{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-73-4-24","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 73-4-24","heading":"Petition for expedited hearing of objection -- Petition for limited determination.","body":"(1) A claimant to the use of water may petition the court to expedite the hearing of a valid, timely objection to a report and proposed determination prepared in accordance with Section 73-4-11 in which the claimant has a direct interest.\n(2) A petition under Subsection (1) shall identify any party directly affected by the objection, if known to the claimant, and state why the hearing of the objection should be expedited.\n(3) A petitioner under Subsection (1) shall notify those affected by the petition as directed by the court.\n(4) The court may grant a petition under Subsection (1) if:\n(a) the court finds that the expedited hearing is necessary in the interest of justice;\n(b) granting the petition will facilitate a reasonably prompt resolution of the matters raised in the objection; and\n(c) granting the petition does not prejudice the right of another claimant.\n(5) During the pendency of a general adjudication suit, a claimant or group of claimants may petition the court to direct the state engineer to prepare a proposed determination and hydrographic survey map for a limited area within the general adjudication area in which the claimant or group of claimants has a claim.\n(6) The court may grant a petition under Subsection (5) if:\n(a) the claimant or group of claimants will suffer prejudice if the petition is not granted;\n(b) the matters raised by the claimant or group of claimants are proper for determination in a general adjudication;\n(c) granting the petition will not unduly burden the state engineer's resources; and\n(d) granting the petition will not unduly interfere with the state engineer's discretion to allocate resources for the preparation of another proposed determination.\n(7) If the court grants a petition under this section, the state engineer shall comply with this chapter in satisfying the court's order.","path":["Title 73 Water and Irrigation","Chapter 73-4 Determination of Water Rights"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title73/Chapter4/73-4-S24.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"e8c95195aeaef2f19bdaddc622f5d8d314c7f48fa537e365429a7acdcd639329","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-73-4-23","next":"us-ut/utah-code-73-5-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}