Category: URJP056

Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Effective May 1, 2024

URJP017. The petition. Amend. The approved amendments to Rule 17 include: updating references to statute as a result of changes enacted by House Bill 60 of the 2023 Legislative Session; changing the proper noun County Attorney or District Attorney to “the office of the county attorney” or “the office of the district attorney”; changing the proper noun Clerk of Court to “court clerk”; and replacing the language “shall” with “must” according to the Supreme Court Style Guide.

URJP018. Summons; service of process; notice. Amend. The approved amendments to Rule 18 include: (1) adding language that requires a bilingual notice in abuse, neglect, dependency, and termination of parental rights cases; (2) adding a subsection to 18(a)(2) to include termination of parental rights cases; and, (3) replacing the language “shall” with “must,” “will,” or “is” to conform with the Utah Supreme Court stylistic guidelines.

URJP052. Appeals. Amend. The approved amendments to Rule 52 include an overall restructure of the rule to provide clarity regarding juvenile court appeals timeframes. The amendments also include the addition of restoration of parental rights cases as cases that may be subject to appeal.

URJP056. Expungement. Amend. The approved amendments to Rule 56 include: (1) updates to the referenced statute; (2) a simpler and clearer paragraph (b) regarding adjudication expungements that aligns with the statute, while removing language that places requirements not found in the statute; (3) removal of the language in paragraph (d) as the statute now places the responsibility of serving an expungement order on the juvenile court; and (4) the addition of three new expungement categories created by House Bill 60 of the 2023 Legislative Session.

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Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Effective September 1, 2021

URJP018. Summons; service of process; notice. Amended. Updates statutory references to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP020. Discovery generally. Amended. Updates statutory references to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP022.  Initial appearance and preliminary examination in cases under Utah Code section 78A–6–703.3. Amended. Updates statutory references to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP043. Evidence. Amended.  Updates statutory reference to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP046. Disposition hearing. Amended. Updates statutory references to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP047. Reviews and modification of orders. Amend.  Updates statutory references to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

URJP056. Expungement. Amended.  Updates statutory references and makes minor revisions to reflect statutory changes contained in H.B. 285 Juvenile Recodification (2021).

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Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Effective November 1, 2020

URJP005. Definitions. Amended. Makes revisions to definitions of “adult” and “minor” in juvenile delinquency cases to comply with statutory changes in H.B. 384-Juvenile Justice Amendments.

URJP017. The petition. Amended.  Makes revisions pertaining to petitions for expungement, including expungement of nonjudicial adjustments and petition for vacatur.

URJP021. Warrant of arrest or summons in cases under Section 78A-6-702 and Section 78A-6-703. Amended.  Reflects statutory changes made by  H.B. 384-Juvenile Justice Amendments.

URJP022. Initial appearance and preliminary examination in cases under Section 78A-6-702.   Amended.    Reflects statutory changes made by  H.B. 384-Juvenile Justice Amendments.

URJP023. Hearing to waive jurisdiction and certify under Section 78A-6703: bind over to district court.   Repealed.  Rule 23 will be repealed because the underlying statute was repealed by H.B. 384-Juvenile Justice Amendments.

URJP023A. Hearing on conditions of Section 78A-6-702; bind over to district court. Amended.  Reflects statutory changes made by  H.B. 384-Juvenile Justice Amendments.

URJP031.  Initiation of truancy proceedings.  Amended.  Corrects outdated statutory references.

URJP044. Findings and conclusions.  Amended.  Reflects statutory changes made by  H.B. 384-Juvenile Justice Amendments.

URJP050. Presence at hearings. Amended. Permits and details Indian tribes’ right to participate in court proceedings pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act.

URJP056. Expungement.  Amended.  Makes revisions to statutory changes contained in H.B. 384 regarding procedures for petitioning for expungement of juvenile court adjudications and nonjudicial adjustments.

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Rules of Juvenile Procedure

URJP 05. Definitions. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 08. Rights of minor while in detention. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 15. Preliminary inquiry; informal adjustment without petition. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 16. Transfer of delinquency case for preliminary inquiry. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes. Permits a receiving court to transfer a referral back to the original court if the minor fails to appear.
URJP 26. Rights of minors in delinquency proceedings. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 27. Fingerprinting, photographing, and regulating discovery; HIV testing. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 27A. Admissibility of statements given by minors. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 29A. Visual recording of statement or testimony of child victim or witness of sexual or physical abuse – Conditions of admissibility. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 31. Initiation of truancy proceedings. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 35. Pre-trial procedures. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 37A. Visual recording of statement or testimony of child in abuse, neglect and dependency proceedings – Conditions of admissibility. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 44. Findings and conclusions. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 45. Pre-disposition reports and social studies. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 46. Disposition hearing. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 47. Reviews and modification of orders. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 52. Appeals. Amend. Requires that appeals in abuse, neglect, dependency, termination and adoption cases must be filed within 15 days of the entry of the order appealed from.
URJP 54. Continuances. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
URJP 56. Expungement. Amend. Modifies terms “minor” and “child” to conform with statutes.
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