S.B. 28

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DISTRICT COURT JUDGE INCREASE
2 1997 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
5 AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL CODE; INCREASING THE NUMBER OF THIRD
6 DISTRICT COURT JUDGES FROM 28 TO 30; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 AMENDS:
9 78-1-2.2, as last amended by Chapters 198 and 329, Laws of Utah 1996
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 78-1-2.2 is amended to read:
12 78-1-2.2. Number of district judges.
13 The number of district court judges shall be not more than:
14 (1) four district judges in the First District;
15 (2) 13 district judges in the Second District;
16 (3) [28] 30 district judges in the Third District;
17 (4) 12 district judges in the Fourth District;
18 (5) four district judges in the Fifth District;
19 (6) two district judges in the Sixth District;
20 (7) three district judges in the Seventh District; and
21 (8) two district judges in the Eighth District.
22 Section 2. Effective date.
23 This act takes effect on July 1, 1997.

Legislative Review Note
as of 12-10-96 1:02 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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