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Section 213 | Trial facilities -- Hours of business. |
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78A-7-213. Trial facilities -- Hours of business. (1) A justice court judge shall conduct all official court business in a courtroom or office located in a public facility which is conducive and appropriate to the administration of justice. (2) Each county, city, or town shall provide adequate courtroom and auxiliary space for the justice court. The facility need not be specifically constructed for or allocated solely for the justice court if existing facilities adequately serve the purposes of the justice court. (3) Justice courts shall be open and judicial business shall be transacted: (a) five days per week; or (b) no less than four days per week for at least 11 hours per day. (4) The legislative body of the county, city, or town shall establish operating hours for the justice courts within the requirements of Subsection (3) and the code of judicial administration. (5) The hours the courts are open shall be posted conspicuously at the courts and in local public buildings. (6) The clerk of the court and judges of justice courts shall attend the court at regularly scheduled times. (7) By July 1, 2011, all justice courts shall use a common case management system and disposition reporting system as specified by the Judicial Council.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session |
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