# Utah R. Bus. & Ch. Ct. P. 19: Rule 19. Joinder of persons needed for just adjudication > Utah · Court rules · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URBCP_R19 ## Section - **Citation:** Utah R. Bus. & Ch. Ct. P. 19 - **Heading:** Rule 19. Joinder of persons needed for just adjudication - **Jurisdiction:** Utah - **Kind:** Court rules - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Utah Court Rules / Utah Rules of Business and Chancery Court Procedure / Utah R. Bus. & Ch. Ct. P. 19 ## Text (a) Persons to be joined if feasible. A person who is subject to service of process and whose joinder will not deprive the court of jurisdiction over the subject matter of action will be joined as a party in the action if (1) in the person’s absence complete relief cannot be accorded among those already parties, or (2) the person claims an interest relating to the subject of the action and is so situated that the disposition of the action in the person’s absence may (i) as a practical matter impair or impede the person’s ability to protect that interest or (ii) leave any of the persons already parties subject to a substantial risk of incurring double, multiple, or otherwise inconsistent obligations by reason of the claimed interest. If the person has not been so joined, the court will order that the person be made a party. If the person should join as a plaintiff but refuses to do so, the person may be made a defendant, or, in a proper case, an involuntary plaintiff. (b) Determination by court whenever joinder not feasible. If a person described in paragraph (a)(1)-(2) cannot be made a party, or if any claim to be asserted against such a person isa claim over which the court lacks jurisdiction, the court will determine whether in equity and good conscience the action should proceed among the parties before it, or should be dismissed, the absent person being thus regarded as indispensable. The factors to be considered by the court include: first, to what extent a judgment rendered in the person’s absence might be prejudicial to the person or those already parties; second, the extent to which, by protective provisions in the judgment, by the shaping of relief, or other measure, the prejudice can be lessened or avoided; third, whether a judgment rendered in the person’s absence will be adequate; and fourth, whether the plaintiff will have an adequate remedy if the action is dismissed for nonjoinder. might be prejudicial to the person or those already parties; second, the extent to which, by protective provisions in the judgment, by the shaping of relief, or other measure, the prejudice can be lessened or avoided; third, whether a judgment rendered in the person’s absence will be adequate; and fourth, whether the plaintiff will have an adequate remedy if the action is dismissed for nonjoinder. (c) Pleading reasons for nonjoinder. A pleading asserting a claim for relief must state the names, if known to the pleader, of any persons described in paragraph (a)(1)-(2) who are not joined and the reasons why they are not joined. (d) Exception of class actions. This rule is subject to the provisions of Rule 23 of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. ## Nearby sections - [Utah R. Bus. & Ch. Ct. P. 1 Rule 1. General provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URBCP_R1.md) - [Utah R. Bus. & Ch. Ct. P. 8 Rule 8. General rules of pleadings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URBCP_R8.md) - [Utah R. Bus. & Ch. Ct. P. 10 Rule 10. Form of pleadings and other papers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URBCP_R10.md) - [Utah R. Bus. & Ch. Ct. P. 13 Rule 13. Counterclaim and crossclaim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URBCP_R13.md) - [Utah R. Bus. & Ch. Ct. P. 14 Rule 14. 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