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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill addresses salaries and compensation of judges.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ addresses salaries and compensation of judges of courts of record; and
13 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
14 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16 Other Special Clauses:
17 This bill provides a special effective date.
18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 AMENDS:
20 67-8-2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1996, Chapter 198
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22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 67-8-2 is amended to read:
24 67-8-2. Salaries of judges established annually in appropriations act -- Bases of
25 salaries -- Additional compensation.
26 (1) The salaries of judges of courts of record, as described in Section 78A-1-101, shall
27 be set annually by the Legislature in an appropriations act.
28 (2) Judicial salaries shall be based [
29 a district court judge:
30 (a) juvenile court judges: 100%;
31 (b) Court of Appeals judges: 105%; and
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33 (3) (a) A salary described in Subsection (2) does not include additional compensation
34 provided for a presiding judge, presiding officer, or associate presiding judge in:
35 (i) Section 78A-2-106;
36 (ii) Section 78A-4-102;
37 (iii) Section 78A-5-106; or
38 (iv) Section 78A-6-203.
39 (b) Compensation described in Subsection (3)(a) does not constitute a salary for
40 purposes of Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 14.
41 Section 2. Effective date.
42 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2015.