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Utah court records

Who holds it: Unified state court system: district courts (general jurisdiction: civil, domestic, felony and class A misdemeanor) in eight judicial districts, plus justice courts (limited jurisdiction: most class B/C misdemeanors, infractions, traffic, small claims) and juvenile courts.1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. What is public and what is sealed
  2. Older records and indexes
  3. Related records in Utah
  4. How Utah handles it
  5. Court records in Utah counties with a full guide
  6. Official warnings
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Fees

Copies of court records: paper $0.25 per sheet; fax/email $5 for 10 pages or less then $0.50/page; first 15 minutes of staff time free, then clerk time $15/hour (other staff rates higher). Certified copy $4 per document + $0.50 per page; exemplified copy $6 per document + $0.50 per page (78A-2-301).2

Statewide case search

Xchange (apps.utcourts.gov/XchangeWEB), the courts' subscription case search covering district and justice courts; complete since each court adopted CORIS (most district courts by end of 1998); public district-court document images filed since July 1, 2010 available for purchase. One-time/guest use: $10 initial credit, $0.35 per search, $1 per document; monthly subscription $25 setup + $40/month for 500 searches.3

Fee charged

What is public and what is sealed

What is public
Most justice, district and appellate court records are public; some are private (e.g., divorce petitions, protective-order requests, adult guardianship petitions). Since April 1, 2012 many records in domestic and guardianship-type civil actions are private, but the case history, judgments, orders, decrees and letters of appointment remain public.4
Sealed and confidential records
Sealed cases (e.g., adoptions, civil commitments), expunged cases and juvenile delinquency/child-welfare cases are not shown on Xchange; petition to open a sealed record costs $35.1

Older records and indexes

Older records
Court records generally stay with the court about 50 years, then move to the Utah State Archives.5
Criminal history checks: state repository
Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI), Taylorsville.6
Criminal history checks: who may order
Only the subject of the record (Right of Access); third parties may receive it only via a signed third-party release; employers/agencies use separate authorized background-check channels (53-10-108).6
Criminal history checks: fee
$20 Right of Access processing fee (non-refundable).6
Divorce records: who holds it
District court where the divorce was finalized holds the decree and case file; OVRS issues divorce certificates only for 1978-2010 and does not issue decrees.7
Probate: who holds it
District court of the county where the decedent lived at death, or where the decedent owned property (75-3-201); the original will is filed with the court when probate is opened.8

How Utah handles it

  • Marriage licenses and certificates held by county clerks are designated vital records with restricted access (direct, tangible, legitimate interest) until 75 years old — unlike many states where marriage records are open9
  • State vital records office holds marriage and divorce certificates only for 1978-2010; other years come from county clerks (marriage) and district courts (divorce)10
  • Divorce, guardianship and similar domestic case records have been private since April 1, 2012 (orders/decrees remain public)1
  • County statutes recodified: county recorder now Title 17 Chapter 71, county clerk Chapter 70, assessor Chapter 67, treasurer Chapter 74 (effective 11/6/2025)11

Court records in Utah counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Cache County—First District Court - Cache County12
Logan Justice Court12		Fees: certified: $4 per document plus 50 cents per page (Utah Code 78A-2-301)13
Davis County———
Salt Lake County—Third Judicial District Court14State court record copies: paper $0.25 per sheet; fax/email $5 for 10 pages or less then $0.50 per page; staff time after the first 15 minutes (clerk $15 per hour)15
Utah County—Utah County Justice Court16Court record copies: paper $0.25 per sheet; fax/email $5 for 10 pages or less then $0.50/page; staff time after first 15 minutes17
Washington County——Fees: certified: $4 per document plus 50 cents per page (Utah Code 78A-2-301)18
Weber County—District Court19
Justice courts19		Fees: certified: $4 per document plus 50 cents per page (Utah Code 78A-2-301)20

For any other county, see the county list on the Utah guide.

Official warnings

  • Fake court payment text messages (Utah State Courts)21

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Utah office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: court records in every state. Everything else in Utah: Utah public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 21 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Xchange: Public Case SearchUtah State Courts
  2. Request a Court RecordUtah State Courts
  3. Subscribing to Xchange and Xchange FeesUtah State Courts
  4. Non-public RecordsUtah State Courts
  5. Court Records Research GuidesUtah Division of Archives and Records Servicearchived copy
  6. Criminal History Records (Your Utah Criminal History)Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Identification
  7. Frequently Asked QuestionsUtah DHHS Office of Vital Records and Statistics
  8. Informal ProbateUtah State Courts
  9. Utah Code 81-2-306 County clerk to file license and certificate -- Designation as vital recordUtah State Legislature
  10. How to beginUtah DHHS Office of Vital Records and Statistics
  11. Utah Code 17-71-405 Records open to inspection -- CopiesUtah State Legislature
  12. Xchange SubscriptionUtah State Courts
  13. Utah Code 78A-2-301Utah Legislature
  14. Subscribing to Xchange and Xchange FeesUtah State Courts
  15. Request a Court RecordUtah State Courts
  16. Utah County Justice Court
  17. Request a Court RecordUtah State Courts
  18. Utah Code 78A-2-301Utah Legislature
  19. Xchange SubscriptionUtah State Courts
  20. Utah Code 78A-2-301Utah Legislature
  21. Court RecordsUtah State Courts