2006 Utah Code - 78-5-108 — Trial facilities -- Hours of business.

     78-5-108.   Trial facilities -- Hours of business.
     (1) A justice court judge shall conduct all official court business in a courtroom or office located in a public facility which is conducive and appropriate to the administration of justice.
     (2) Each county, city, or town shall provide adequate courtroom and auxiliary space for the justice court. The facility need not be specifically constructed for or allocated solely for the justice court if existing facilities adequately serve the purposes of the justice court.
     (3) County and municipal justice courts shall be open and judicial business shall be transacted:
     (a) five days per week; or
     (b) no less than four days per week for at least 11 hours per day.
     (4) The legislative body of the county, city, or town shall establish operating hours for the justice courts within the requirements of Subsection (3) and the code of judicial administration.
     (5) The hours the courts are open shall be posted conspicuously at the courts and in local public buildings.
     (6) The clerk of the court and judges of county and municipal courts shall attend the court at regularly scheduled times.

Amended by Chapter 245, 2004 General Session