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UT Code § 78A-8-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 8 - Small Claims Courts|Section 109 - Report to Judiciary Interim Committee.

78A-8-109. Report to Judiciary Interim Committee.  The Judicial Council shall present to the Judiciary Interim Committee, if requested by the committee, a report and recommendation concerning the maximum amount of small claims actions.  Amended by Chapter 51, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 78A-9-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 9 - Attorneys|Section 101 - Admission to state bar -- Criminal history background checks.

78A-9-101. Admission to state bar -- Criminal history background checks.    (1) The Utah State Bar shall require each person applying for admission to the Utah State Bar to submit a complete set of fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a national criminal history background check.     (2) Fingerprints of applicants for admission to the Utah State Bar shall be submitted to the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Identification to be used to conduct a criminal history background check and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain a national criminal history background check.     (3) The criminal history background information obtained from the Department of Public Safety and the national criminal history background information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to this section may be used by the Utah State Bar to determine an applicant's character, fitness, and suitability for admission to the Utah State Bar.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-9-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 9 - Attorneys|Section 102 - Fees for certificate of admission.

78A-9-102. Fees for certificate of admission.  The appellate courts shall receive a $50 fee for a certificate of admission as attorney and counselor, $30 of which shall be distributed by the state treasurer to the Judicial Council as a dedicated credit for the benefit of the State Law Library.  Amended by Chapter 391, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 78A-9-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 9 - Attorneys|Section 103 - Practicing law without a license prohibited -- Exceptions.

78A-9-103. Practicing law without a license prohibited -- Exceptions.    (1) Unless otherwise provided by law or court rule, an individual may not practice law or assume to act or hold himself or herself out to the public as an individual qualified to practice law within this state if that individual:   (a) is not admitted and licensed to practice law within this state;     (b) has been disbarred or suspended from the practice of law; or     (c) is prohibited from practicing law by court order entered pursuant to the courts' inherent powers or published court rule.       (2) The prohibition against the practice of law described in Subsection (1) shall be enforced by any civil action or proceeding instituted by the Board of Commissioners of the Utah State Bar.     (3) Nothing in this section prohibits an individual from personally and fully representing that individual's own interests in a cause to which that individual is a party in the individual's own right and not as an assignee.    Amended by Chapter 2, 2013 Special Session 1Amended by Chapter 2, 2013 Special Session 1
UT Code § 78A-11-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 101 - Creation.

78A-11-101. Creation.  In accordance with Article VIII, Section 13 of the Utah Constitution, a Judicial Conduct Commission is created.  Enacted by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-11-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 102 - Definitions.

78A-11-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Commission" means the Judicial Conduct Commission established by Utah Constitution Article VIII, Section 13 and this chapter.     (2)   (a) "Complaint" includes:   (i) a written complaint against a judge; or     (ii) an allegation based on reliable information received in any form, from any source, that alleges, or from which a reasonable inference can be drawn that a judge is in violation of any provision of Utah Constitution Article VIII, Section 13.       (b) "Complaint" does not include an allegation initiated by the commission or its staff.       (3) "Investigation" means an inquiry into an allegation of misconduct, including a search for and examination of evidence concerning the allegations, which begins upon the receipt of a complaint and is completed when either the complaint is dismissed by a majority vote of the commission or when an order is sent to the Supreme Court for its review in accordance with Utah Constitution Article VIII, Section 13.     (4) "Judge" includes the chief justice of the Supreme Court, a justice of the Supreme Court, an appellate court judge, a district court judge, an active senior judge, a juvenile court judge, a justice court judge, an active senior justice court judge, and a judge pro tempore of any court of this state.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-11-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 104 - Expenses -- Per diem and travel.

 Effective 5/13/2014  78A-11-104. Expenses -- Per diem and travel.    (1) A member who is not a legislator may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses as allowed in:   (a) Section 63A-3-106;     (b) Section 63A-3-107; and     (c) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.       (2) Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.    Amended by Chapter 387, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 78A-11-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 105 - Grounds for reprimand, censure, suspension, removal, or involuntary retirement of justice, judge, or justice court judge -- Suspension.

78A-11-105. Grounds for reprimand, censure, suspension, removal, or involuntary retirement of justice, judge, or justice court judge -- Suspension.    (1) The commission may issue an order, subject to the Supreme Court's review and issuance of a final order implementing, rejecting, or modifying the commission's order, that any judge be reprimanded, censured, suspended, removed from office, or involuntarily retired, for:   (a) action which constitutes willful misconduct in office;     (b) final conviction of a crime punishable as a felony under state or federal law;     (c) willful and persistent failure to perform judicial duties;     (d) disability that seriously interferes with the performance of judicial duties; or     (e) conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice which brings a judicial office into disrepute.       (2) In addition to the reasons specified in Subsection (1), the Supreme Court shall order the reprimand, censure, suspension, removal, or involuntary retirement of any justice court judge who fails to obtain and maintain certification from the Judicial Council for attendance at required judicial training courses or who fails to meet the minimum requirements for office, including residency.     (3)   (a) The Supreme Court may, on its own motion, suspend or remove a judge from office if the judge:   (i) develops a physical or mental disability that seriously interferes with the performance of his judicial duties as provided in the Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 13, Paragraph 4;     (ii) becomes unqualified to hold the judicial office as provided in the Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Sections 7 and 10, and Section 78A-2-221; or     (iii) brings the judicial office into disrepute by engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice as provided in the Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 13, Paragraph 5.       (b) The Supreme Court shall provide notice to the judge and an opportunity to be heard.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-11-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 107 - Referral of attorney misconduct.

78A-11-107. Referral of attorney misconduct.  If the commission, during the course of its investigation into an allegation of judicial misconduct, receives information upon which a reasonable person might conclude that a member of the state bar has violated one of the Rules of Professional Conduct, the commission shall refer that information about the attorney to the Office of Professional Conduct of the Utah State Bar.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-11-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 108 - Involuntary disability retirement or removal of a judge.

78A-11-108. Involuntary disability retirement or removal of a judge.    (1) The commission shall recommend and issue an order for the removal or involuntary retirement of a judge of any court of this state, in accordance with the procedure outlined in this section, for a disability that seriously interferes with the performance of the judge's judicial duties and which is, or is likely to become, of a permanent character.     (2) The commission shall order a medical examination and report.     (3) The commission in recommending an order of involuntary retirement or removal of a judge for a disability, shall base it on the evaluation and recommendations submitted by one or more medical examiners or physicians, including an examination of essential statements submitted by either bar or judicial associations or committees certifying that:   (a) the judge acquires a physical or mental disability and this disability seriously interferes with the performance of the judge's judicial duties; and     (b) the judge's incapacity is likely to continue and be permanent and that the judge should be involuntarily retired or removed.       (4)   (a) The Supreme Court shall review the commission's proceedings as to both law and fact and may permit the introduction of additional evidence.     (b) After its review, the Supreme Court shall issue its order implementing, rejecting, or modifying the commission's order.       (5) Retirement or involuntary retirement as provided in this chapter shall be processed through the Utah State Retirement Office, and the judge retiring shall meet the requirements for retirement as specified in this chapter.     (6) Upon an order for involuntary retirement, the judge shall retire with the same rights and privileges as if the judge retired pursuant to statute.    Amended by Chapter 366, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 78A-11-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 109 - Receipt of complaints.

78A-11-109. Receipt of complaints.    (1) The commission shall receive and investigate any complaint against a judge.     (2) Unless the complaint alleges criminal misconduct, the commission may decline to investigate any complaint received four or more years after the act or omission which constitutes the alleged misconduct.     (3) During the course of any investigation, the commission may order a hearing to be held concerning the reprimand, censure, suspension, removal, or involuntary retirement of a judge.     (4) The commission shall provide the judge with all information necessary to prepare an adequate response or defense, which may include the identity of the complainant.    Enacted by Chapter 3, 2008 General SessionAmended by Chapter 274, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-11-110 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 110 - Hearing.

78A-11-110. Hearing.    (1)   (a) A hearing may be conducted before a quorum of the commission.     (b) Any finding or order shall be made upon a majority vote of the quorum.       (2) Alternatively, the commission may appoint three special masters, who are judges of courts of record, to hear and take evidence in the matter and to report to the commission.     (3)   (a) After the hearing or after considering the record and report of the masters, if the commission finds by a preponderance of the evidence that misconduct occurred, it shall order the reprimand, censure, suspension, removal, or involuntary retirement of the judge.     (b) When a commission order is sent to the Supreme Court, it shall also be:   (i) publicly disclosed; and     (ii) sent to the entity that appointed the judge.       (c) In recommending any order, including stipulated orders, the commission may not place, or attempt to place, any condition or limitation upon the Supreme Court's constitutional power to:   (i) review the commission's proceedings as to both law and fact; or     (ii) implement, reject, or modify a commission order.         (4) When the commission issues any order, including a stipulated order, that is sent to the Supreme Court, the record shall include:   (a) the original complaint and any other information regarding violations, or potential violations, of the Code of Judicial Conduct;     (b) the charges;     (c) all correspondence and other documents which passed between the commission and the judge;     (d) all letters which may explain the charges;     (e) all affidavits, subpoenas, and testimony of witnesses;     (f) the commission's findings of fact and conclusions of law;     (g) a transcript of any proceedings, including hearings on motions;     (h) a copy of each exhibit admitted into evidence;     (i) a summary of all the complaints dismissed by the commission against the judge which contained allegations or information similar in nature to the misconduct under review by the Supreme Court;     (j) a summary of all the orders implemented, rejected, or modified by the Supreme Court against the judge; and     (k) all information in the commission's files on any informal resolution, including any letter of admonition, comment, or caution, that the commission issued against the judge prior to May 1, 2000.      Enacted by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-11-111 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 111 - Supreme Court action.

78A-11-111. Supreme Court action.    (1) Before the implementation, rejection, or modification of any commission order the Supreme Court shall:   (a) review the commission's proceedings as to both law and fact and may permit the introduction of additional evidence; and     (b) consider the number and nature of previous orders issued by the Supreme Court and may increase the severity of the order based on a pattern or practice of misconduct or for any other reason that the Supreme Court finds just and proper.       (2) After briefs have been submitted and any oral argument made, the Supreme Court shall issue its order implementing, rejecting, or modifying the commission's order.     (3)   (a) Upon an order for removal, the judge shall be removed from office and his salary or compensation ceases from the date of the order.     (b) Upon an order for suspension from office, the judge may not perform any judicial functions and may not receive a salary for the period of suspension.      Enacted by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78A-11-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 112 - Confidentiality.

78A-11-112. Confidentiality.    (1) The transmission, production, or disclosure of any complaints, papers, or testimony in the course of proceedings before the commission, the masters appointed under Section 78A-11-110, or the Supreme Court may not be introduced in any civil action.     (2) The transmission, production, or disclosure of any complaints, papers, or testimony in the course of proceedings before the commission or the masters appointed under Section 78A-11-110 may be introduced in any criminal action, consistent with the Utah Rules of Evidence. This information shall be shared with the prosecutor conducting a criminal investigation or prosecution of a judge as provided in Section 78A-11-106.     (3) Complaints, papers, testimony, or the record of the commission's confidential hearing may not be disclosed by the commission, masters, or any court until the Supreme Court has entered its final order in accordance with this section, except:   (a) upon order of the Supreme Court;     (b) upon the request of the judge who is the subject of the complaint;     (c) as provided in Subsection (4);     (d) to aid in a criminal investigation or prosecution as provided in Section 78A-11-106; or     (e) this information is subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Auditor General, and any records released to the Office of Legislative Auditor General shall be maintained as confidential, except:   (i) for information that has already been made public; and     (ii) the final written and oral audit report of the Legislative Auditor General may present information about the commission as long as it contains no specific information that would easily identify a judge, witness, or complainant.         (4) If the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee requests Judicial Conduct Commission records, the commission shall disclose the information to the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee or its staff if the chair of the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee certifies in writing that the committee will limit the disclosure of any information received to the minimum amount necessary to allow the Senate to evaluate the candidate's fitness for office.     (5) Upon the dismissal of a complaint or allegation against a judge, the dismissal shall be disclosed without consent of the judge to the person who filed the complaint.    Amended by Chapter 114, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 78A-11-113 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration|Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission|Section 113 - Subpoena power of the commission -- Testimony -- Contempt.

78A-11-113. Subpoena power of the commission -- Testimony -- Contempt.    (1) The commission may issue subpoenas in aid of an investigation of a complaint filed with the commission. The subpoena shall have the same authority as an order of the district court. Commission subpoenas shall be issued in the manner and form prescribed for subpoenas by the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. Commission subpoenas shall be served in the manner prescribed for subpoenas by the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.     (2) The commission may administer oaths and compel testimony under oath in aid of an investigation of a complaint filed with the commission and at hearings before the commission.     (3) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena, or if a person appears before the commission and refuses to testify to a matter upon which the person may be lawfully questioned, the person is in contempt of the commission, and the commission may file in the district court a motion for an order to show cause why the penalties established in Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 3, Contempt, should not be imposed.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-10-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 10 - Utah Uniform Mediation Act|Section 101 - Title.

78B-10-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Utah Uniform Mediation Act."  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-10-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 10 - Utah Uniform Mediation Act|Section 102 - Definitions.

78B-10-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Mediation" means a process in which a mediator facilitates communication and negotiation between parties to assist them in reaching a voluntary agreement regarding their dispute.     (2) "Mediation communication" means conduct or a statement, whether oral, in a record, verbal, or nonverbal, that occurs during a mediation or is made for purposes of considering, conducting, participating in, initiating, continuing, or reconvening a mediation or retaining a mediator.     (3) "Mediation party" means a person that participates in a mediation and whose agreement is necessary to resolve the dispute.     (4) "Mediator" means an individual who is neutral and conducts a mediation.     (5) "Nonparty participant" means a person, other than a party or mediator, that participates in a mediation.     (6) "Person" means an individual, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.     (7) "Proceeding" means:   (a) a judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other adjudicative process, including related prehearing and posthearing motions, conferences, and discovery; or     (b) a legislative hearing or similar process.       (8) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.     (9) "Sign" means:   (a) to execute or adopt a tangible symbol with the present intent to authenticate a record; or     (b) to attach or logically associate an electronic symbol, sound, or process to or with a record with the present intent to authenticate a record.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 78B-10-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 78B - Judicial Code|Chapter 10 - Utah Uniform Mediation Act|Section 103 - Scope.

78B-10-103. Scope.    (1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2) or (3), this chapter applies to a mediation in which:   (a) the mediation parties are required to mediate by statute, court, or administrative agency rule or referred to mediation by a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator;     (b) the mediation parties and the mediator agree to mediate in a record that demonstrates an expectation that mediation communications will be privileged against disclosure; or     (c) the mediation parties use as a mediator an individual who holds himself or herself out as a mediator or the mediation is provided by an entity that holds itself out as providing mediation.       (2) The chapter does not apply to a mediation:   (a) relating to the establishment, negotiation, administration, or termination of a collective bargaining relationship;     (b) relating to a dispute that is pending under or is part of the processes established by a collective bargaining agreement, except that the chapter applies to a mediation arising out of a dispute that has been filed with an administrative agency or court;     (c) conducted by a judge as a part of the judge's official judicial duties; or     (d) conducted under the auspices of:   (i) a primary or secondary school if all the parties are students; or     (ii) a correctional institution for youths if all the parties are residents of that institution.         (3) If the parties agree in advance in a signed record, or a record of proceeding reflects agreement by the parties, that all or part of a mediation is not privileged, the privileges under Sections 78B-10-104 through 78B-10-106 do not apply to the mediation or part agreed upon. However, Sections 78B-10-104 through 78B-10-106 apply to a mediation communication made by a person that has not received actual notice of the agreement before the communication is made.    Amended by Chapter 232, 2012 General Session