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Utah Code § 78A-10a-201

State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice -- Duties -- Rulemaking

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session; Enacted by Chapter 250, 2023 General Session; End date 7/1/2026

The State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall:

(1) enact rules establishing procedures for the meetings of a commission in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and

(2) ensure that the rules described in Subsection (1):

(a) comply with the requirements of this chapter;

(b) include standards that:

(i) maintain the confidentiality of applications for a judicial vacancy and related documents;

(ii) address destroying the records of the names of applicants, applications, and related documents upon the completion of the judicial nomination process; and

(iii) govern a commissioner's disqualification and inability to serve;

(c) allow for public comment concerning the judicial nomination process, qualifications for judicial office, and individual applicants;

(d) include evaluation criteria for the selection of judicial nominees; and

(e) address procedures for:

(i) taking summary minutes at a commission meeting;

(ii) simultaneously forwarding the names of nominees to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel as described in Subsection 78A-10a-203(5); and

(iii) requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to immediately inform the governor when a judge is removed, resigns, or retires.

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