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Senate rejects bill allowing civil adjudication option for justice courts
Summary
After extended debate over due process, revenue and local control, the Utah Senate voted down Senate Bill 16, which would have allowed justice court jurisdictions to opt into a civil-adjudication process for certain traffic offenses.
Salt Lake City — The Utah Senate on Jan. 28 rejected Senate Bill 16, a measure from Senator Knudson that would have allowed municipal justice courts to adopt a civil adjudication alternative for many traffic cases.
Senator Paul Knudson, the bill’s sponsor, said the change would offer a user-friendly alternative for defendants and speed adjudication: “The adjudication process provides much faster access to fair trials in a less intimidating forum,” he told colleagues. Knudson also pointed to pilot programs in Salt Lake City and West Valley City and a task…
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