Utah Courts
URJP Rule 37B (Rules of Juvenile Procedure)
URJP Rule 37B (Rules of Juvenile Procedure)
Rule 37B. Hearings with remote conferencing from a different location.
(a) In hearings other than those governed by Rule 29B, the court, for good cause and on its own initiative or on motion, may permit a party or a minor’s parent, guardian, or custodian to attend any proceeding by remote conferencing from a different location unless otherwise prohibited by law or rule.
(b) For good cause and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by remote conferencing from a different location.
(c) The remote conference must enable:
(c)(1) a party and the party’s counsel to communicate confidentially;
(c)(2) documents, photos and other things that are delivered in the courtroom to be delivered previously or simultaneously to the remote participants;
(c)(3) interpretation for a person of limited English proficiency; and
(c)(4) a verbatim record of the hearing.
(d) If the court permits remote conferencing, the court may require a party to make the arrangements for the remote conferencing.