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Part I — Scope of Rules - One Form of Action

1 General provisions
2 One form of action

Part II — Commencement of Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders

3 Commencement of action D
4 Process D
5 Service and filing of pleadings and other papers D
6 Time D

Part III — Pleadings, Motions, and Orders

7 Pleadings allowed; motions, memoranda, hearings, orders D
7A Motion to enforce order and for sanctions D
7B Motion to enforce order and for sanctions in domestic law matters D
8 General rules of pleadings
9 Pleading special matters D
10 Form of pleadings and other papers
11 Signing of pleadings, motions, affidavits, and other papers; representations to court; sanctions D
12 Defenses and objections D
13 Counterclaim and crossclaim
14 Third-party practice D
15 Amended and supplemental pleadings D
16 Pretrial conferences

Part IV — Parties

17 Parties plaintiff and defendant D
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 D
25 Substitution of parties D

Part IX — Attorneys

73 Attorney fees D
74 Withdrawal of counsel D
75 Limited appearance
76 Notice of contact information change

Part V — Depositions and Discovery

26 General provisions governing disclosure and discovery D
26.1 Disclosure and discovery in domestic relations actions D
26.2 Disclosures in personal injury actions D
26.3 Disclosure in unlawful detainer actions D
26.4 Provisions governing disclosure and discovery in contested proceedings under Title 75 of the Utah Code D
27 Depositions before action or pending appeal D
28 Persons before whom depositions may be taken
29 Stipulations regarding disclosure and discovery procedure
30 Depositions upon oral questions D
31 Depositions upon written questions D
32 Use of depositions in court proceedings D
33 Interrogatories to parties D
34 Production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes D
35 Physical and mental examination of persons D
36 Request for admission D
37 Statement of discovery issues; Sanctions; Failure to admit, to attend deposition or to preserve evidence D

Part VI — Trials

38 Jury trial of right D
39 Trial by jury or by the court
40 Scheduling and postponing a trial
41 Dismissal of actions
42 Consolidation; separate trials; venue transfer D
43 Evidence
44 Proof of official record
45 Subpoena D
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 D
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 D
53 Masters D
53A Special masters for parenting disputes in domestic relations actions D

Part VII — Judgment

54 Judgments; costs D
55 Default
56 Summary judgment D
57 Declaratory judgments
58A Entry of judgment; abstract of judgment D
58B Satisfaction of judgment D
58C Motion to renew judgment
59 New trial; altering or amending a judgment D
60 Relief from judgment or order D
61 Harmless error
62 Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment or order D
63 Disability or disqualification of a judge D
63A Change of judge as a matter of right D

Part VIII — Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings

64 Writs in general D
64A Prejudgment writs in general D
64B Writ of replevin
64C Writ of attachment
64D Writ of garnishment D
64E Writ of execution D
65A Injunctions D
65B Extraordinary relief
65C Post-conviction relief D
66 Receivers D
67 Deposit in court
68 Settlement offers D
69A Seizure of property
69B Sale of property; delivery of property D
69C Redemption of real property after sale D
70 Judgment for specific acts; vesting title
71 Process in behalf of and against persons not parties
72 Property bonds

Part X — District courts and clerks

77 District courts and clerks

Part XI — General Provisions

81 Applicability of rules in general
82 Jurisdiction and venue unaffected
83 Vexatious litigants D
85 Title
86 Licensed paralegal practitioners
87 In-person, remote, and hybrid hearings; request for different format D

Part 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 D
102 Motion and order for payment of costs and fees D
104 Divorce decree upon affidavit
105 Shortening 30 day waiting period in divorce actions D
106 Modification of final domestic relations order
107 Decree of adoption; Petition to open adoption records
108 Objection to court commissioner's recommendation D
109 Injunction in certain domestic relations cases D

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Utah Rules of Civil Procedure

Chapter XI · General Provisions

Rule 85. Title

Amended 2026 (current)

These rules may be known and cited as the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, or abbreviated U.R.C.P.

Source: Utah R. Civ. P. 85

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