2006 Utah Code - 78-3-4 — Jurisdiction -- Appeals.

     78-3-4.   Jurisdiction -- Appeals.
     (1) The district court has original jurisdiction in all matters civil and criminal, not excepted in the Utah Constitution and not prohibited by law.
     (2) The district court judges may issue all extraordinary writs and other writs necessary to carry into effect their orders, judgments, and decrees.
     (3) The district court has jurisdiction over matters of lawyer discipline consistent with the rules of the Supreme Court.
     (4) The district court has jurisdiction over all matters properly filed in the circuit court prior to July 1, 1996.
     (5) The district court has appellate jurisdiction to adjudicate trials de novo of the judgments of the justice court and of the small claims department of the district court.
     (6) Appeals from the final orders, judgments, and decrees of the district court are under Sections 78-2-2 and 78-2a-3.
     (7) The district court has jurisdiction to review:
     (a) agency adjudicative proceedings as set forth in Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act, and shall comply with the requirements of that chapter, in its review of agency adjudicative proceedings; and
     (b) municipal administrative proceedings in accordance with Section 10-3-703.7.
     (8) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the district court has subject matter jurisdiction in class B misdemeanors, class C misdemeanors, infractions, and violations of ordinances only if:
     (a) there is no justice court with territorial jurisdiction;
     (b) the matter was properly filed in the circuit court prior to July 1, 1996;
     (c) the offense occurred within the boundaries of the municipality in which the district courthouse is located and that municipality has not formed a justice court; or
     (d) they are included in an indictment or information covering a single criminal episode alleging the commission of a felony or a class A misdemeanor.
     (9) The district court has jurisdiction of actions under Title 78, Chapter 3h, Child Protective Orders, if the juvenile court transfers the case to the district court.

Amended by Chapter 201, 2004 General Session