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2024 Utah Code
Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 40a - Expungement of Criminal Records
Part 2 - Automatic Expungement and Deletion
Section 201 - General provisions for automatic expungement and deletion.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 77-40a-201 (2024)
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Effective 10/1/2024
77-40a-201. General provisions for automatic expungement and deletion.
  • (1)Nothing in this section precludes an individual from filing a petition for expungement of records that are eligible for automatic expungement or deletion under this section if an automatic expungement or deletion has not occurred pursuant to this section.
  • (2)An automatic expungement performed under this part does not preclude a person from requesting access to expunged records in accordance with Section 77-40a-403 or 77-40a-404.
  • (3)
    • (a)The Judicial Council and the Supreme Court shall make rules to govern the process for automatic expungement.
    • (b)The rules under Subsection (3)(a) may authorize:
      • (i)a presiding judge of a district court to issue an expungement order for any case when the requirements for automatic expungement are met; and
      • (ii)a presiding judge of a justice court to issue an expungement order for any justice court case within the presiding judge's judicial district when the requirements for automatic expungement are met.
  • (4)An individual does not have a cause of action for damages as a result of the failure to:
    • (a)identify an individual's case as eligible for automatic expungement or deletion under this part; or
    • (b)automatically expunge or delete the records of a case that is eligible under this part.


Amended by Chapter 180, 2024 General Session
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