Source: http://sol-reform.com/Utah/details/
Timestamp: 2017-06-25 13:59:50
Document Index: 615290731

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 76']

SOL Reform | Utah SOL Details
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i. The discovery rule provided in Utah Code Ann. § 78-12-26(3) did not apply because the students knew that they had been abused by the teacher and that the teacher was employed by defendants; this knowledge was sufficient to trigger a duty to inquire into potential claims against defendants. Because the students did not allege that they repressed all knowledge of their abuse, they had knowledge of the operative facts giving rise to their claim. b. NOTE, BUT SEE: Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-308 (1) (b)( “Discovery” means when a person knows or reasonably should know that the injury or illness was caused by the intentional or negligent sexual abuse. “). Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-308 (1) (b) the definitions section defining causation as part of discovery, would appear to apply to Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-308(2)(b) as it is the same “section”, but that is not what Utah courts have held. They have read section b in isolation and held that knowledge only triggers the SOL.
1. If it were to be moved to +causation (liberal) then this would be the citation: Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-308 (1) (b)(“Discovery means when a person knows or reasonably should know that the injury or illness was caused by the intentional or negligent sexual abuse. “).
None for most crimes since at least 1996. Utah Code Ann. § 76-1-301(2)(h)-(p).