Title 78A, Title 78A: Judiciary and Judicial Administration

78A-2-104.5. Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee. (1) There is established the Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee, supervised by the Judicial Council. (2) The committee shall consist of: seven members appointed by the Judicial Council, including: a current or former juvenile…

78A-2-105. State court administrator -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Salary. The Supreme Court shall appoint a chief administrative officer of the council who shall have the title of the state court administrator and shall serve at the pleasure of the council, the Supreme Cou…

78A-2-106. Presiding officer -- Compensation -- Duties. (1) The chief justice of the Supreme Court shall serve as the presiding officer of the Judicial Council. (2) The presiding officer of the Judicial Council shall supervise the courts to ensure uniform adherence to law and to …

78A-2-107. Court administrator -- Powers, duties, and responsibilities. Under the general supervision of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, and within the policies established by the Judicial Council: (1) the state court administrator shall: organize and administer al…

78A-2-108. Assistants for state court administrator -- Appointment of trial court executives. (1) The state court administrator, with the approval of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, is responsible for the establishment of positions and salaries of assistants as nec…

78A-2-109. Courts to provide information and statistical data to state court administrator. The judges, clerks of the courts, and all other officers, state and local, shall comply with all requests made by the state court administrator or the state court administrator's assistant…

78A-2-109.5. Court data collection and reporting. (1) As used in this section, "department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section. 75E-2-102 (2) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the following information to the department for each crimina…

78A-2-110. Databases for judicial boards. (1) As used in this section, "judicial board" means any judicial branch board, commission, council, committee, working group, task force, study group, advisory group, or other body with a defined limited membership that is created to oper…

78A-2-111. Annual judicial conference. (1) There is established an annual judicial conference for all courts of this state, to facilitate the exchange of ideas among all courts and judges, and to study and improve the administration of the courts. (2) All elections provided in th…

78A-2-112. Grants to nonprofit legal assistance organization. Subject to legislative appropriation, the state court administrator shall, in accordance with, solicit requests for proposals and award grants to nonprofit legal assistance providers to provide legal assistance through…

78A-2-113. Judicial hiring freeze authorized. (1) As used in this section, "General Fund budget deficit" means a situation where General Fund appropriations made by the Legislature for a fiscal year exceed the estimated revenues adopted by the Executive Appropriations Committee o…

78A-2-114. Judicial financial disclosure -- Reporting requirement. (1) As used in this section, "judicial officer" means a judge or a court commissioner of the justice court, the district court, the juvenile court, the Business and Chancery Court, the Court of Appeals, or the Sup…

78A-2-201. Powers of every court. Every court has authority to: (1) preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence; (2) enforce order in the proceedings before it, or before a person authorized to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority; (3) provide for the ord…

78A-2-202. Authority of court. (1) A court of this state has the authority necessary to exercise the court's jurisdiction. (2) If a procedure for an action is not established, a process may be adopted that conforms with the apparent intent of the statute or rule of procedure.

78A-2-203. Rules -- Right to make -- Limitation -- Security. (1) Every court of record may make rules, not inconsistent with law, for its own government and the government of its officers; but such rules must neither impose any tax or charge upon any legal proceeding nor give any…

78A-2-203.5. Submission of court rules or proposed court rules. When the Supreme Court or Judicial Council submits a court rule or proposal for court rule for public comment, the Supreme Court or Judicial Council shall submit the court rule or proposal for court rule to publicati…

78A-2-204. Judicial Council to approve court seals. The Judicial Council shall approve a seal for all courts of this state.

78A-2-205. When seal is affixed. The seal of the court need not be affixed to any document of the court, except to: (1) a writ; (2) a certificate of the probate of a will, or of appointment of an executor, administrator, or guardian; or (3) the authentication of: a copy of a reco…

78A-2-206. English language for proceedings. Judicial proceedings shall be conducted in the English language.

78A-2-207. Domestic relations cases -- Party designation. Parties in domestic relations cases, including divorce, annulment, property division, child custody, support, parent-time, adoption, and paternity, shall be designated as petitioner and respondent.

78A-2-208. Sittings of courts -- To be public -- Notice to public of recording -- Right to exclude in certain cases. (1) The sittings of every court of this state are public, except as provided in Subsectionsand. (3) (4) (2) The Judicial Council shall require that notice be given…

78A-2-209. Sheriff to supply court rooms when the county legislative body neglects. If suitable rooms for holding the district court and for chambers of the judge are not provided in the place appointed for holding court in any county, together with attendants, furniture, lights,…

78A-2-210. Change of place of trial because of calamity. (1) The presiding judge may order court proceedings to be held at another location within the jurisdiction if the presiding judge determines it is necessary because of: war; insurrection; pestilence; public calamity or natu…

78A-2-211. Court days. All courts of this state are open and judicial business may be transacted on any day, except as provided in Section.

78A-2-212. Days on which court closed -- Exceptions. Judicial business on Sunday, on any day on which a regular general election is held, or on any legal holiday, is limited to the following purposes: (1) to give, upon their request, instructions to a jury when deliberating on th…

78A-2-213. Proceedings unaffected by vacancy in office of judge. No proceeding in any court of this state is affected by a vacancy in the office of all or any of the judges or by the failure of a term of a judge.

78A-2-214. Collection of accounts receivable. (1) As used in this section: "Accounts receivable" means any amount due the state from an entity for which payment has not been received by the state agency that is servicing the debt. "Accounts receivable" includes unpaid fees, licen…

78A-2-215. Abbreviations and numerals. Common abbreviations may be used, and numbers may be expressed by customary figures or numerals in court documents.

78A-2-216. Fees for writ of garnishment -- Single or continuing. (1) A garnishee under a writ of garnishment from a court is entitled to receive a garnishee fee in the amount of: $10 if the writ of garnishment is for a single garnishment; and $25, as a one-time fee, if the writ o…

78A-2-217. Electronic writing. (1) Except as restricted by the Constitution of the United States or of this state, any writing required or permitted by this code to be filed with or prepared by a court may be filed or prepared in an electronic medium and by electronic transmissio…

78A-2-218. Powers of every judicial officer -- Contempt. Every judicial officer has power: (1) to preserve and enforce order in his immediate presence, and in proceedings before him, when he is engaged in the performance of official duty; (2) to compel obedience to his lawful ord…

78A-2-219. Powers of judge contradistinguished from court. A judge may exercise out of court all the powers expressly conferred upon a judge as contradistinguished from the court.

78A-2-220. Authority of magistrate. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a magistrate as defined in Sectionshall have the authority to: 77-1-3 commit a person to incarceration prior to trial; set or deny bail under Sectionand release upon the payment of monetary bail, as defi…

78A-2-221. Justices and judges -- Limitations during terms. A justice or judge of any court of record may not, during his term of office: (1) practice law or have a partner engaged in the practice of law; (2) hold office in or make any contribution to any political party or organ…

78A-2-222. Disqualification for interest or relation to parties. (1) Except by consent of all parties, a justice, judge, or justice court judge may not sit or act in any action or proceeding: to which he is a party, or in which he is interested; when he is related to either party…

78A-2-223. Decisions to be rendered within two months -- Procedures for decisions not rendered. (1) A trial court judge shall decide all matters submitted for final determination within two months of submission, unless circumstances causing the delay are beyond the judge's person…

78A-2-224. Bases for certain decisions limited. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, no court may rule on the custody, placement, including foster placement, or other disposition alternative for a minor, or the termination of parental rights, based on the fact that a parent or g…

78A-2-225. Judge of court of record -- Service in other division or court. A judge of a court of record may serve temporarily as a judge in another geographic division or in another court of record, in accordance with the Utah Constitution and the rules of the Judicial Council.

78A-2-226. Repeated application for orders forbidden -- Disobedience -- Contempt. (1) If an application for an order, made to a judge of a court in which the action or proceeding is pending, is refused in whole or in part or is granted conditionally, a subsequent application for …

78A-2-229. Documents provided to pro se litigants. (1) Documents classified as private, protected, or sealed by court rule and are provided to a pro se litigant in the course of an action or in accordance with Subsectionmay not be distributed, released, or displayed to any other …

78A-2-230. References to court pleadings and other papers. Any reference in this code to a petition, complaint, or other court record shall be considered to include any cover sheet or accompanying document required by statute or court rule to be filed with the petition, complaint…

78A-2-231. Consideration of lawful use or possession of medical cannabis. (1) As used in this section: "Cannabis product" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 26B-4-201 "Directions of use" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 26B-4-201 "Dosing guidelin…

78A-2-232. Child abuse and domestic abuse education and training for judges, court commissioners, and court personnel. (1) As used in this section: "Advocacy services provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 77-38-403 "Child custody proceeding" means a civil p…

78A-2-233. Posting certain information on a court website. (1) As used in this section: "Court website" means a government website operated by or on behalf of any court created in Title 78A, Chapter 1, Judiciary. "Government website" means the same as that term is defined in Sect…

78A-2-301. Civil fees of the courts of record -- Courts complex design. (1) The fee for filing any civil complaint or petition invoking the jurisdiction of a court of record not governed by another subsection is $375. The fee for filing a complaint or petition is: $105 if the cla…

78A-2-301. Civil fees of the courts of record -- Courts complex design. (1) The fee for filing any civil complaint or petition invoking the jurisdiction of a court of record not governed by another subsection is $375. The fee for filing a complaint or petition is: $105 if the cla…