The Supreme Court and the Judicial Council invite comments to proposed amendments to the following court rules. The comment period expires November 17, 2009.
Summary of proposed amendments:
Rules of Civil Procedure
URCP 065C. Post-conviction relief. Amend Recognizes Utah’s Post Conviction Remedies Act as the law governing post-conviction relief.
Rules of Juvenile Procedure
URJP 25A. Withdrawal of plea. New. Establishes standards and procedures for withdrawal of a plea in juvenile court.
Code of Judicial Administration
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.
How to view redline text of the proposed amendments:
To see proposed rule amendments and submit comments, click on this linkto: http://www.utcourts.gov/resources/rules/comments/. Then click on the rule number.
How to submit comments:
You can comment and view the comments of others by clicking on the "comments" link associated with each body of rules. It's more efficient for us if you submit comments through the website, and we encourage you to do so. After clicking on the comment link, you will be prompted for your name, which we request, and your email address and URL, which are optional. This is a public site. If you do not want to disclose your email address, omit it. Time does not permit us to acknowledge comments, but all will be considered.
Submit comments directly through the website or to:
Tim Shea
Email: tims@email.utcourts.gov Please include the comment in the message text, not in an attachment.
Fax: 801-578-3843
Administrative Office of the Courts
POB 140241
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-0241
One method of submitting a comment is sufficient.