This year, a few select legislators are trying to get some action on moving the Utah State Prison complex out of Draper Utah. The main state prison has long sat at the lucrative Draper site near the point of the mountain. As south Salt Lake County and North Utah County have expanded over recent years it no longer makes sense…
Presence of the Drug does not Equal Impairment At first glance, the question that constitutes the title of this post may seem like a question with a simple answer, but it’s not. When one really looks at the question in the context of a driving under the influence of...
Every legislative session we try to keep you informed with the latest bills being considered and those being signed into law. Each week during the session new bills and idea comes up, some become a permanent part of the Utah Code while others fail to gain much traction and eventually fall off. This past week there were several more controversial…
Closely Held Corporation, LLC’s, and Sole Proprietorships A lot of people have made a lot of money creating and running their own businesses. Likewise a lot of people have lost a lot of money trying to do the same thing. In most small businesses where there is only one owner (usually as a closely held corporation, a sole member LLC,…
Representative Gage Froerer has introduced House Bill 105 which exempts qualified individuals from the penalties of the controlled substances act which makes hemp extract illegal when it is used for qualifying purposes. It also permits the Department of Health to issue a hemp extract registration card to qualified individuals. “Hemp extract” is any extract from a cannabis plant that contains less…
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits unlawful searches and seizures. The Constitution does not set forth any remedy if law enforcement violates this important right so courts have developed what is called the “exclusionary rule” to help deter police from conducting unlawful searches and seizures. This rule allows the judge to suppress any evidence obtained from an…
Yesterday we had a jury trial in Spanish Fork District Court. Not only did we get an acquittal but we got the NOT GUILTY verdict in less than 10 minutes. We’ve never heard of a jury returning a not guilty verdict in that short of a time, so yeah…we feel pretty good about that. At Salcido Law Firm we fight…
Hundreds of people every month in Utah are charged with a DUI. Some are charged with a traditional alcohol related DUI others face a drug related DUI charges. For anyone facing these types of charges, understanding a few basic legal principles can help you successfully fight a DUI charge in Utah. The principles discussed below apply to any DUI charge…
You may be thinking about starting the divorce process on your own without an attorney. If so, we’d like to run you through the steps of filing a divorce petition, in hopes of making your work a little easier. Steps for Filing a Divorce Petition 1. The first thing you will want to do is visit the Utah courts’ online…
In the majority of divorces, the parties need to divide personal property they acquired during the marriage. While personal property items are usually resolved without much argument, the occasional case involves highly contested personal property claims. The cases with contentious property claims usually involve high valued assets. Maybe the parties have several vehicles and toys such as boats, motorcycles, expensive…
