UT · rules
Utah Sup. Ct. R. Prof'l Prac. 1-587
Prior discipline orders
The following sanctions are generally appropriate in cases involving prior discipline.
(a) Delicensure is generally appropriate when a Lawyer:
(1) intentionally or knowingly violates the terms of a prior disciplinary order and such violation causes injury or potential injury to a client, the public, the legal system, or the profession; or
(2) has been suspended for the same or similar misconduct, and intentionally or knowingly engages in further similar acts of misconduct that cause injury or potential injury to a client, the public, the legal system, or the profession.
(b) Suspension is generally appropriate when a Lawyer has been reprimanded for the same or similar misconduct and engages in further similar acts of misconduct that cause injury or potential injury to a client, the public, the legal system, or the profession.
(c) Reprimand is generally appropriate when a Lawyer:
(1) negligently violates the terms of a prior disciplinary order and such violation causes injury or potential injury to a client, the public, the legal system, or the profession; or
(2) has received an admonition for the same or similar misconduct and engages in further similar acts of misconduct that cause injury or potential injury to a client, the public, the legal system, or the profession.
(d) An admonition is generally not an appropriate sanction when a Lawyer violates the terms of a prior disciplinary order or when a Lawyer has engaged in the same or similar misconduct in the past.
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- 2026-09-15
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- 2026-09-14
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