Category: URCP083

Rules of Civil Procedure – Effective May 1, 2024

URCP006. Time. AMEND. The amendment adds the “Juneteenth National Freedom Day” to the list of legal holidays in subparagraph (a)(6)(E).

URCP012. Defenses and objections. AMEND. The amendments reflect the need to file and serve an answer, and clarify the use of terminology in domestic relations actions.

URCP064. Writs in general. AMEND. The amendments substitute the word “file” with the word “record” as it relates to recording with the county recorder.  Other non-substantive changes to the rule were made to adhere to the Utah Supreme Court style guide for the rules.

URCP066. Receivers. AMEND. The amendments substitute the word “file” with the word “record” as it relates to recording with the county recorder.  Other non-substantive changes to the rule were made to adhere to the Utah Supreme Court style guide for the rules.

URCP069A. Seizure of property. AMEND. The amendments substitute the word “file” with the word “record” as it relates to recording with the county recorder.  Other non-substantive changes to the rule were made to adhere to the Utah Supreme Court style guide for the rules.

URCP069B. Sale of property; delivery of property. AMEND. The amendments substitute the word “file” with the word “record” as it relates to recording with the county recorder.  Other non-substantive changes to the rule were made to adhere to the Utah Supreme Court style guide for the rules.

URCP069C. Redemption of real property after sale. AMEND. The amendments substitute the word “file” with the word “record” as it relates to recording with the county recorder.  Other non-substantive changes to the rule were made to adhere to the Utah Supreme Court style guide for the rules.

URCP083. Vexatious litigants. AMEND. The amendments clarify the ability to file a notice of or petition for permission to appeal, as well as, the notice and opportunity to be heard when the court is entering orders.

Supreme Court Order

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Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Rules of Professional Conduct – Effective May 1, 2021

Rules of Civil Procedure

URCP083. AMEND. The proposed amendments would bring represented parties into the rule’s purview. They would also permit any court to rely on another court’s vexatious litigant findings and order their own restrictions. Paragraph (e)(1) was updated to fix a grammatical error.  

Rules Governing Constitutional Challenges

The following amendments to Civil Rule 24,Criminal Rule 12, and Appellate Rule 25A  are intended to better coordinate the provisions addressing constitutional challenges. The amendments do the following:

  • Address service on the Attorney General and other governmental entities;
  • Broaden the kinds of challenges that may arise;
  • Clarify that it is the governmental entity that responds, not the county or municipal attorney (which can be a contracted position in certain jurisdictions);
  • Eliminate outdated language in Civil Rule 24 in favor of the updated federal language;
  • Clarify in each rule the process and timing for the Attorney General or other governmental entity to respond to a constitutional challenge; and
  • Eliminate the requirement in Appellate Rule 25A that the Attorney General state the reasons for declining to file an amicus brief.

URCP024 – Redline and URCP024 – Clean

URCrP012 – Redline

URAP025A – Redline

Rules of Professional Conduct

RPC05.04. Professional Independence of a Lawyer. AMEND. Adds a clarifying comment to the rule.

Supreme Court Order for Civil Rules 83 and 24

Supreme Court Order for Criminal Rule 12

Supreme Court Order for Appellate Rule 25A

Supreme Court Order for Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 5.4

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Rules of Civil Procedure

URCP 025. Substitution of parties. Amend. Clarifies that the notice of hearing on a motion to substitute parties must be served with the motion if the hearing has been scheduled by the time the motion is served.
Supreme Court Order.
URCP 083. Vexatious litigants. New. Establishes the standards and procedures for declaring a person to be a vexatious litigant. Establishes management of cases involving vexatious litigants.
Supreme Court Order.

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