Utah § 36-35-104 - Review of court rules -- Criteria.

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§ 36-35-104. Review of court rules -- Criteria.

Effective 5/1/2024
36-35-104.  Review of court rules -- Criteria.
(1)As used in this section, "court rule" means a proposal for a court rule, a new court rule, or an existing court rule.
(2)The committee may review and evaluate:
(a)a submission of:
(i)a new court rule; or
(ii)a proposal for a court rule; and
(b)an existing court rule.
(3)If the committee chooses to conduct a review of a court rule as provided under Subsection (2), the review shall be based on the following criteria:
(a)whether the court rule is authorized by the state constitution or by statute;
(b)if authorized by statute, whether the court rule complies with legislative intent;
(c)whether the court rule is in conflict with existing statute or governs a policy expressed in statute;
(d)whether the court rule is primarily substantive or procedural in nature;
(e)whether the court rule infringes on the powers of the executive or legislative branch of government;
(f)the impact of the court rule on an affected person;
(g)the purpose for the court rule, and if applicable, the reason for a change to an existing court rule;
(h)the anticipated cost or savings due to the court rule to:
(i)the state budget;
(ii)local governments; and
(iii)individuals; and
(i)the cost to an affected person of complying with the court rule.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 178, 2024 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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