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UTAH STATE SENATE
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * 320 STATE CAPITOL

P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035

        February 20, 2009

Mr. President:

    The Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 69, GUARDIAN AD LITEM AMENDMENTS, by Representative W. Harper, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 20, Lines 604 through 607 :    

             604          (2) (a) A court may not appoint an attorney guardian ad litem in a criminal case.
             605          (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not prohibit the appointment of an attorney guardian ad
             606      litem in a case where a court is determining whether to adjudicate a minor for committing an
             607      act that would be a crime if committed by an adult.
    

  (c)    Subsection (2)(a) does not prohibit an attorney guardian ad litem from entering an appearance, filing motions, or taking other action in a criminal case on behalf of a minor, if:

    (i)    the attorney guardian ad litem is appointed to represent the minor in a case that is not a criminal case; and
    (ii)    the interests of the minor may be impacted by:
        (A)    an order that has been, or may be, issued in the criminal case; or
        (B)    other proceedings that have occurred, or may occur, in the criminal case.  


        Respectfully,

        D. Chris Buttars
        Committee Chair

Voting: 3-0-4
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