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Senate Advances Bill Letting Cities Set Justice Court Hours
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced Senate Bill 136 on Feb. 8 to restore local authority for cities and counties to set justice court hours, after a floor debate over judicial oversight, local control and access; supporters cited West Valley City’s four-day schedule and critics warned of constitutional and administrative complications.
Senate Bill 136, a measure to restore local control over justice court hours, moved forward on Feb. 8 after a sustained floor debate.
Senator Maine introduced the bill, saying it returns to "exactly what we meant last year" by allowing cities and counties to set justice-court hours to meet citizens’ needs. Maine cited West Valley City’s experiment with a four-day, 12-hour schedule and told colleagues that the Utah Judicial Council had "misled us and…
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