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.” They are organized into 12 Parts, including a dedicated family-law Part. Advisory Committee Notes and amendment history are included where the Supreme Court's advisory committee supplied them.
Plain-English guides Browse Utah guides →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.