Abstract
During the 2009 General Legislative Session, the Utah Legislature approved measures to increase the civil filing fees of the Utah State Courts. Because of the judiciary’s budget strains and expanding workload, the state’s leadership deemed the fee increase necessary to ensure that the courts continued to function adequately for the adjudication of disputes. The increased revenue generated from the higher fees may ensure broader access to justice in one sense. However, raising filing fees may also place access to justice beyond the reach of some of the less fortunate in society. These higher fees could have the greatest impact on the working poor and the lower middle class, for whom dollars are dear.
Recommended Citation
Burke, Erin K.
(2010)
"Utah’s Open Courts: Will Hikes in Civil
Filing Fees Restrict Access to Justice?,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2010:
No.
1, Article 14.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2010/iss1/14