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UT Code § 78A-7-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 1 - Creation, Jurisdiction, and Procedure|Section 101 - Creation of justice court -- Not of record -- Classes of justice.

78A-7-101. Creation of justice court -- Not of record -- Classes of justice.    (1) Under Article VIII, Section 1, Utah Constitution, there is created a court not of record known as the justice court. The judges of this court are justice court judges.     (2) Justice courts shall be divided into the following classes:   (a) Class I: 501 or more case filings per month;     (b) Class II: 201-500 case filings per month;     (c) Class III: 61-200 case filings per month; and     (d) Class IV: 60 or fewer case filings per month.      Amended by Chapter 205, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 1 - Creation, Jurisdiction, and Procedure|Section 103 - Minimum standards of justice courts -- Authority of Judicial Council over justice courts.

 Effective 5/14/2019  78A-7-103. Minimum standards of justice courts -- Authority of Judicial Council over justice courts.  The Judicial Council shall ensure that:  (1) procedures include requirements that every municipality or county that establishes or maintains a justice court provide for the following minimum operating standards:   (a) a system to ensure the justice court records all proceedings with a digital audio recording device and maintains the audio recordings for a minimum of one year;     (b) sufficient prosecutors to perform the prosecutorial duties before the justice court;     (c) adequate funding to provide indigent defense services for indigent individuals under Title 78B, Chapter 22, Indigent Defense Act;     (d) sufficient local peace officers to provide security for the justice court and to attend to the justice court when required;     (e) sufficient clerical personnel to serve the needs of the justice court;     (f) sufficient funds to cover the cost of travel and training expenses of clerical personnel and judges at training sessions mandated by the Judicial Council;     (g) adequate courtroom and auxiliary space for the justice court, which need not be specifically constructed for or allocated solely for the justice court when existing facilities adequately serve the purposes of the justice court; and     (h) for each judge of its justice court, a current copy of the Utah Code, the Utah Court Rules Annotated, the justice court manual published by the state court administrator, the county, city, or town ordinances as appropriate, and other legal reference materials as determined to be necessary by the judge; and       (2) the Judicial Council's rules and procedures shall:   (a) presume that existing justice courts will be recertified at the end of each four-year term if the court continues to meet the minimum requirements for the establishment of a new justice court; or     (b) authorize the Judicial Council, upon request of a municipality or county or upon its own review, when a justice court does not meet the minimum requirements, to:   (i) decline recertification of a justice court;     (ii) revoke the certification of a justice court;     (iii) extend the time for a justice court to comply with the minimum requirements; or     (iv) suspend rules of the Judicial Council governing justice courts, if the council believes suspending those rules is the appropriate administrative remedy for the justice courts of this state.        Amended by Chapter 326, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 1 - Creation, Jurisdiction, and Procedure|Section 105 - Territorial jurisdiction -- Voting.

 Effective 5/12/2020  78A-7-105. Territorial jurisdiction -- Voting.    (1)   (a) The territorial jurisdiction of county justice courts extends to the limits of the precinct for which the justice court is created and includes all cities or towns within the precinct, other than cities where a municipal justice court exists.     (b) A county or district attorney may file a class B or C misdemeanor offense in a county justice court, regardless of where the act occurred, if:   (i) the same offense could have been filed as a class A misdemeanor in district court;     (ii) statute provides that an attempt to commit the offense described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) is a class B or class C misdemeanor; and     (iii) the case was submitted to the county or district attorney's office for prosecution.       (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), the territorial jurisdiction of a county justice court extends to the place where the act, filed as a class B or C misdemeanor under Subsection (1)(b), occurred.       (2) The territorial jurisdiction of municipal justice courts extends to the corporate limits of the municipality in which the justice court is created.     (3) Justice court judges have the same authority regarding matters within their jurisdiction as judges of courts of record.     (4) A justice court may issue all extraordinary writs and other writs as necessary to carry into effect its orders, judgments, and decrees.     (5)   (a) Except as provided in this Subsection (5), a judgment rendered in a justice court does not create a lien upon any real property of the judgment debtor unless the judgment or abstract of the judgment:   (i) is recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the real property of the judgment debtor is located; and     (ii) contains the information identifying the judgment debtor in the judgment or abstract of judgment as required in Subsection 78B-5-201(4)(b) or as a separate information statement of the judgment creditor as required in Subsection 78B-5-201(5).       (b) The lien runs for eight years from the date the judgment was entered in the district court under Section 78B-5-202 unless the judgment is earlier satisfied.     (c) State agencies are exempt from the recording requirement of Subsection (5)(a).      Amended by Chapter 317, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-120 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 1 - Creation, Jurisdiction, and Procedure|Section 120 - Disposition of fines.

 Effective 7/1/2021  78A-7-120. Disposition of fines.    (1) Except as otherwise specified by this section, fines and forfeitures collected by a justice court shall be remitted, 1/2 to the treasurer of the local government responsible for the court and 1/2 to the treasurer of the local government which prosecutes or which would prosecute the violation. An interlocal agreement created pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, related to justice courts may alter the ratio provided in this section if the parties agree.     (2)   (a) For violation of Title 23, Wildlife Resources Code of Utah, the court shall allocate 85% to the Division of Wildlife Resources and 15% to the general fund of the city or county government responsible for the justice court.     (b) For violation of Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-Highway Vehicles, or Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act, the court shall allocate 85% to the Division of Recreation and 15% to the general fund of the city or county government responsible for the justice court.     (c) Fines and forfeitures collected by the court for a violation of Section 41-6a-1302 in instances where evidence of the violation was obtained by an automated traffic enforcement safety device as described in Section 41-6a-1310 shall be remitted:   (i) 20% to the school district or private school that owns or contracts for the use of the school bus; and     (ii) 80% in accordance with Subsection (1).         (3) The surcharge established by Section 51-9-401 shall be paid to the state treasurer and deposited into the General Fund.      (4) Fines, fees, court costs, and forfeitures collected by a municipal or county justice court for a violation of Section 72-7-404 or 72-7-406 regarding maximum weight limitations and overweight permits, minus court costs not to exceed the schedule adopted by the Judicial Council, shall be paid to the state treasurer and allocated to the Department of Transportation for class B and class C roads.     (5) Revenue allocated for class B and class C roads pursuant to Subsection (4) is supplemental to the money appropriated under Section 72-2-107 but shall be expended in the same manner as other class B and class C road funds.     (6)   (a) Fines and forfeitures collected by the court for a second or subsequent violation under Section 41-6a-1713 or Subsection 72-7-409(6)(c) shall be remitted:   (i) 60% to the state treasurer to be deposited in the Transportation Fund; and     (ii) 40% in accordance with Subsection (1).       (b) Fines and forfeitures collected by the court for a second or subsequent violation under Subsection 72-7-409(6)(d) shall be remitted:   (i) 50% to the state treasurer to be deposited in the Transportation Fund; and     (ii) 50% in accordance with Subsection (1).        Amended by Chapter 280, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-121 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 1 - Creation, Jurisdiction, and Procedure|Section 121 - Funds collected -- Deposits and reports -- Special account -- Accounting.

78A-7-121. Funds collected -- Deposits and reports -- Special account -- Accounting.    (1)   (a) Justice courts shall deposit public funds in accordance with Section 51-4-2.     (b) The city or county treasurer shall report to the city recorder or county auditor, as appropriate, the sums collected and deposited. The recorder or auditor shall then apportion and remit the collected proceeds as provided in Section 78A-7-120.       (2) Money received or collected on any civil process or order issued from a justice court shall be paid within seven days to the party entitled or authorized to receive it.     (3)   (a) With the approval of the governing body a trust or revolving account may be established in the name of the justice court and the treasurer for the deposit of money collected including bail, restitution, unidentified receipts, and other money that requires special accounting.     (b) Disbursements from this account do not require the approval of the auditor, recorder, or governing body.     (c) The account shall be reconciled at least quarterly by the auditor of the governing body.      Amended by Chapter 205, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-122 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 1 - Creation, Jurisdiction, and Procedure|Section 122 - Security surcharge -- Application -- Deposit in restricted accounts.

 Effective 7/1/2020  78A-7-122. Security surcharge -- Application -- Deposit in restricted accounts.    (1) In addition to any fine, penalty, forfeiture, or other surcharge, a security surcharge of $60 shall be assessed on all convictions for offenses listed in the uniform bail schedule adopted by the Judicial Council and moving traffic violations.     (2) The security surcharge shall be collected and distributed pro rata with any fine collected. A fine that would otherwise have been charged may not be reduced due to the imposition of the security surcharge.     (3) Twenty-eight dollars of the security surcharge shall be remitted to the state treasurer and distributed to the Court Security Account created in Section 78A-2-602.     (4) Thirty-two dollars of the security surcharge shall be allocated as follows:   (a) the assessing court shall retain 20% of the amount collected for deposit into the general fund of the governmental entity; and     (b) 80% shall be remitted to the state treasurer to be distributed as follows:   (i) 62.5% to the treasurer of the county in which the justice court which remitted the amount is located;     (ii) 25% to the Court Security Account created in Section 78A-2-602; and     (iii) 12.5% to the Justice Court Technology, Security, and Training Account created in Section 78A-7-301.         (5) The court shall remit money collected in accordance with Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act.    Amended by Chapter 230, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-123 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 1 - Creation, Jurisdiction, and Procedure|Section 123 - Dissolution of justice courts.

78A-7-123. Dissolution of justice courts.    (1)   (a) The county or municipality shall obtain legislative approval to dissolve a justice court if the caseload from that court would fall to the district court upon dissolution.     (b) To obtain approval of the Legislature, the governing authority of the municipality or county shall petition the Legislature to adopt a joint resolution to approve the dissolution.     (c) The municipality or county shall provide notice to the Judicial Council.     (d) Notice of intent to dissolve a Class I or Class II justice court to the Judicial Council shall be given not later than July 1 two years prior to the general session in which the county or municipality intends to seek legislative approval.     (e) Notice of intent to dissolve a Class III or Class IV justice court to the Judicial Council shall be given not later than July 1 immediately prior to the general session in which the county or municipality intends to seek legislative approval.       (2)   (a) A county or municipality shall give notice of intent to dissolve a justice court to the Judicial Council if the caseload of that court would fall to the county justice court. A municipality shall also give notice to the county of its intent to dissolve a justice court.     (b) Notice of intent to dissolve a Class I or Class II court shall be given by July 1 at least two years prior to the effective date of the dissolution.     (c) Notice of intent to dissolve a Class III or Class IV court shall be given by July 1 at least one year prior to the effective date of the dissolution.       (3) Upon request from a municipality or county seeking to dissolve a justice court, the Judicial Council may shorten the time required between the city's or county's notice of intent to dissolve a justice court and the effective date of the dissolution.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 2 - Judges and Administration|Section 201 - Justice court judge eligibility -- Mandatory retirement.

 Effective 5/10/2016  78A-7-201. Justice court judge eligibility -- Mandatory retirement.    (1) A justice court judge shall be:   (a) a citizen of the United States;     (b) 25 years of age or older;     (c) a resident of Utah for at least three years immediately preceding his appointment;     (d) a resident of the county in which the court is located or an adjacent county for at least six months immediately preceding appointment; and     (e) a qualified voter of the county in which the judge resides.       (2) Effective May 10, 2016, a justice court judge is not required to be admitted to practice law in the state as a qualification to hold office but:   (a) in counties of the first and second class, a justice court judge shall have a degree from a law school that makes one eligible to apply for admission to a bar in any state; and     (b) in counties of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth class, a justice court judge shall have at the minimum a diploma of graduation from high school or its equivalent.       (3) A justice court judge shall be a person who has demonstrated maturity of judgment, integrity, and the ability to understand and apply appropriate law with impartiality.     (4) A justice court judge shall retire upon attaining the age of 75 years.     (5) In counties of the first and second class, if there are not at least three applicants for a justice court judge position who meet the requirements of Subsection (2)(a), the justice court nominating commission shall re-advertise the position, and may accept applications from persons who do not meet the requirements of Subsections (1)(d) and (2)(a).     (6)   (a) In accordance with Subsection 78A-7-202(3), the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide notice to all attorneys in the county and adjacent counties when a justice court judge position is vacant.     (b) If the justice court nominating commission waives the requirement of Subsection (1)(d) in accordance with Subsection (5), the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide notice to all attorneys in the state.       (7) A justice court judge holding office on May 10, 2016, who does not meet the qualification in Subsection (2)(a) may continue in the judge's position until the judge resigns, retires, is not retained in a retention election, or is removed from office.    Amended by Chapter 146, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 2 - Judges and Administration|Section 203 - Term of office for justice court judge -- Retention -- Reduction in force -- Addition of a justice court judge position.

 Effective 5/12/2020  78A-7-203. Term of office for justice court judge -- Retention -- Reduction in force -- Addition of a justice court judge position.    (1) The term of a justice court judge is six years beginning the first Monday in January following the date of election.      (2) Upon the expiration of a justice court judge's term of office, the judge shall be subject to an unopposed retention election in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 20A-12-201:   (a) in the county or counties in which the court to which the judge is appointed is located if the judge is a county justice court judge or a municipal justice court judge in a town or city of the fourth or fifth class; or     (b) in the municipality in which the court to which the judge is appointed is located if the judge is a municipal justice court judge and Subsection (2)(a) does not apply.       (3) Before each retention election, each justice court judge shall be evaluated in accordance with the performance evaluation program established in Chapter 12, Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Act.     (4) A municipality or county that has more than one justice court judge and the weighted caseload per judge is lower than 0.60 as determined by the Administrative Office of the Courts may, at the municipality's or county's discretion and at the end of a judge's term of office, initiate a reduction in force and reduce, lay off, terminate, or eliminate a judge's position in accordance with the municipality's or county's employment policies.     (5) A municipality or county may only add a new justice court judge position if the Judicial Council, after considering the caseload of the court, approves creation of the position.    Amended by Chapter 52, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 2 - Judges and Administration|Section 204 - Offices of justice court judges.

78A-7-204. Offices of justice court judges.    (1) Justice court judges holding office in:   (a) county precincts are county justice court judges; and     (b) cities or towns are municipal justice court judges.       (2) The county legislative body may establish a single precinct or divide the county into multiple precincts to create county justice courts for public convenience.     (3)   (a) The governing body may create as many judicial positions as are required for the efficient administration of a justice court.     (b) If more than one judge is assigned to a court, all filings within that court shall be assigned to the judges at random unless the governing body has been authorized to create specialized judicial calendars to serve the interests of justice.      Amended by Chapter 205, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 2 - Judges and Administration|Section 205 - Required training -- Failure to attend.

 Effective 5/14/2019  78A-7-205. Required training -- Failure to attend.    (1) A justice court judge shall meet the continuing education requirements of the Judicial Council.     (2) Successful completion of the continuing education requirement includes instruction regarding competency and understanding of constitutional provisions and laws relating to the jurisdiction of the court, rules of evidence, and rules of civil and criminal procedure as indicated by a certificate awarded by the Judicial Council.     (3) The Judicial Council shall file a formal complaint with the Judicial Conduct Commission against each justice court judge who does not comply with this section.    Amended by Chapter 429, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 78A-7-206 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 7 - Justice Court|Part 2 - Judges and Administration|Section 206 - Determination of compensation and limits -- Salary survey -- Limits on secondary employment -- Prohibition on holding political or elected office -- Penalties.

78A-7-206. Determination of compensation and limits -- Salary survey -- Limits on secondary employment -- Prohibition on holding political or elected office -- Penalties.    (1) Every justice court judge shall be paid a fixed compensation determined by the governing body of the respective municipality or county.   (a) The governing body of the municipality or county may not set a full-time justice court judge's salary at less than 50% nor more than 90% of a district court judge's salary.     (b) The governing body of the municipality or county shall set a part-time justice court judge's salary as follows:   (i) The governing body shall first determine the full-time salary range outlined in Subsection (1)(a).     (ii) The caseload of a part-time judge shall be determined by the office of the state court administrator and expressed as a percentage of the caseload of a full-time judge.     (iii) The judge's salary shall then be determined by applying the percentage determined in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) against the salary range determined in Subsection (1)(a).       (c) A justice court judge shall receive an annual salary adjustment at least equal to the average salary adjustment for all county or municipal employees for the jurisdiction served by the judge.     (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c), a justice court judge may not receive a salary greater than 90% of the salary of a district court judge.     (e) A justice court judge employed by more than one entity as a justice court judge may not receive a total salary for service as a justice court judge greater than the salary of a district court judge.       (2) A justice court judge may not appear as an attorney in any:   (a) justice court;     (b) criminal matter in any federal, state, or local court; or     (c) juvenile court case involving conduct which would be criminal if committed by an adult.       (3) A justice court judge may not hold any office or employment including contracting for services in any justice agency of state government or any political subdivision of the state including law enforcement, prosecution, criminal defense, corrections, or court employment.     (4) A justice court judge may not hold any office in any political party or organization engaged in any political activity or serve as an elected official in state government or any political subdivision of the state.     (5) A justice court judge may not own or be employed by any business entity which regularly litigates in small claims court.     (6) The Judicial Council shall file a formal complaint with the Judicial Conduct Commission for each violation of this section.    Amended by Chapter 205, 2012 General Session