This bill addresses public access to court records and proceedings, judicial financial disclosures, and employment of a former judge.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- addresses access to an audio recording of a public court proceeding;
- requires the Judicial Council to create and maintain a single website for all public court records;
- provides the requirements for the website containing all public court records;
- addresses fees for court records;
- prohibits a law firm from hiring a judge for two years after the judge leaves office in certain circumstances;
- requires the Judicial Council to create a rule on judicial financial disclosures and to report to the Judiciary Interim Committee; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 78A-2-301, 78A-2-301.5
Substitute #1: 63G-2-302, 78A-2-301, 78A-2-301.5