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RENEWAL OF JUDGMENT ACT

             2     
2011 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Wayne L. Niederhauser

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Interim Committee
             10      recommended this bill.
             11      General Description:
             12          This bill establishes a process and fee for renewal of judgments.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    establishes a process and fee for renewal of judgments;
             16          .    establishes the renewal period for eight years; and
             17          .    makes technical corrections.
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          78A-2-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 278 and 283
             25          78B-6-209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 278
             26      ENACTS:
             27          78B-6-1801, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             28          78B-6-1802, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             29          78B-6-1803, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             30          78B-6-1804, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             31     
             32      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             33          Section 1. Section 78A-2-301 is amended to read:
             34           78A-2-301. Civil fees of the courts of record -- Courts complex design.
             35          (1) (a) The fee for filing any civil complaint or petition invoking the jurisdiction of a
             36      court of record not governed by another subsection is $360.
             37          (b) The fee for filing a complaint or petition is:
             38          (i) $75 if the claim for damages or amount in interpleader exclusive of court costs,
             39      interest, and attorney fees is $2,000 or less;
             40          (ii) $185 if the claim for damages or amount in interpleader exclusive of court costs,
             41      interest, and attorney fees is greater than $2,000 and less than $10,000;
             42          (iii) $360 if the claim for damages or amount in interpleader is $10,000 or more;
             43          (iv) $310 if the petition is filed under Title 30, Chapter 3, Divorce, or Title 30, Chapter
             44      4, Separate Maintenance; and
             45          (v) $35 for a motion for temporary separation order filed under Section 30-3-4.5 .
             46          (c) The fee for filing a small claims affidavit is:
             47          (i) $60 if the claim for damages or amount in interpleader exclusive of court costs,
             48      interest, and attorney fees is $2,000 or less;
             49          (ii) $100 if the claim for damages or amount in interpleader exclusive of court costs,
             50      interest, and attorney fees is greater than $2,000, but less than $7,500; and
             51          (iii) $185 if the claim for damages or amount in interpleader exclusive of court costs,
             52      interest, and attorney fees is $7,500 or more.
             53          (d) The fee for filing a counter claim, cross claim, complaint in intervention, third party
             54      complaint, or other claim for relief against an existing or joined party other than the original
             55      complaint or petition is:
             56          (i) $55 if the claim for relief exclusive of court costs, interest, and attorney fees is
             57      $2,000 or less;
             58          (ii) $150 if the claim for relief exclusive of court costs, interest, and attorney fees is


             59      greater than $2,000 and less than $10,000;
             60          (iii) $155 if the original petition is filed under Subsection (1)(a), the claim for relief is
             61      $10,000 or more, or the party seeks relief other than monetary damages; and
             62          (iv) $115 if the original petition is filed under Title 30, Chapter 3, Divorce, or Title 30,
             63      Chapter 4, Separate Maintenance.
             64          (e) The fee for filing a small claims counter affidavit is:
             65          (i) $50 if the claim for relief exclusive of court costs, interest, and attorney fees is
             66      $2,000 or less;
             67          (ii) $70 if the claim for relief exclusive of court costs, interest, and attorney fees is
             68      greater than $2,000, but less than $7,500; and
             69          (iii) $120 if the claim for relief exclusive of court costs, interest, and attorney fees is
             70      $7,500 or more.
             71          (f) The fee for depositing funds under Section 57-1-29 when not associated with an
             72      action already before the court is determined under Subsection (1)(b) based on the amount
             73      deposited.
             74          (g) The fee for filing a petition is:
             75          (i) $225 for trial de novo of an adjudication of the justice court or of the small claims
             76      department; and
             77          (ii) $65 for an appeal of a municipal administrative determination in accordance with
             78      Section 10-3-703.7 .
             79          (h) The fee for filing a notice of appeal, petition for appeal of an interlocutory order, or
             80      petition for writ of certiorari is $225.
             81          (i) The fee for filing a petition for expungement is $135.
             82          (j) (i) Fifteen dollars of the fees established by Subsections (1)(a) through (i) shall be
             83      allocated to and between the Judges' Contributory Retirement Trust Fund and the Judges'
             84      Noncontributory Retirement Trust Fund, as provided in Title 49, Chapter 17, Judges'
             85      Contributory Retirement Act, and Title 49, Chapter 18, Judges' Noncontributory Retirement
             86      Act.
             87          (ii) Four dollars of the fees established by Subsections (1)(a) through (i) shall be
             88      allocated by the state treasurer to be deposited in the restricted account, Children's Legal
             89      Defense Account, as provided in Section 51-9-408 .


             90          (iii) Three dollars of the fees established under Subsections (1)(a) through (e), (1)(g),
             91      and (1)[(r)](s) shall be allocated to and deposited with the Dispute Resolution Account as
             92      provided in Section 78B-6-209 .
             93          (iv) Fifteen dollars of the fees established by Subsections (1)(a), (1)(b)(iii) and (iv),
             94      (1)(d)(iii) and (iv), (1)(g)(ii), (1)(h), and (1)(i) shall be allocated by the state treasurer to be
             95      deposited in the restricted account, Court Security Account, as provided in Section 78A-2-602 .
             96          (v) Five dollars of the fees established by Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii), (1)(d)(ii) and
             97      (1)(g)(i) shall be allocated by the state treasurer to be deposited in the restricted account, Court
             98      Security Account, as provided in Section 78A-2-602 .
             99          (k) The fee for filing a judgment, order, or decree of a court of another state or of the
             100      United States is $35.
             101          (l) The fee for filing a renewal of judgment in accordance with Section 78B-6-1801 is
             102      50% of the fee for filing an original action seeking the same relief.
             103          [(l)] (m) The fee for filing probate or child custody documents from another state is
             104      $35.
             105          [(m)] (n) (i) The fee for filing an abstract or transcript of judgment, order, or decree of
             106      the Utah State Tax Commission is $30.
             107          (ii) The fee for filing an abstract or transcript of judgment of a court of law of this state
             108      or a judgment, order, or decree of an administrative agency, commission, board, council, or
             109      hearing officer of this state or of its political subdivisions other than the Utah State Tax
             110      Commission, is $50.
             111          [(n)] (o) The fee for filing a judgment by confession without action under Section
             112      78B-5-205 is $35.
             113          [(o)] (p) The fee for filing an award of arbitration for confirmation, modification, or
             114      vacation under Title 78B, Chapter 11, Utah Uniform Arbitration Act, that is not part of an
             115      action before the court is $35.
             116          [(p)] (q) The fee for filing a petition or counter-petition to modify a decree of divorce is
             117      $100.
             118          [(q)] (r) The fee for filing any accounting required by law is:
             119          (i) $15 for an estate valued at $50,000 or less;
             120          (ii) $30 for an estate valued at $75,000 or less but more than $50,000;


             121          (iii) $50 for an estate valued at $112,000 or less but more than $75,000;
             122          (iv) $90 for an estate valued at $168,000 or less but more than $112,000; and
             123          (v) $175 for an estate valued at more than $168,000.
             124          [(r)] (s) The fee for filing a demand for a civil jury is $250.
             125          [(s)] (t) The fee for filing a notice of deposition in this state concerning an action
             126      pending in another state under Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 26 is $35.
             127          [(t)] (u) The fee for filing documents that require judicial approval but are not part of
             128      an action before the court is $35.
             129          [(u)] (v) The fee for a petition to open a sealed record is $35.
             130          [(v)] (w) The fee for a writ of replevin, attachment, execution, or garnishment is $50 in
             131      addition to any fee for a complaint or petition.
             132          [(w)] (x) (i) The fee for a petition for authorization for a minor to marry required by
             133      Section 30-1-9 is $5.
             134          (ii) The fee for a petition for emancipation of a minor provided in Title 78A, Chapter 6,
             135      Part 8, Emancipation, is $50.
             136          [(x)] (y) The fee for a certificate issued under Section 26-2-25 is $8.
             137          [(y)] (z) The fee for a certified copy of a document is $4 per document plus 50 cents
             138      per page.
             139          [(z)] (aa) The fee for an exemplified copy of a document is $6 per document plus 50
             140      cents per page.
             141          [(aa)] (bb) The Judicial Council shall by rule establish a schedule of fees for copies of
             142      documents and forms and for the search and retrieval of records under Title 63G, Chapter 2,
             143      Government Records Access and Management Act. Fees under this Subsection (1)[(aa)](bb)
             144      shall be credited to the court as a reimbursement of expenditures.
             145          [(bb)] (cc) There is no fee for services or the filing of documents not listed in this
             146      section or otherwise provided by law.
             147          [(cc)] (dd) Except as provided in this section, all fees collected under this section are
             148      paid to the General Fund. Except as provided in this section, all fees shall be paid at the time
             149      the clerk accepts the pleading for filing or performs the requested service.
             150          [(dd)] (ee) The filing fees under this section may not be charged to the state, its
             151      agencies, or political subdivisions filing or defending any action. In judgments awarded in


             152      favor of the state, its agencies, or political subdivisions, except the Office of Recovery
             153      Services, the court shall order the filing fees and collection costs to be paid by the judgment
             154      debtor. The sums collected under this Subsection (1)[(dd)](ee) shall be applied to the fees after
             155      credit to the judgment, order, fine, tax, lien, or other penalty and costs permitted by law.
             156          (2) (a) (i) From March 17, 1994 until June 30, 1998, the administrator of the courts
             157      shall transfer all revenues representing the difference between the fees in effect after May 2,
             158      1994, and the fees in effect before February 1, 1994, as dedicated credits to the Division of
             159      Facilities Construction and Management Capital Projects Fund.
             160          (ii) (A) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(B), the Division of Facilities
             161      Construction and Management shall use up to $3,750,000 of the revenue deposited in the
             162      Capital Projects Fund under this Subsection (2)(a) to design and take other actions necessary to
             163      initiate the development of a courts complex in Salt Lake City.
             164          (B) If the Legislature approves funding for construction of a courts complex in Salt
             165      Lake City in the 1995 Annual General Session, the Division of Facilities Construction and
             166      Management shall use the revenue deposited in the Capital Projects Fund under this Subsection
             167      (2)(a)(ii) to construct a courts complex in Salt Lake City.
             168          (C) After the courts complex is completed and all bills connected with its construction
             169      have been paid, the Division of Facilities Construction and Management shall use any money
             170      remaining in the Capital Projects Fund under this Subsection (2)(a)(ii) to fund the Vernal
             171      District Court building.
             172          (iii) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management may enter into
             173      agreements and make expenditures related to this project before the receipt of revenues
             174      provided for under this Subsection (2)(a)(iii).
             175          (iv) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management shall:
             176          (A) make those expenditures from unexpended and unencumbered building funds
             177      already appropriated to the Capital Projects Fund; and
             178          (B) reimburse the Capital Projects Fund upon receipt of the revenues provided for
             179      under this Subsection (2).
             180          (b) After June 30, 1998, the administrator of the courts shall ensure that all revenues
             181      representing the difference between the fees in effect after May 2, 1994, and the fees in effect
             182      before February 1, 1994, are transferred to the Division of Finance for deposit in the restricted


             183      account.
             184          (c) The Division of Finance shall deposit all revenues received from the court
             185      administrator into the restricted account created by this section.
             186          (d) (i) From May 1, 1995 until June 30, 1998, the administrator of the courts shall
             187      transfer $7 of the amount of a fine or bail forfeiture paid for a violation of Title 41, Motor
             188      Vehicles, in a court of record to the Division of Facilities Construction and Management
             189      Capital Projects Fund. The division of money pursuant to Section 78A-5-110 shall be
             190      calculated on the balance of the fine or bail forfeiture paid.
             191          (ii) After June 30, 1998, the administrator of the courts or a municipality shall transfer
             192      $7 of the amount of a fine or bail forfeiture paid for a violation of Title 41, Motor Vehicles, in
             193      a court of record to the Division of Finance for deposit in the restricted account created by this
             194      section. The division of money pursuant to Section 78A-5-110 shall be calculated on the
             195      balance of the fine or bail forfeiture paid.
             196          (3) (a) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the State
             197      Courts Complex Account.
             198          (b) The Legislature may appropriate money from the restricted account to the
             199      administrator of the courts for the following purposes only:
             200          (i) to repay costs associated with the construction of the court complex that were
             201      funded from sources other than revenues provided for under this Subsection (3)(b)(i); and
             202          (ii) to cover operations and maintenance costs on the court complex.
             203          Section 2. Section 78B-6-209 is amended to read:
             204           78B-6-209. Dispute Resolution Restricted Account -- Appropriation.
             205          There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Dispute
             206      Resolution Account." Three dollars of the fees established in Subsections 78A-2-301 (1)(a)
             207      through (e), (1)(g), and (1)[(r)](s) shall be allocated to and deposited in the restricted account.
             208      The Legislature shall annually appropriate money from the Dispute Resolution Account to the
             209      Administrative Office of the Courts to implement the purposes of the Alternative Dispute
             210      Resolution Act.
             211          Section 3. Section 78B-6-1801 is enacted to read:
             212     
Part 18. Renewal of Judgment Act

             213          78B-6-1801. Title.


             214          This part is known as the "Renewal of Judgment Act."
             215          Section 4. Section 78B-6-1802 is enacted to read:
             216          78B-6-1802. Renewal by motion.
             217          A court of record may renew a judgment S. issued by a court .S if:
             218          (1) a motion is filed within the original action;
             219          (2) the motion is filed before the statute of limitations on the original judgment expires;
             220          (3) the motion includes an affidavit that contains an accounting of the original
             221      judgment and all postjudgment payments, credits, and other adjustments which are provided
             222      for by law or are contained within the original judgment;
             223          (4) the facts in the supporting affidavit are S. [ uncontested ] determined by the court to
             223a      be accurate and the affidavit affirms that notice was sent to the most current address known
             223b      for the judgment debtor .S ;
             224          (5) the time for responding to the motion has expired; and
             225          (6) the fee required by Subsection 78A-2-301 (1)(l) has been paid to the clerk of the
             226      court.
             227          Section 5. Section 78B-6-1803 is enacted to read:
             228          78B-6-1803. Notice.
             229          Notice of a motion for renewal of judgment is served in accordance with the Rules of
             230      Civil Procedure H. and opposition may be filed pursuant to S. [ such ] the .S rules .H .
             231          Section 6. Section 78B-6-1804 is enacted to read:
             232          78B-6-1804. Date and duration of judgment.
             233          Upon granting a motion for the renewal of judgment, the court shall enter an order
             234      which renews the original judgment from the date of entry of the order or from the scheduled
             235      expiration date of the original order, whichever occurs first, for the same amount of time as the
             236      original judgment.




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