Utah Code 78B-3-308. Change of venue — Conditions precedent
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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-3-308
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
Repealed 7/1/2024)
78B-3-308. Change of venue — Conditions precedent.
If the county in which the action is commenced is not the proper county for the trial, the action may nevertheless be tried in the county in which it is filed, unless the defendant, at the time the answer is filed or an appearance is made, files a written motion requesting the trial be moved to the proper county.
Repealed by Chapter 401, 2023 General Session
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session