The Supreme Court or Judicial Council has approved and adopted the following rules, which rules are effective on the date indicated. To view the newly adopted rules, click on any rule number.
Under circumstances described in CJA Rules 2-205 or 11-105, certain rules may have been adopted prior to a public comment period. The public is provided the opportunity to provide comment on those rules during the 45 days following the adoption of any such rule. To review and comment, click on the “LINKS” tab directly below. Then click on “Proposed Rule Amendments Published for Comment” to be taken to the page where links to rules subject to public comment are located.
Posted: January 27, 2015
CJA 11-0101. Creation and Composition of Advisory Committees. Amend. Provides for appointment of mid-term committee vacancies in the same manner as an end-of-term vacancy. Changes the circumstances for reappointment for more than two terms.
Supreme Court Order.
Posted: October 28, 2014
CJA 04-0405. Juror and witness fees and expenses. Amend. Makes an attorney issuing the subpoena responsible for reimbursing a civil witness for necessary and reasonable parking expenses as required by statute.
CJA 04-0510.03. Qualification of ADR providers. Amend. Corrects an incorrect reference to another rule.
CJA 04-0907. Divorce education and divorce orientation courses. Amend. Provides an option to take the divorce orientation course online, and reflects changes to the fees for the course as required by statute.
Judicial Council Minutes.
Posted: October 28, 2014
CJA 01-0205. Standing and ad hoc committees. Amend. Makes the Committee on Model Utah Civil Jury Instructions and the Committee on Model Utah Criminal Jury Instructions standing committees of the Judicial Council. Outlines the membership makeup of each committee. Makes technical corrections. Effective October 27, 2014 under rule 2-205 of the Utah Code of Judicial Administration. Subject to change after the comment period.
Judicial Council Minutes.
Posted: August 26, 2014
CJA 03-0306. Language access in the courts. Amend. Adds a Utah residency requirement for individuals seeking to be credentialed as court-certified interpreters. Removes the Registered II credentialing designation. Makes minor technical changes.
CJA 04-0902. Limited scope investigation of domestic issues. New. Provides a process for the court to appoint a custody evaluator to investigate select issues in a domestic case rather than ordering a full custody evaluation.
Judicial Council Minutes.
Posted: June 24, 2014
CJA 04-0202.02 Records classification. Amend. Classifies records from cases involving minors seeking judicial consent for abortion as sealed.
CJA 04-0405. Juror and witness fees and expenses. Amend. Increases the rate for jury snacks and breaks from $3.00 to $4.00 in accordance with the state rate.
CJA 04-0906. Guardian ad litem program. Amend. Allows the Office of Guardian ad Litem to remove a private guardian ad litem who has not met the continuing education requirement from their case assignment roster.
Judicial Council Minutes.
Posted: May 27, 2014
CJA 10-1-602. Orders to show cause. New. 6th District local rule which describes the process for requesting an order to show cause when a commissioner is unavailable.
Judicial Council Minutes.
Posted: April 29, 2014
CJA 04-0401.01. Electronic media coverage of court proceedings. Amend. Changes the definition of news reporter, removes the presumption of electronic media coverage in cases classified as private, and adds a factor for judges to consider when determining whether the presumption has been overcome. Effective April 28, 2014 under CJA 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.
Judicial Council Minutes.
Posted: March 18, 2014
CJA 04-0403. Signature stamp use. Amend. Allows a clerk to use a judge’s signature stamp, with permission, on orders on unopposed motions requesting the Department of Workforce Services to release debtor information. The rule is effective March 14, 2014 under Utah Code of Judicial Administration, rule 2-205, and is subject to change after the comment period.
Posted: December 19, 2013
CJA 04-0101. Calendaring court sessions. Repeal. Annual calendars posted at the courthouse have been replaced by daily calendars published on the court’s web site.
Judicial Council Minutes.
Posted: October 30, 2013
CJA 04-0603. Mandatory electronic filing. New. Requires that all documents other than the Information be electronically filed in district court criminal cases as of March 31, 2014. Requires Informations to be electronically filed as of January 1, 2015. Effective October 28, 2013 under Rule 2-205. Subject to change after the comment period.
Judicial Council Minutes.