Court and money
Debt, eviction, work, family and records. The side of the system with no officer in it.
51 sections
Renting
- Getting the Deposit BackSection 47-8-18 — an itemized list and the balance within thirty days, or the right to keep any of it is lostalso here
- How Big a Deposit Can BeSection 47-8-18 — one month's rent on a lease under a year; interest on a larger one under an annual leasealso here
- Application and Screening FeesSection 47-8-19.2 — no more than $50, and back within thirty days if no screening was donealso here
- Locked Out or Shut OffSection 47-8-36 — no lockout, utility shutoff or removal without a court order; twice the monthly rentalso here
- When the Landlord Can Come InSection 47-8-24 — twenty-four hours' written notice, unless agreed otherwise or in an emergencyalso here
- Being EvictedSection 47-8-33 — three days' notice for unpaid rent, seven to cure another breachalso here
- Ending a Month to Month or Week to WeekSection 47-8-37 — thirty days before the rental date for month to month, seven days for week to weekalso here
- When the Landlord RetaliatesSection 47-8-39 — no rent hike, cut in services or eviction for six months after a protected actalso here
- Repairs and Abating RentSection 47-8-27.2 — a third of the daily rent from notice until a repair is made, after seven daysalso here
- Things Left BehindSection 47-8-34.1 — thirty days after abandonment, fourteen after surrender, three after a writalso here
- Housing DiscriminationSection 28-1-7 — no refusal to rent or sell, and no different terms, on a protected groundalso here
Work and pay
- Getting PaidSection 50-4-2 — regular pay days no more than sixteen days apart
- The Last PaycheckSection 50-4-4 — within five days of a discharge; at the next pay day after quitting
- Minimum Wage and OvertimeSection 50-4-22 — at least $12 an hour, $3 for tipped employees, time and a half past forty hours
- Earned Sick LeaveSection 50-17-3 — an hour for every thirty worked, up to sixty-four hours a year
- Leave for Domestic AbuseSection 50-4A-3 — an employer grants domestic abuse leave and may not retaliate for its use
- Equal PaySection 28-23-3 — no lower rate for the same work because of sex
- Working Under SixteenSection 50-6-3 — no more than three hours on a school day, eighteen in a school week
- Hurt at WorkSection 52-1-29 — written notice to the employer within fifteen days, sixty at most
- Unemployment BenefitsSection 51-1-7 — quitting without good cause, or a discharge for misconduct, disqualifies
- Discrimination at WorkSection 28-1-10 — a written complaint to the human rights division within three hundred days
- Jury Duty and Your JobSection 38-5-18 — no firing, threat or forced leave for jury service
Family, children and school
- Getting DivorcedSection 40-4-5 — six months' residence before filing, on four grounds including incompatibility
- Dividing Property and Spousal SupportSection 40-3-12 — property acquired during the marriage is presumed community property
- Custody and Parenting TimeSection 40-4-9.1 — joint custody is presumed to be in a child's best interests at the first determination
- Child SupportSection 40-4-11.4 — a change of more than twenty percent after a year is presumed substantial
- Grandparent VisitationSection 40-9-2 — a petition after a divorce, a parent's death, or a child's removal from the grandparent's home
- Getting a Marriage LicenseSection 40-1-6 — at sixteen or seventeen only with both living parents' written consent or a court's authorization
- Changing Your NameSection 40-8-1 — a petition to the district court at fourteen or older
- An Order of ProtectionSection 40-13-4 — a temporary order on probable cause, and a hearing within ten days
- Reporting Child AbuseSection 32A-4-3 — every person who knows or reasonably suspects abuse or neglect reports it immediately
Debt, buying and money
- What Creditors Cannot TakeSection 42-10-9 — a $150,000 homestead, and seventy-five percent of disposable earnings
- Unfair and Deceptive PracticesSection 57-12-10 — actual damages or $100, and up to three times or $300 when willful
- A Sale at Your DoorSection 57-12-21 — until midnight of the third business day to cancel
- The Lemon LawSection 57-16A-3 — a replacement or refund after a reasonable number of repair attempts
- Bad ChecksSection 30-36-5 — up to thirty days under $25, one to three years at $25 or morealso here
- Insurance on the CarSection 66-5-205 — no driving an uninsured vehicle, a misdemeanoralso here
Owning a home, land and animals
Health, aging and estates
- Signing a WillSection 45-2-502 — in writing, signed, and signed by two witnesses in each other's presence
- Dying Without a WillSection 45-2-102 — a surviving spouse takes all separate property, or a fourth with children, and half the community
- Powers of AttorneySection 45-5B-104 — a power of attorney is durable unless it says otherwise
- Advance Health Care DirectivesSection 24-7A-5 — with no agent or guardian, a surrogate decides, from spouse down to grandparent
Courts and records
- A Small Claim in Magistrate or Metropolitan CourtSection 35-3-3 — civil actions up to $10,000, not counting interest and costs
- How Long to SueSection 37-1-8 — three years for an injury to the person, six for a written contract, four for most else
- A Claim Against the GovernmentSection 41-4-16 — written notice within ninety days, and suit within two years
- Counting the DaysSection 12-2A-7 — a weekend or legal holiday last day moves to the next day that is not one
- Clearing a RecordSection 29-3A-5 — two to ten years without a new conviction, by the level of the offensealso here
Public records, meetings and voting
- Time Off to VoteSection 1-12-42 — two hours away from work on election day while the polls are open
- Getting Public RecordsSection 14-2-8 — inspection as soon as practicable, and no later than fifteen days
- Open MeetingsSection 10-15-1 — every meeting of a public body but the legislature and courts is open
- Registering and VotingSection 1-4-8 — registration closes twenty-eight days before an election, with registration at the polls besides
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