Effective 7/1/2024

78B-5-206.  Mileage allowance for judgment debtor required to appear.

(1)  A judgment debtor legally required to appear before a district court or the Business and Chancery Court to answer concerning the debtor’s property is entitled, on a sufficient showing of need, to mileage of 15 cents per mile for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in going only, to be paid by the judgment creditor at whose instance the judgment debtor was required to appear.

Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-5-206 v2

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  The judgment creditor is not required to make any payment for such mileage until the judgment debtor has actually appeared before the court.

Amended by Chapter 401, 2023 General Session

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