Utah Rules of Civil Procedure
123 rules across 12 Parts · 113 active
Utah's civil-procedure rules are cited as “Utah R. Civ. P.” or, colloquially, “URCP.” The rules are organized into 12 Parts, from general scope and commencement of actions through trials, judgment, provisional remedies, attorneys, and a dedicated family-law Part. Browse the full set below, with verbatim rule text, the official Advisory Committee Notes where the Utah Supreme Court's advisory committee supplied one, amendment history, and a plain-English summary for every rule.
Part I. Scope of Rules — One Form of Action
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 2 active rules · 2 in the official compilation
Part II. Commencement of Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 4 active rules · 4 in the official compilation
Part III. Pleadings, Motions, and Orders
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 12 active rules · 12 in the official compilation
- Rule 7 Pleadings allowed; motions, memoranda, hearings, orders
- Rule 7A Motion to enforce order and for sanctions
- Rule 7B Motion to enforce order and for sanctions in domestic law matters
- Rule 8 General rules of pleadings
- Rule 9 Pleading special matters
- Rule 10 Form of pleadings and other papers
- Rule 11 Signing of pleadings, motions, affidavits, and other papers; representations to court; sanctions
- Rule 12 Defenses and objections
- Rule 13 Counterclaim and crossclaim
- Rule 14 Third-party practice
- Rule 15 Amended and supplemental pleadings
- Rule 16 Pretrial conferences
Part IV. Parties
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 10 active rules · 10 in the official compilation
- Rule 17 Parties plaintiff and defendant
- Rule 18 Joinder of claims and remedies
- Rule 19 Joinder of persons needed for just adjudication
- Rule 20 Permissive joinder of parties
- Rule 21 Misjoinder and non-joinder of parties
- Rule 22 Interpleader
- Rule 23 Class actions
- Rule 23A Derivative actions by shareholders
- Rule 24 Intervention
- Rule 25 Substitution of parties
Part V. Depositions and Discovery
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 16 active rules · 16 in the official compilation
- Rule 26 General provisions governing disclosure and discovery
- Rule 26.1 Disclosure and discovery in domestic relations actions
- Rule 26.2 Disclosures in personal injury actions
- Rule 26.3 Disclosure in unlawful detainer actions
- Rule 26.4 Provisions governing disclosure and discovery in contested proceedings under Titles 75, 75A, or 75B of the Utah Code
- Rule 27 Depositions before action or pending appeal
- Rule 28 Persons before whom depositions may be taken
- Rule 29 Stipulations regarding disclosure and discovery procedure
- Rule 30 Depositions upon oral questions
- Rule 31 Depositions upon written questions
- Rule 32 Use of depositions in court proceedings
- Rule 33 Interrogatories to parties
- Rule 34 Production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes
- Rule 35 Physical and mental examination of persons
- Rule 36 Request for admission
- Rule 37 Statement of discovery issues; Sanctions; Failure to admit, to attend deposition or to preserve evidence
Part VI. Trials
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 17 active rules · 17 in the official compilation
- Rule 38 Jury trial of right
- Rule 39 Trial by jury or by the court
- Rule 40 Scheduling and postponing a trial
- Rule 41 Dismissal of actions
- Rule 42 Consolidation; separate trials; venue transfer
- Rule 43 Evidence
- Rule 44 Proof of official record
- Rule 45 Subpoena
- Rule 46 Exceptions unnecessary
- Rule 47 Jurors
- Rule 48 Juries of less than eight — Majority verdict
- Rule 49 Special verdicts and interrogatories
- Rule 50 Judgment as a matter of law in a jury trial; related motion for a new trial; conditional ruling
- Rule 51 Instructions to jury; objections
- Rule 52 Findings and conclusions by the court; amended findings; waiver of findings and conclusions; correction of the record; judgment on partial findings
- Rule 53 Masters
- Rule 53A Special masters for parenting disputes in domestic relations actions
Part VII. Judgment
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 13 active rules · 13 in the official compilation
- Rule 54 Judgments; costs
- Rule 55 Default
- Rule 56 Summary judgment
- Rule 57 Declaratory judgments
- Rule 58A Entry of judgment; abstract of judgment
- Rule 58B Satisfaction of judgment
- Rule 58C Motion to renew judgment
- Rule 59 New trial; altering or amending a judgment
- Rule 60 Relief from judgment or order
- Rule 61 Harmless error
- Rule 62 Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment or order
- Rule 63 Disability or disqualification of a judge
- Rule 63A Change of judge as a matter of right
Part VIII. Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 18 active rules · 23 in the official compilation
- Rule 64 Writs in general
- Rule 64A Prejudgment writs in general
- Rule 64B Writ of replevin
- Rule 64C Writ of attachment
- Rule 64D Writ of garnishment
- Rule 64E Writ of execution
- Rule 64F Repealed
- Rule 64G Repealed
- Rule 65A Injunctions
- Rule 65B Extraordinary relief
- Rule 65C Post-conviction relief
- Rule 66 Receivers
- Rule 67 Deposit in court
- Rule 68 Settlement offers
- Rule 69 Repealed
- Rule 69A Seizure of property
- Rule 69B Sale of property; delivery of property
- Rule 69C Redemption of real property after sale
- Rule 70 Judgment for specific acts; vesting title
- Rule 71 Process in behalf of and against persons not parties
- Rule 71A Repealed
- Rule 71B Repealed
- Rule 72 Property bonds
Part IX. Attorneys
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 4 active rules · 4 in the official compilation
Part X. District Courts and Clerks
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 1 active rules · 4 in the official compilation
- Rule 77 District courts and clerks
- Rule 78 Repealed
- Rule 79 Repealed
- Rule 80 Repealed
Part XI. General Provisions
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 6 active rules · 7 in the official compilation
Part XII. Family Law
Cited as Utah R. Civ. P. · 10 active rules · 11 in the official compilation
- Rule 100 Coordination of cases pending in district court and juvenile court
- Rule 100A Case management of domestic relations actions
- Rule 101 Motion practice before court commissioners
- Rule 102 Motion and order for payment of costs and fees
- Rule 103 Repealed
- Rule 104 Divorce decree upon affidavit
- Rule 105 Shortening 30 day waiting period in divorce actions
- Rule 106 Modification of final domestic relations order
- Rule 107 Petition to open adoption records
- Rule 108 Objection to court commissioner’s recommendation
- Rule 109 Injunction in certain domestic relations cases
Rules 64F, 64G, 69, 71A, 71B, 78, 79, 80, and 103 were repealed (71A/71B renumbered/repealed) and are shown muted. Rule 84 (Forms) is repealed; current forms are maintained separately by the Utah State Courts. All other numbers reconciled against the official source are active.