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OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- A new pilot program is supplying free legal information to residents of six northern Utah counties.
The Self-Help Center offers information over the phone to people in the 2nd and 8th Judicial Districts. Residents of Weber, Davis, Morgan, Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah counties can call for help navigating legal codes.
Mary Jane Ciccarello, who heads the center, says the state will review the program this spring and may expand it across the state.
The center has received about 400 calls so far, most of them about divorce and adoption laws. Ciccarello says the center can't offer legal advice -- just information.
It also can't field questions about traffic or criminal cases.
The center can be reached by calling 888-683-0009.
------ Information from: Standard-Examiner
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