S.B. 219

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AMENDMENTS TO JUSTICE COURT
2 OPERATIONS
3 2004 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Ed P. Mayne
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill allows municipal and county justice courts to operate four days per week with
10 expanded hours.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . allows municipal and county justice courts to be open to transact judicial business
14 for no less than four days per week for at least 11 hours per day.
15 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 78-5-108, as enacted by Chapter 157, Laws of Utah 1989
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 78-5-108 is amended to read:
25 78-5-108. Trial facilities -- Hours of business.
26 (1) A justice court judge shall conduct all official court business in a courtroom or
27 office located in a public facility which is conducive and appropriate to the administration of

28 justice.
29 (2) Each county, city, or town shall provide adequate courtroom and auxiliary space for
30 the justice court. The facility need not be specifically constructed for or allocated solely for the
31 justice court if existing facilities adequately serve the purposes of the justice court.
32 (3) [County] Notwithstanding Subsection 78-3-24 (10), county and municipal justice
33 courts shall be open and judicial business shall be transacted [every day except as provided by
34 law including the provisions of Section 78-3-24 regarding court administration.]:
35 (a) five days per week; or
36 (b) no less than four days per week for at least 11 hours per day.
37 (4) The hours the courts are open shall be posted conspicuously at the courts and in
38 local public buildings. [The judges of county and municipal courts shall attend the court at
39 regularly scheduled times.]
40 (5) The clerk of the court and judges of county and municipal courts shall attend the
41 court at regularly scheduled times.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-4-04 11:28 AM

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

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