Noneconomic damages · Utah
For Noneconomic damages, state is Utah; cap amount is $450,000; currently effective amount is No cap (unconstitutional); constitutional status is Struck down as unconstitutional; statutory citation is 78B-3-410, recorded from its source on 2026-09-21.
- State
- Utah our reading
- Type of cap
- Noneconomic damages our reading
- Cap amount
- $450,000 verified
- Currently effective amount
- No cap (unconstitutional) our reading
- Constitutional status
- Struck down as unconstitutional our reading
- Statutory citation
- 78B-3-410 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
for a cause of action arising on or after May 15, 2010, $450,000.
— le.utah.gov, retrieved 2026-09-21
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Currently effective amount and Constitutional status
The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that noneconomic damage caps in medical liability cases are unconstitutional.
Statutory citation
78B-3-410. Limitation of award of noneconomic damages and economic damages in malpractice actions.
— all from le.utah.gov, retrieved 2026-09-21
Sources
- le.utah.govhttps://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S410_2025050720250507.html
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf