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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 78A. Judiciary and Judicial Administration § 78A-10a-201. State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice--Duties--Rulemaking - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-78a-judiciary-and-judicial-administration/ut-code-sect-78a-10a-201/
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