Utah Rules of Civil Procedure
Current through 2025
Chapter I · Scope of Rules - One Form of Action
Chapter II · Commencement of Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders
Chapter III · Pleadings, Motions, and Orders
- 7 Pleadings allowed; motions, memoranda, hearings, orders Deadlines
- 7A Motion to enforce order and for sanctions Deadlines
- 7B Motion to enforce order and for sanctions in domestic law matters Deadlines
- 8 General rules of pleadings
- 9 Pleading special matters Deadlines
- 10 Form of pleadings and other papers
- 11 Signing of pleadings, motions, affidavits, and other papers; representations to court; sanctions Deadlines
- 12 Defenses and objections Deadlines
- 13 Counterclaim and crossclaim
- 14 Third-party practice Deadlines
- 15 Amended and supplemental pleadings Deadlines
- 16 Pretrial conferences
Chapter IV · Parties
- 17 Parties plaintiff and defendant Deadlines
- 18 Joinder of claims and remedies
- 19 Joinder of persons needed for just adjudication
- 20 Permissive joinder of parties
- 21 Misjoinder and non-joinder of parties
- 22 Interpleader
- 23 Class actions
- 23A Derivative actions by shareholders
- 24 Intervention Deadlines
- 25 Substitution of parties Deadlines
Chapter IX · Attorneys
Chapter V · Depositions and Discovery
- 26 General provisions governing disclosure and discovery Deadlines
- 26.1 Disclosure and discovery in domestic relations actions Deadlines
- 26.2 Disclosures in personal injury actions Deadlines
- 26.3 Disclosure in unlawful detainer actions Deadlines
- 26.4 Provisions governing disclosure and discovery in contested proceedings under Title 75 of the Utah Code Deadlines
- 27 Depositions before action or pending appeal Deadlines
- 28 Persons before whom depositions may be taken
- 29 Stipulations regarding disclosure and discovery procedure
- 30 Depositions upon oral questions Deadlines
- 31 Depositions upon written questions Deadlines
- 32 Use of depositions in court proceedings Deadlines
- 33 Interrogatories to parties Deadlines
- 34 Production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes Deadlines
- 35 Physical and mental examination of persons Deadlines
- 36 Request for admission Deadlines
- 37 Statement of discovery issues; Sanctions; Failure to admit, to attend deposition or to preserve evidence Deadlines
Chapter VI · Trials
- 38 Jury trial of right Deadlines
- 39 Trial by jury or by the court
- 40 Scheduling and postponing a trial
- 41 Dismissal of actions
- 42 Consolidation; separate trials; venue transfer Deadlines
- 43 Evidence
- 44 Proof of official record
- 45 Subpoena Deadlines
- 46 Exceptions unnecessary
- 47 Jurors
- 48 Juries of less than eight - Majority verdict
- 49 Special verdicts and interrogatories
- 50 Judgment as a matter of law in a jury trial; related motion for a new trial; conditional ruling Deadlines
- 51 Instructions to jury; objections
- 52 Findings and conclusions by the court; amended findings; waiver of findings and conclusions; correction of the record; judgment on partial findings Deadlines
- 53 Masters Deadlines
- 53A Special masters for parenting disputes in domestic relations actions Deadlines
Chapter VII · Judgment
- 54 Judgments; costs Deadlines
- 55 Default
- 56 Summary judgment Deadlines
- 57 Declaratory judgments
- 58A Entry of judgment; abstract of judgment Deadlines
- 58B Satisfaction of judgment Deadlines
- 58C Motion to renew judgment
- 59 New trial; altering or amending a judgment Deadlines
- 60 Relief from judgment or order Deadlines
- 61 Harmless error
- 62 Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment or order Deadlines
- 63 Disability or disqualification of a judge Deadlines
- 63A Change of judge as a matter of right Deadlines
Chapter VIII · Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings
- 64 Writs in general Deadlines
- 64A Prejudgment writs in general Deadlines
- 64B Writ of replevin
- 64C Writ of attachment
- 64D Writ of garnishment Deadlines
- 64E Writ of execution Deadlines
- 65A Injunctions Deadlines
- 65B Extraordinary relief
- 65C Post-conviction relief Deadlines
- 66 Receivers Deadlines
- 67 Deposit in court
- 68 Settlement offers Deadlines
- 69A Seizure of property
- 69B Sale of property; delivery of property Deadlines
- 69C Redemption of real property after sale Deadlines
- 70 Judgment for specific acts; vesting title
- 71 Process in behalf of and against persons not parties
- 72 Property bonds
Chapter X · District courts and clerks
Chapter XI · General Provisions
Chapter XII · Family Law
- 100 Coordination of cases pending in district court and juvenile court
- 100A Case Management of Domestic Relations Actions
- 101 Motion practice before court commissioners Deadlines
- 102 Motion and order for payment of costs and fees Deadlines
- 104 Divorce decree upon affidavit
- 105 Shortening 30 day waiting period in divorce actions Deadlines
- 106 Modification of final domestic relations order
- 107 Decree of adoption; Petition to open adoption records
- 108 Objection to court commissioner's recommendation Deadlines
- 109 Injunction in certain domestic relations cases Deadlines