchildren. Utah Code 30-5-2 |
| GU | Guardianship | A case filed to request the appointment of a person to provide the care and management of a person who due to age or some incapacitation is incapable of their own care. |
| HL | Hospital Lien | A lien filed by a hospital to recover the costs of emergency and other medical services. |
| IF | Infraction | A violation of a rule or local ordinance or regulation. |
| IP | Interpleader | A case brought by a third party to have a court determine ownership rights of rival claimants to money or property held by the third party. |
| IC | Involuntary Commitment | A case in which the court is asked to compel an individual to receive inpatient treatment for a mental health disorder against his/her will. Utah Code 62A-15-631 |
| JC | Judgment by Confession | A judgment entered through a verified statement by the judgment debtor stating the claim and that the sum confessed is justly due or to become due. (U.R.C.P. 58A.) |
| LM | Lien/Mortgage Foreclosures | A case in which a mortgage lender files an action to foreclose on property. |
| MP | Malpractice | A case in which improper or negligent treatment of a patient by a physician resulting in injury, damage or loss is alleged. |
| MN | Minor's Settlement | A case in which a judgment is granted to a minor and is put in a trust account controlled by a guardian. |
| MI | Miscellaneous | Includes a variety of civil cases. |
| MD | Misdemeanor DUI | A violation of Utah driving under the influence statutes punishable by a fine and/or confinement in a local jail, but not by imprisonment in the Utah State Prison system. |
| NC | Name Change | A case in which the petitioner seeks a court order to change one's name. |
| ND | Notice of Out of State Deposition | A subpoena to an out-of-state witness to appear at a deposition. |
| NA | Not Applicable | A criminal case with no defined severity. |
| MO | Other Misdemeanor | A crime punishable by a fine and/or confinement in a local jail, but not by imprisonment in the Utah State Prison system. (Excludes misdemeanor violations of DUI statutes. See MD) |
| OT | Other Probate | A probate case. |
| PN | Parking Citation | A case in which a parking citation is resolved. |
| PC | Parking Court Case | A case in which a parking citation is contested and resolved. |
| PA | Paternity | A domestic case in which the parentage, typically the paternity, of a child is established. |
| PI | Personal Injury | A civil case in which the plaintiff asks for compensation for an injury sustained to their person. |
| RN | Post Conviction Relief Non Capital | An action in the district court of original jurisdiction to vacate or modify a conviction or sentence in a non-capital criminal case. |
| RC | Post Conviction Relief Capital | An action in the district court of original jurisdiction to vacate or modify a conviction or sentence in a capital criminal case. |
| PD | Property Damage | A tort case in which the plaintiff alleges the defendant carelessly damaged the plaintiff's property. |
| PR | Property Rights | A tort case filed in regards to intellectual and/or real property rights. |
| SD | Small Claims denovo District | An appeal of a small claims judgment ordered in a district court. |
| ST | Small Claims denovo Justice | An appeal of a small claims judgment ordered in a justice court. |
| SM | Separate Maintenance | A case filed to request support for one married person by the other married person if they are no longer living as husband and wife. |
| SH | Sexual Harassment | A case in which unwelcome verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the workplace is alleged. |
| SC | Small Claims | A case filed to collect monies (under $7,500) owed. |
| PV | Small Claims/Park TP | No longer in use. |
| FS | State Felony | A crime punishable by a fine and/or confinement in the Utah State Prison system. |
| SU | Supervised Administrative | An action in which the Personal Representative requests to get court approval before taking actions or making distributions from an estate without a court order. |
| TX | Tax Court | An action related to decisions by the State Tax Commission. |
| TL | Tax Lien | A lien filed by the State Tax Commission for delinquent state taxes. |
| TP | Tax Protest | An action filed against the taxing entity to recover any tax paid under protest. Utah Code 59-2-1327 |
| TS | Temporary Separation | An action filed in lieu of a divorce. |
| TN | Traffic Citation | A violation related to the operation of a motor vehicle, usually punishable by bail. |
| TC | Traffic Court Case | A case generated out of a citation related to the operation of a motor vehicle or in which the defendant contests the citation and a hearing is set, or the defendant fails to appear and a warrant is issued. |
| TR | Trust | A probate case related to administration of a trust. |
| UC | UCCJA Child Custody Jurisdiction | A case in which jurisdiction is determined on a child custody order when parents are in different jurisdictions. Typically filed for enforcement purposes. (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act) Utah Code 78B-16-105 |
| UF | UIFSA | Registration of a child support or alimony court order from another state for enforcement purposes. (Uniform Interstate Family Support Act)Utah Code 78B-14-206 |
| UE | Unsolicited Communication | No longer in use. U.C.A. 13-36-101 repealed, 2004 |
| WA | Water Rights | A case initiated to resolve competing claims to water use. U.C.A. § 73-4-1 |
| WL | Workforce Service Lien | A lien filed by the Dept. of Workforce Services typically for overpayment of benefits. |
| WR | Writs | A written order commanding a party to perform or cease performing a specified act. |
| WD | Wrongful Death | A case alleging a death caused by the wrongful act or negligence of the defendant that serves as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the decedent's heirs. |
| WG | Wrongful Lien | A civil case alleging a person filed an intentional, improper lien against another. Utah Code 38-9a-202 |
| WT | Wrongful Termination | A civil case in which a former employee seeks damages from an employer for termination of employment. |
Comprehensive Case Type List for Utah Justice Courts
Updated August 2009
Case Type Code |
Case Type Title |
Case Type Description |
| IF | Infraction | A violation of a rule or local ordinance or regulation. |
| MD | Misdemeanor DUI | A violation of Utah driving under the influence statutes punishable by a fine and/or confinement in a local jail, but not by imprisonment in the Utah State Prison system. |
| MO | Other Misdemeanor | A crime punishable by a fine and/or confinement in a local jail, but not by imprisonment in the Utah State Prison system. (Excludes misdemeanor violations of DUI statutes. See MD) |
| PN | Parking Citation | A case in which a parking citation is resolved |
| PC | Parking Court Case | A case in which a parking citation is contested and resolved |
| SC | Small Claims | A case filed to collect monies (under $10,000) owed. |
| TN | Traffic Citation | A violation related to the operation of a motor vehicle, usually punishable by bail. |
| TC | Traffic Court Case | A case generated out of a citation related to the operation of a motor vehicle or in which the defendant contests the citation and a hearing is set, or the defendant fails to appear and a warrant is issued. |