Posted: June 30, 2010
Rules of Civil Procedure
URCP 058B. Satisfaction of judgment. Amend. Simplify and clarify the process for entering a satisfaction of judgment. Provide the judgment debtor with a process to raise the issue.
URCP 064D. Writ of garnishment. Amend. Eliminate the requirement that the garnishee file answers to interrogatories with the court. Establishes deadline for hearing on objection to a writ.
URCP 064E. Writ of execution. Amend. Establishes deadline for hearing on objection to a writ.
Supreme Court Order
Posted: June 30, 2010
Code of Judicial Administration
CJA 03-0101. Judicial nominating commissions. Repeal. Under HB 289, the Judicial Council no longer has authority for rules regulating Judicial Nominating Commissions.
Posted: April 26, 2010
Rules of Appellate Procedure
URAP 035. Petition for rehearing. Amend. Requires that a petition for rehearing include a copy of the decision. Effective June 1, 2010 under Rule 11-505. Subject to change after the comment period.
Supreme Court Order
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Posted: March 17, 2010
Rules of Evidence
URE 0409. Payment of medical and similar expenses; expressions of apology. Amend. Prohibits expressions of apology from being admitted as evidence of liability for an injury. Effective upon approval by 2/3rd majority of both houses of the Legislature. HJR 34, March 9, 2010.
Posted: February 26, 2010
Rules of Criminal Procedure
URCrP 15A. Scientific, Lab, and Analytical Reports – When prosecution required to produce foundation and chain of custody witnesses. New. Describes when the prosecution is required to produce foundation and chain of custody witnesses.
Supreme Court Order.
Posted: January 25, 2010
Code of Judicial Administration
CJA 04-0404. Jury selection and service. Amend. Provide for biannual jury analysis to the Judicial Council
CJA 04-0409. Council Approval of Problem Solving Courts. Amend. Establish best-practices criteria and require recertification biannually.
CJA 07-0304. Probation supervision. Amend. Add an assessment tool based on evidence-based practices for working with low-risk offenders.
CJA 10-01-0305. Mediation in small claims appeals. New. Requires mediation before a small claims trial de novo in Third District.
Posted: December 21, 2009
Code of Judicial Conduct
Code of Judicial Conduct. Repeal and reenact the Utah Code of Judicial Conduct. The redline edits show changes based on the ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct issued in 2007.
Supreme Court Order
Posted: December 21, 2009
Rules of Appellate Procedure
URAP 15. Petitions for review in tax cases. New. Provides for stay of a tax appeal in the Supreme Court if case is also before the district court on a petition for judicial review.
Supreme Court Order
Posted: September 22, 2009
Rules of Evidence
URE 0701. Opinion testimony by lay witnesses. Amend. Adds to the required grounds for opinion testimony by a lay witness that the opinion is not based on specialized knowledge within the scope of Rule 702.
URE 0703. Bases of opinion testimony by experts. Amend. Prohibits inadmissible data used to form an expert opinion from being disclosed to the jury unless the probative value substantially outweighs the prejudicial effect.
Supreme Court Order.