# Noneconomic damages · Utah — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

For Noneconomic damages · Utah, state is Utah; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; cap amount is 50,000; currently effective amount is No cap (unconstitutional); constitutional status is Struck down as unconstitutional, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Utah _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** 50,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Currently effective amount:** No cap (unconstitutional) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Constitutional status:** Struck down as unconstitutional _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Utah Code § 78B-3-410. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Utah Since 2010 Utah has had a 50,000 for non- economic damages. Utah Code § 78B-3- 410. The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that noneconomic damage caps in medical liability cases are unconstitutional. defe, 2015 UT 68, ¶ 18, 356 P.3d 1249.

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-02-27.
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