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PRACTICE OF LAW AMENDMENTS

                 
2003 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Stephen H. Urquhart

                  This act defines the practice of law and states that only persons admitted by the Supreme
                  Court may practice law in this state. This act has an effective date.
                  This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
                  AMENDS:
                      63-55b-178, as last amended by Chapter 49, Laws of Utah 2002
                  ENACTS:
                      78-9-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 63-55b-178 is amended to read:
                       63-55b-178. Repeal dates, Title 78.
                      Section 78-9-101 is repealed [May 1, 2003] May 3, 2004.
                      Section 2. Section 78-9-102 is enacted to read:
                      78-9-102. Practice of law defined -- Who may practice.
                      (1) The term "practice law" means appearing as an advocate in any criminal proceeding
                  or before any court of record in this state in a representative capacity on behalf of another
                  person.
                      (2) Only persons who have been admitted by the Supreme Court of this state to practice
                  law may practice or hold themselves out as licensed to practice law in this state.
                      (3) A person may not use "J.D.", "Esq.", "attorney", or "attorney-at-law" on business
                  cards, signs, advertisements, or official documents as those terms are used to indicate status as
                  an attorney, unless licensed to practice law.
                      Section 3. Effective date.
                      Section 78-9-102 takes effect on May 3, 2004.


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