UT BAR Study Guide 2026
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UT BAR exam key facts
- The written component of the Utah Bar Exam is allotted six hours. Source
- An applicant must receive a total combined scaled score of 260 to pass the Utah Bar Exam. Source
- The retake deadline for the Utah Bar Exam is approximately 3 weeks after results are released. Source
- A UBE score is transferable to Utah for up to 3 years from the date the applicant sat for the bar exam. Source
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✍️ Sample UT BAR Questions & Answers
1. On judicial review, a Utah court may grant relief from agency action that is 'arbitrary and capricious.' This standard is best described as asking whether the action:
Arbitrary-and-capricious review asks whether the agency acted without a rational, reasoned basis, not whether the court agrees with the outcome.
2. A contract clause fixes damages at $500,000 for any delay in delivering standard office furniture worth $10,000, regardless of the delay's length. How will a court most likely treat the clause?
Liquidated damages must be a reasonable estimate of harm from a hard-to-measure loss; grossly disproportionate sums are unenforceable penalties.
3. In a custody dispute, which of the following factors is most relevant in determining the best interest of the child?
In a custody dispute, courts prioritize the 'best interest of the child,' considering numerous factors. Among these, the child's preference becomes increasingly relevant and influential if they are of sufficient age and maturity to articulate a reasoned opinion. While not the sole factor, a child's well-considered wishes are given significant weight alongside parental stability, emotional ties, and the child's needs.
4. A beneficiary named in a Utah will also serves as one of the two attesting witnesses. What is the effect on the will and the gift?
Under Utah Code § 75-2-505, the signing of a will by an interested witness does not invalidate the will or any provision of it.
5. A beneficiary of a Utah estate wants to refuse her inheritance so it passes to her children without gift tax consequences. What must she do?
Under Utah's disclaimer statutes, a qualified written disclaimer causes the disclaimed interest to pass as if the disclaimant predeceased the decedent, avoiding a taxable transfer by her.
6. A Utah testator physically tears his will in half with the intent to revoke it. His earlier will, which he never destroyed, is found after his death. What is the most likely result under Utah law?
Under UPC-based Utah law (§ 75-2-509), revoking a later will by physical act revives the earlier will only if the testator's intent to revive is evident from the circumstances or contemporaneous declarations.
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Sources & references
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- admissions.utahbar.org — Test delivery, fees, exam format, passing score, retake policy, time limit, eligibility, score validity, score release, late registration · verified Nov 2026
- ncbex.org — Exam dates · verified Oct 2026