Renumbered 7/1/2026
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Effective 5/3/2023
Renumbered 7/1/2026
78A-10a-201. State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice -- Duties -- Rulemaking.
The State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall:
(1)enact rules establishing procedures for the meetings of a commission in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act ; and
(2)ensure that the rules described in Subsection
(1):
(a)comply with the requirements of this chapter;
(b)include standards that:
(i)maintain the confidentiality of applications for a judicial vacancy and related documents;
(ii)address destroying the records of the names of applicants, applications, and related documents upon the completion of the judicial nomination process; and
(iii)govern a commissioner's disqualification and inability to serve;
(c)allow for public comment concerning the judicial nomination process, qualifications for judicial office, and individual applicants;
(d)include evaluation criteria for the selection of judicial nominees; and
(e)address procedures for:
(i)taking summary minutes at a commission meeting;
(ii)simultaneously forwarding the names of nominees to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel as described in Subsection 78A-10a-203(5) ; and
(iii)requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to immediately inform the governor when a judge is removed, resigns, or retires.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session
Enacted by Chapter 250 , 2023 General Session