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UT Code § 77-38b-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 38b - Crime Victims Restitution Act|Part 3 - Civil Accounts Receivables and Civil Judgments for Restitution|Section 303 - Civil action by a victim for damages.

 Effective 7/1/2021  77-38b-303. Civil action by a victim for damages.    (1)   (a) A provision under this part concerning restitution does not limit or impair the right of a person injured by a defendant's criminal conduct to sue and recover damages from the defendant in a civil action.     (b) A court's finding under Subsection 77-38b-205(1)(a)(iii) may be used in a civil action for a defendant's liability to a victim as presumptive proof of the victim's pecuniary damages that are proximately caused by the defendant's criminal conduct.     (c) If a conviction in a criminal trial decides the issue of a defendant's liability for pecuniary damages suffered by a victim, the issue of the defendant's liability is conclusively determined as to the defendant if the issue is involved in a subsequent civil action.       (2)   (a) The sentencing court shall credit any payment in favor of the victim in a civil action for the defendant's criminal conduct toward the amount of restitution owed by the defendant to the victim.     (b) In a civil action, a court shall credit any restitution paid by the defendant to a victim for the defendant's criminal conduct towards the victim against any judgment that is in favor of the victim for the civil action.     (c) If a victim receives payment from the defendant for the civil action, the victim shall provide notice to the sentencing court and the court in the civil action of the payment within 30 days after the day on which the victim receives the payment.     (d) Nothing in this section shall prevent a defendant from providing proof of payment to the court or the office.       (3)   (a) If a victim prevails in a civil action against a defendant, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the victim.     (b) If the defendant prevails in the civil action, the court shall award reasonable costs to the defendant if the court finds that the victim brought the civil action for an improper purpose, including to harass the defendant or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation.      Enacted by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 77-38b-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 38b - Crime Victims Restitution Act|Part 4 - Enforcement and Collection of Restitution|Section 401 - Collection from inmate offenders.

 Effective 7/1/2021  77-38b-401. Collection from inmate offenders.  Upon written request of the prosecuting attorney, the victim, or the parole or probation agent for the defendant, the department shall collect restitution from offender funds held by the department under Section 64-13-23. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 78A-1-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 1 - Judiciary|Part 1 - Judiciary|Section 101 - Courts of justice enumerated -- Courts of record enumerated.

78A-1-101. Courts of justice enumerated -- Courts of record enumerated.    (1) The following are the courts of justice of this state:   (a) the Supreme Court;     (b) the Court of Appeals;     (c) the district courts;     (d) the juvenile courts; and     (e) the justice courts.       (2) All courts are courts of record, except the justice courts, which are courts not of record.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-1-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 1 - Judiciary|Part 1 - Judiciary|Section 102 - Trial courts of record -- Divisions.

78A-1-102. Trial courts of record -- Divisions.  The district and juvenile courts shall be divided into eight geographical divisions:  (1) First District - Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties;     (2) Second District - Weber, Davis, and Morgan Counties;     (3) Third District - Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele Counties;     (4) Fourth District - Utah, Wasatch, Juab, and Millard Counties;     (5) Fifth District - Beaver, Iron, and Washington Counties;     (6) Sixth District - Garfield, Kane, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne Counties;     (7) Seventh District - Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Counties; and     (8) Eighth District - Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-1-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 1 - Judiciary|Part 1 - Judiciary|Section 103 - Number of district judges.

 Effective 3/6/2020  78A-1-103. Number of district judges.    (1) The number of district court judges shall be:   (a) four district judges in the First District;     (b) 14 district judges in the Second District;     (c) 31 district judges in the Third District;     (d) 13 district judges in the Fourth District;     (e) except as provided in Subsection (2), six district judges in the Fifth District;     (f) two district judges in the Sixth District;     (g) three district judges in the Seventh District; and     (h) three district judges in the Eighth District.       (2) If the number of juvenile court judges in the Third Juvenile District, as described in Section 78A-1-104, is decreased to nine, the number of district court judges in the Fifth District is increased to seven.    Amended by Chapter 17, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 78A-1-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 1 - Judiciary|Part 1 - Judiciary|Section 104 - Number of juvenile judges and jurisdictions.

 Effective 3/6/2020  78A-1-104. Number of juvenile judges and jurisdictions.    (1) The number of juvenile court judges shall be:   (a) two juvenile judges in the First Juvenile District;     (b) six juvenile judges in the Second Juvenile District;     (c) except as provided in Subsection (2), 10 juvenile judges in the Third Juvenile District;     (d) five juvenile judges in the Fourth Juvenile District;     (e) three juvenile judges in the Fifth Juvenile District;     (f) one juvenile judge in the Sixth Juvenile District;     (g) two juvenile judges in the Seventh Juvenile District; and     (h) two juvenile judges in the Eighth Juvenile District.       (2)   (a) If there is a vacancy for a juvenile court judge in the Third Juvenile District, the number of juvenile judges in the Third Juvenile District is decreased to nine.     (b) If a vacancy in the Third Juvenile District occurs and the number of juvenile judges in the Third Juvenile District is decreased to nine, the governor shall fill the vacancy created in Subsection 78A-1-103(2) for the Fifth District in accordance with Section 78A-10-104.      Amended by Chapter 17, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 78A-1-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 1 - Judiciary|Part 1 - Judiciary|Section 105 - Merger of district court and circuit court.

78A-1-105. Merger of district court and circuit court.    (1) Effective July 1, 1996, the circuit court shall be merged into the district court. The district court shall have jurisdiction as provided by law for the district court and shall have jurisdiction over all matters filed in the court formerly denominated the circuit court.     (2) The district court shall continue the judicial offices, judges, staff, cases, authority, duties, and all other attributes of the court formerly denominated the circuit court.     (3) Judges of the court formerly denominated the circuit court shall:   (a) on July 1, 1996, be judges of the district court; and     (b) next stand for retention election at the first general election held more than three years after their appointment or at the general election held in the sixth year after their last retention election, as applicable.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-1-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 1 - Judiciary|Part 1 - Judiciary|Section 106 - Transition clause -- Recodification of Title 78.

78A-1-106. Transition clause -- Recodification of Title 78.  For purposes of a matter pending in any court beginning February 7, 2008 through August 31, 2008, citation to an appropriate section in the previous Title 78, Judicial Code, shall be considered a proper citation to the corresponding section in Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, or Title 78B, Judicial Code.  Enacted by Chapter 123, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-1-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 1 - Judiciary|Part 1 - Judiciary|Section 107 - Savings clause -- Recodification of Title 78.

78A-1-107. Savings clause -- Recodification of Title 78.  The provisions of Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, and Title 78B, Judicial Code, are considered a continuation of the previous Title 78, Judicial Code. No loss of rights, interruption of jurisdiction, or prejudice to matters pending in any court on February 7, 2008, shall result from the enactment of Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, and Title 78B, Judicial Code. With respect to the organization of the courts, the offices of all officers and employees, shall be construed as continuations of the previous Title 78, Judicial Code. The tenure of justices, judges, justices of the peace, officers, and employees of the courts in office on February 7, 2008, is not affected by its enactment. Enacted by Chapter 123, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 101 - Title.

78A-2-101. Title.  This chapter is known and cited as the "Judicial Administration Act."  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 102 - Purpose.

78A-2-102. Purpose.  The purpose of this chapter is to create an administrative system for all courts of this state, subject to central direction by the Judicial Council, to enable these courts to provide uniformity and coordination in the administration of justice.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 103 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/8/2018  78A-2-103. Definitions. As used in this chapter:  (1) "Conference" means the annual statewide judicial conference established by Section 78A-2-111.     (2) "Council" means the Judicial Council established by Article VIII, Sec. 12, Utah Constitution.     (3) "Courts" mean all courts of this state, including all courts of record and not of record.    Amended by Chapter 25, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 105 - State court administrator -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Salary.

 Effective 5/8/2018  78A-2-105. State court administrator -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Salary.  The Supreme Court shall appoint a chief administrative officer of the council who shall have the title of the state court administrator and shall serve at the pleasure of the council, the Supreme Court, or both. The state court administrator shall be selected on the basis of professional ability and experience in the field of public administration and shall possess an understanding of court procedures as well as of the nature and significance of other court services. The state court administrator shall devote the state court administrator's full time and attention to the duties of the state court administrator's office, and shall receive a salary equal to that of a district court judge. Amended by Chapter 25, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 106 - Presiding officer -- Compensation -- Duties.

78A-2-106. Presiding officer -- Compensation -- Duties.    (1) The chief justice of the Supreme Court shall serve as the presiding officer of the Judicial Council. The presiding officer shall receive as additional compensation the sum of $1,000 per annum or fraction thereof for the period served.     (2) The presiding officer of the Judicial Council shall supervise the courts to ensure uniform adherence to law and to the rules and forms adopted by the council and to promote the proper and efficient functioning of the courts. The presiding officer of the council may issue orders as necessary to assure compliance with uniform administrative practices.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 107 - Court administrator -- Powers, duties, and responsibilities.

 Effective 5/8/2018  78A-2-107. Court administrator -- Powers, duties, and responsibilities.  Under the general supervision of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, and within the policies established by the council, the state court administrator shall:  (1) organize and administer all of the nonjudicial activities of the courts;     (2) assign, supervise, and direct the work of the nonjudicial officers of the courts;     (3) implement the standards, policies, and rules established by the council;     (4) formulate and administer a system of personnel administration, including in-service training programs;     (5) prepare and administer the state judicial budget, fiscal, accounting, and procurement activities for the operation of the courts of record, and assist justices' courts in their budgetary, fiscal, and accounting procedures;     (6) conduct studies of the business of the courts, including the preparation of recommendations and reports relating to them;     (7) develop uniform procedures for the management of court business, including the management of court calendars;     (8) maintain liaison with the governmental and other public and private groups having an interest in the administration of the courts;     (9) establish uniform policy concerning vacations and sick leave for judges and nonjudicial officers of the courts;     (10) establish uniform hours for court sessions throughout the state and may, with the consent of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, call and appoint justices or judges of courts of record to serve temporarily as Court of Appeals, district court, or juvenile court judges and set reasonable compensation for their services;     (11) when necessary for administrative reasons, change the county for trial of any case if no party to the litigation files timely objections to this change;     (12)   (a) organize and administer a program of continuing education for judges and support staff, including training for justice court judges; and     (b) ensure that any training or continuing education described in Subsection (12)(a) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements;        (13) provide for an annual meeting for each level of the courts of record, and the annual judicial conference; and     (14) perform other duties as assigned by the presiding officer of the council.    Amended by Chapter 25, 2018 General SessionAmended by Chapter 200, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 108 - Assistants for state court administrator -- Appointment of trial court executives.

 Effective 5/8/2018  78A-2-108. Assistants for state court administrator -- Appointment of trial court executives.    (1) The state court administrator, with the approval of the presiding officer of the council, is responsible for the establishment of positions and salaries of assistants as necessary to enable the state court administrator to perform the powers and duties vested in the state court administrator by this chapter, including the positions of appellate court administrator, district court administrator, juvenile court administrator, and justices' court administrator, whose appointments shall be made by the state court administrator with the concurrence of the respective boards as established by the council.     (2) The district court administrator, with the concurrence of the presiding judge of a district or the district court judge in single judge districts, may appoint in each district a trial court executive. The trial court executive may appoint, subject to budget limitations, necessary support personnel including clerks, research clerks, secretaries, and other persons required to carry out the work of the court. The trial court executive shall supervise the work of all nonjudicial court staff and serve as administrative officer of the district.     (3) Administrators and assistants appointed under this section shall be known collectively as the Administrative Office of the Courts.    Amended by Chapter 25, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 109 - Courts to provide information and statistical data to state court administrator.

 Effective 5/8/2018  78A-2-109. Courts to provide information and statistical data to state court administrator.  The judges, clerks of the courts, and all other officers, state and local, shall comply with all requests made by the state court administrator or the state court administrator's assistants for information and statistical data bearing on the state of the dockets of the courts and such other information as may reflect the business transacted by them and the expenditure of public money for the maintenance and operation of the judicial system. Amended by Chapter 25, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-109.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 109.5 - Court demographics reporting.

 Effective 5/12/2020  78A-2-109.5. Court demographics reporting.    (1) As used in this section, "commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.     (2) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall compile and provide the following information to the commission for each criminal case filed with the court:   (a) case number;     (b) the defendant's:   (i) full name;     (ii) offense tracking number; and     (iii) date of birth;       (c) charges filed;     (d) initial appearance date;     (e) bail amount set by the court, if any;     (f) whether the defendant was represented by a public defender, private counsel, or pro se; and     (g) final disposition of the charges.       (3) The information shall be submitted on the 15th day of July and January of each year for the previous six-month period ending the last day of June and December of each year in the form and manner selected by the commission. If the last day of the month is a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, the information shall be submitted on the next working day.    Enacted by Chapter 200, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-111 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 111 - Annual judicial conference.

78A-2-111. Annual judicial conference.    (1) There is established an annual judicial conference for all courts of this state, to facilitate the exchange of ideas among all courts and judges, and to study and improve the administration of the courts.     (2) All elections provided in this act shall be conducted during the annual judicial conference.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 112 - Grants to nonprofit legal assistance organization.

78A-2-112. Grants to nonprofit legal assistance organization.  Subject to legislative appropriation, the state court administrator shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, solicit requests for proposals and award grants to nonprofit legal assistance providers to provide legal assistance throughout the state to:  (1) low to moderate income victims of domestic violence; and     (2) low to moderate income individuals in family law matters.    Amended by Chapter 347, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-113 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 1 - Judicial Administration|Section 113 - Judicial hiring freeze authorized.

78A-2-113. Judicial hiring freeze authorized.    (1) As used in this section, "General Fund budget deficit" means a situation where General Fund appropriations made by the Legislature for a fiscal year exceed the estimated revenues adopted by the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature for the General Fund in that fiscal year.     (2) During a General Fund budget deficit, the governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House, and chief justice of the Supreme Court, may, by unanimous vote, implement a judicial hiring freeze for judicial vacancies for:   (a) a juvenile court district with three or more juvenile court judges;     (b) a district court district with three or more district court judges;     (c) all appellate court judges; or     (d) any combination of Subsections (2)(a) through (c).       (3) In implementing a judicial hiring freeze, the governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House, and chief justice of the Supreme Court shall:   (a) establish the length of that hiring freeze; and     (b) ensure that the hiring freeze lasts at least 90 days, but not longer than the last day of the annual general session of the Legislature.      Enacted by Chapter 175, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 78A-2-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 2 - Judicial Administration|Part 2 - General Provisions Applicable to Courts and Judges|Section 201 - Powers of every court.

78A-2-201. Powers of every court.  Every court has authority to:  (1) preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence;     (2) enforce order in the proceedings before it, or before a person authorized to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority;     (3) provide for the orderly conduct of proceedings before it or its officers;     (4) compel obedience to its judgments, orders, and process, and to the orders of a judge out of court, in a pending action or proceeding;     (5) control in furtherance of justice the conduct of its ministerial officers, and of all other persons in any manner connected with a judicial proceeding before it in every matter;     (6) compel the attendance of persons to testify in a pending action or proceeding, as provided by law;     (7) administer oaths in a pending action or proceeding, and in all other cases where necessary in the exercise of its authority and duties;     (8) amend and control its process and orders to conform to law and justice;     (9) devise and make new process and forms of proceedings, consistent with law, necessary to carry into effect its authority and jurisdiction; and     (10) enforce rules of the Supreme Court and Judicial Council.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session