78A-2-501 - Online court assistance program -- Purpose of program -- User's fee. - Utah Statutes

78A-2-501. Online court assistance program -- Purpose of program -- User's fee.
(1) There is established an online court assistance program administered by theAdministrative Office of the Courts to provide the public with information about civil proceduresand to assist the public in preparing and filing civil pleadings and other papers in:
(a) uncontested divorces;
(b) enforcement of orders in the divorce decree;
(c) landlord and tenant actions; and
(d) other types of proceedings approved by the Online Court Assistance Program PolicyBoard.
(2) The purpose of the online court assistance program shall be to:
(a) minimize the costs of civil litigation;
(b) improve access to the courts; and
(c) provide for informed use of the courts and the law by pro se litigants.
(3) (a) An additional $20 shall be added to the filing fee established by Section78A-2-301 if a person files a complaint, petition, answer, or response prepared through theprogram. There shall be no fee for using the program or for papers filed subsequent to the initialpleading.
(b) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the OnlineCourt Assistance Account. The fee collected under this Subsection (3) shall be deposited in therestricted account and appropriated by the Legislature to the Administrative Office of the Courtsto develop, operate, and maintain the program and to support the use of the program througheducation of the public.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session