Utah Code -- Title 78B -- Chapter 03 -- Actions and Venue

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Updated: 28 May 2009

78B-3-101    Husband and wife -- Actions -- Defense -- Absent spouse.

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78B-3-102    Injury of a child -- Suit by parent or guardian.

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78B-3-103    Successive actions on same contract.

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78B-3-104    Actions against officers -- Bond required -- Costs and attorney fees.

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78B-3-105    Definition of heir.

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78B-3-106    Death of adult -- Suit by heir or personal representative.

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78B-3-106.5    Claims brought by presumptive personal representative.

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78B-3-107    Survival of action for injury to person or death upon death of wrongdoer or injured person -- Exception and restriction to out-of-pocket expenses.

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78B-3-108    Shoplifting -- Merchant's rights -- Civil liability for shoplifting by adult or minor -- Criminal conviction not a prerequisite for civil liability -- Written notice required for penalty demand.

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78B-3-109    Right to life -- State policy -- Act or omission preventing abortion not actionable -- Failure or refusal to prevent birth not a defense.

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78B-3-110    Defense to civil action for damages resulting from commission of crime.

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78B-3-201    Title -- Purpose.

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78B-3-202    Definitions.

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78B-3-203    Sworn certificate of nonresident doing business here.

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78B-3-204    Effect of failure to file certificate -- Service of process upon nonresident.

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78B-3-205    Acts submitting person to jurisdiction.

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78B-3-206    Service of process.

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78B-3-207    Only claims arising from enumerated acts may be asserted.

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78B-3-208    Default judgments.

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78B-3-209    When exercisable.

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78B-3-301    Actions involving real property.

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78B-3-302    Actions to recover fines or penalties -- Against public officers.

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78B-3-303    Actions against a county.

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78B-3-304    Actions on written contracts.

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78B-3-305    Transitory actions -- Residence of corporations.

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78B-3-306    Arising without this state in favor of resident.

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78B-3-307    All other actions.

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78B-3-308    Change of venue -- Conditions precedent.

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78B-3-309    Grounds.

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78B-3-310    Court to which transfer is to be made.

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78B-3-311    Duty of clerk -- Fees and costs -- Effect on jurisdiction.

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78B-3-401    Title.

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78B-3-402    Legislative findings and declarations -- Purpose of act.

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78B-3-403    Definitions.

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78B-3-404    Statute of limitations -- Exceptions -- Application.

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78B-3-405    Amount of award reduced by amounts of collateral sources available to plaintiff -- No reduction where subrogation right exists -- Collateral sources defined -- Procedure to preserve subrogation rights -- Evidence admissible -- Exceptions.

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78B-3-406    Failure to obtain informed consent -- Proof required of patient -- Defenses -- Consent to health care.

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78B-3-407    Limitation on actions against health care providers when parent or guardian refuses to consent to health care of child.

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78B-3-408    Writing required as basis for liability for breach of guarantee, warranty, contract, or assurance of result.

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78B-3-409    Ad damnum clause prohibited in complaint.

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78B-3-410    Limitation of award of noneconomic damages in malpractice actions.

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78B-3-411    Limitation on attorney's contingency fee in malpractice action.

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78B-3-412    Notice of intent to commence action.

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78B-3-413    Professional liability insurance coverage for providers -- Insurance commissioner may require joint underwriting authority.

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78B-3-414    Periodic payment of future damages in malpractice actions.

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78B-3-415    Actions under Utah Governmental Immunity Act.

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78B-3-416    Division to provide panel -- Exemption -- Procedures -- Statute of limitations tolled -- Composition of panel -- Expenses -- Division authorized to set license fees.

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78B-3-417    Proceedings -- Authority of panel -- Rights of parties to proceedings.

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78B-3-418    Decision and recommendations of panel -- No judicial or other review.

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78B-3-419    Evidence of proceedings not admissible in subsequent action -- Panelist may not be compelled to testify -- Immunity of panelist from civil liability -- Information regarding professional conduct.

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78B-3-420    Proceedings considered a binding arbitration hearing upon written agreement of parties -- Compensation to members of panel.

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78B-3-421    Arbitration agreements.

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78B-3-422    Evidence of disclosures -- Civil proceedings -- Unanticipated outcomes -- Medical care.

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78B-3-501    Definitions.

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78B-3-502    Limitation of therapist's duty to warn.

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78B-3-601    Purpose.

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78B-3-602    Definitions.

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78B-3-603    Liability imposed and limitations -- Defenses -- Limitations on damages.

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78B-3-604    Determination of causation -- Compensation allowed.

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78B-3-701    Definitions.

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78B-3-702    Damages recoverable for harm to or theft of service animal.

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78B-3-703    Limitation on cause of action.

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78B-3-801    Cause of action for death caused by use or ingestion of illegal controlled substances -- Damages.

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Last revised: 28 May 2009

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