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Utah Court Decisions

Supreme Court (Utah) Court of Appeals (Utah Ct. App.) U.S. District Court (D. Utah) * U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Bankr. D. Utah) —————  * Not yet freely available.

Utah Constitution and Legislation

1. Constitution (Utah Const.)

2. Bills

3. Laws of Utah (Utah Laws)
   The session laws are not available, but enrolled bills — passed and sent to the governor (some of them may have been vetoed) — are available. Top
   Utah Code (Utah Code)
   See also uniform laws and interstate compacts.

Utah Rules of Procedure and Practice

Court Rules • Rules of Procedure
See a page of links to all state court rules, rule changes, and proposed amendments.
Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure (Utah R. App. P.) ————— Utah Rules of Civil Procedure (Utah R. Civ. P.) Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure (Utah R. Crim. P.) Utah Rules of Evidence (Utah R. Evid.) Utah Rules of Juvenile Procedure (Utah R. Juv. P.) Utah Rules of Small Claims Procedure (Utah R. Small Claims P.) ————— Utah Rules of Alternative Dispute Resolution (Utah Alt. Disp. Resol. R.) ————— U.S. District Court Rules (D. Utah R.) U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules (D. Utah Bankr. R.)
Rules of Practice • Judicial Rules • Professional Ethics Decisions
Rules of Professional Conduct Rules on Lawyer Discipline and Disability Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions MCLE Rules and Regulations Rules Governing Admission    —Admission Pro Hac Vice Rules of Integration ————— Utah State Bar Bylaws ————— Code of Judicial Conduct ————— State Bar Ethics Opinions
Additional Resources
¶ Rules of Practice … [Utah State Bar]
     Rules of Professional Conduct Rules on Lawyer Discipline and Disability Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions Rules of Integration
    Alternative source for the rules linked here. See also the Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice (incorporating the rules linked below as well as the Code of Judicial Conduct).

Utah Administrative Law Sources

Regulations
Utah Administrative Code (Utah Admin. Code) Utah State Bulletin (Utah St. Bull.) Utah State Digest (Utah St. Dig.)
The primary difference between the Bulletin and the Digest is that the Digest does not contain the text of administrative rules or other documents. The Digest is an electronic publication that is issued on the 1st and 15th of each month.
1. Opinions • Decisions • Orders • Rulings
   Attorney General Opinions (Ops. Utah Att’y Gen.)

Utah Ordinances and Home-Rule Charters

Charters
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
County Ordinances
Cache County <3> Millard County <3> Salt Lake County <2> Summit County <3> Washington County <3>    
Click on the button keyed to the name of the county. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Municipal Ordinances
Beaver City <3> Blanding <3> Cedar Hills <3> Centerfield <3> Clearfield <3> Corinne <3> Duchense <3> Elk Ridge <3> Farr West <3> Fruit Heights <3> Garland <3> Green River <3> Holladay <3> Hurricane <3> Ivins <3> LaVerkin <3> Lehi <3> Logan <3> Mapleton City <3> Midvale City <4> Millville <3> Moab <2> Monticello <3> Morgan City <3> Murray <3> Myton <3> Nibley <3> North Ogden <3> Ogden <3> Plain City <3> Pleasant Grove <3> Richfield <3> Riverdale <3> Roosevelt City <4> Roy City <3> Salt Lake City <3> Santa Clara <3> Santaquin <3> Smithfield <3> South Jordan <3> South Ogden <3> South Salt Lake <2> Springdale <3> St. George <3> Sunset City <3> Taylorsville <3> Washington City <3> Washington Terrace <3>     
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.

Utah Law-Related Periodicals

1. BYU Education and Law Journal (BYU Educ. & L.J.) … [Brigham Young Univ., J. Reuben Clark Law Sch.]
2. BYU Law Review (BYU L. Rev.) … [Brigham Young Univ., J. Reuben Clark Law Sch.]

Other Utah Commentary

1. Doing Business in Utah. Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy … [Lex Mundi]

Utah Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Utah Court Information

Web Sites
Utah State Courts ————— U.S. District Court U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Utah Forms

1. Court Forms
   1. Utah Courts … This is a small collection.
   2. U.S. Courts
      District Court

2. State Agency Forms
   Securities Division
   Licensing Forms Corporate Finance Forms Securities Forms
   1. Tax Commssion
      Forms and Publications

3. Business Entity Forms …[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other Utah Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
Legislature Judicial Branch ————— Attorney General ————— State Tax Commission
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶ Vital Records — Contact Information … [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶ Workers’ Compensation — Agency Contact Information … [Robert W. McDowell / N.C. Indus. Comm’n]
Bar Associations • Law-Related Organizations
Utah State Bar ————— Utah Association for Justice [formerly: Trial Lawyers Association] Women Lawyers of Utah
The State Bar maintains contact information for local and specialty bar associations. See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
Law Schools • Admission to Practice • Continuing Legal Education
Utah State Bar — Continuing Legal Education ————— Utah State Bar — Office of Bar Admissions ————— J. Reuben Clark School of Law (Brigham Young University) S.J. Quinney College of Law (University of Utah)
1. Consulate General of Mexico in Salt Lake City • Consulado General de México en Salt Lake City

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
Utah State Law Library Brigham Young University: Howard W. Hunter Law Library University of Utah: S.J. Quinney Law Library
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
1. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Utah Residents … [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Utah law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Utah.

2. Low-Cost Legal Aid … See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. Utah Legal Help for the Poor … [Am. Bar Ass’n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA’s Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs’ web sites.
   2. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help … [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.