# Utah — Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state

For Utah, deadline to file the motion is Not later than 60 days after the day on which a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action; attorney's fees for the prevailing party is On a motion under Section 78B-25-103, the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion:; effect on discovery is all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed; statute is Utah Code §§ 78B-25-101 to 78B-25-112, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Utah _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to file the motion:** Not later than 60 days after the day on which a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Attorney's fees for the prevailing party:** On a motion under Section 78B-25-103, the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion: _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effect on discovery:** all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Utah Code §§ 78B-25-101 to 78B-25-112 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Not later than 60 days after the day on which a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Deadline to file the motion

> Not later than 60 days after the day on which a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.

### Attorney's fees for the prevailing party

> On a motion under Section 78B-25-103, the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion:

### Effect on discovery

> Except as provided in Subsections (4) through (7), on the filing of a motion under Section 78B-25-103: (a) all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed; and

## Source

- https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter25/C78B-25-S103_2023050320230503.pdf
- https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter25/C78B-25-S104_2023050320230503.pdf
- https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter25/C78B-25-S110_2023050320230503.pdf

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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