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Utah Code § 36-35-104

Review of court rules -- Criteria

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 178, 2024 General Session

(1) As used in this section, "court rule" means a proposal for a court rule, a new court rule, or an existing court rule.

(2) The committee may review and evaluate:

(a) a submission of:

(i) a new court rule; or

(ii) a proposal for a court rule; and

(b) an existing court rule.

(3) If the committee chooses to conduct a review of a court rule as provided under Subsection (2), the review shall be based on the following criteria:

(a) whether the court rule is authorized by the state constitution or by statute;

(b) if authorized by statute, whether the court rule complies with legislative intent;

(c) whether the court rule is in conflict with existing statute or governs a policy expressed in statute;

(d) whether the court rule is primarily substantive or procedural in nature;

(e) whether the court rule infringes on the powers of the executive or legislative branch of government;

(f) the impact of the court rule on an affected person;

(g) the purpose for the court rule, and if applicable, the reason for a change to an existing court rule;

(h) the anticipated cost or savings due to the court rule to:

(i) the state budget;

(ii) local governments; and

(iii) individuals; and

(i) the cost to an affected person of complying with the court rule.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.