§ 78A-10a-201 — State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice -- Duties -- Rulemaking.

The State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall:
(1) enact rules establishing procedures for the meetings of a commission in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(2) ensure that the rules described in Subsection (1):

(2)(a) comply with the requirements of this chapter;
(2)(b) include standards that:
(2)(b)(i) maintain the confidentiality of applications for a judicial vacancy and related documents;
(2)(b)(ii) address destroying the records of the names of applicants, applications, and related documents upon the completion of the judicial nomination process; and
(2)(b)(iii) govern a commissioner's disqualification and inability to serve;
(2)(c) allow for public comment concerning the judicial nomination process, qualifications for judicial office, and individual applicants;
(2)(d) include evaluation criteria for the selection of judicial nominees; and
(2)(e) address procedures for:
(2)(e)(i) taking summary minutes at a commission meeting;
(2)(e)(ii) simultaneously forwarding the names of nominees to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel as described in Subsection 78A-10a-203(5); and
(2)(e)(iii) requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to immediately inform the governor when a judge is removed, resigns, or retires.

Legislative History

Enacted by Chapter 250, 2023 General Session