Utah Criminal Court Records Search: Cases & Dockets

Choose based on whether you are searching for another person’s public case, accessing your own case or requesting criminal-history information from Utah’s Bureau of Criminal Identification.

Select the task to see the appropriate government resource. This tool does not collect personal identifiers or run a background check.

Xchange contains eligible public case records entered through Utah’s Courts Information System (CORIS). Its records include district court felony and class A misdemeanor cases and many justice court misdemeanor and traffic cases.

1. Open the official Xchange portal.

   Visit xchange.utcourts.gov. Select guest payment, account login or registration as appropriate.

2. Choose one-time use or a subscription.

   The one-time option is best for occasional searches. Regular users may find a subscription more appropriate. Review the published charges before continuing.

3. Search with a case number when known.

   An exact case number is more reliable than a common name. If the number is unknown, use the available party-name fields.

4. Try surname-first search tactics.

   Utah Courts recommends starting with the last name and an asterisk, then adding a first name or other details to narrow the results.

5. Filter by location or dates.

   If you know the courthouse, county or citation location, use available filters. Date-range controls can reduce common-name matches.

6. Review the results carefully.

   Compare the county, court location, case type, case number, filing date and available defendant details.

7. Open the case history.

   The case-number link leads to expanded history. Xchange can show parties, charges, hearings, minute entries, filings and final outcomes.

8. Check public document availability.

   Use the Case History/Documents link to see whether a public PDF can be purchased. Some documents remain unavailable electronically.

9. Verify any important finding with the clerk.

   For a certified judgment, a missing disposition or a possible error, contact the court that maintains the record.

Important guest rule: Xchange warns that guests who pay without creating an account may lose unused credit when the browser session ends, after 30 minutes of inactivity or after 24 hours of an active session. Users who create a login can return to use remaining credit, subject to portal terms.

Utah Courts’ MyCourtCase system is different from Xchange. It is primarily intended for people involved in a case. Eligible users can view case history, read papers, link cases and make payments without a service fee.

1. Open the MyCourtCase instructions.

   Use the Utah Judiciary’s official MyCourtCase website, not the similarly named Utah Department of Workforce Services benefits system.

2. Create your account.

   Prepare an email address, case number and government-issued identification. The court uses this information to verify eligibility.

3. Follow the emailed registration instructions.

   Check the spam folder if the message from Utah Courts is missing.

4. Verify the correct court location.

   Select the correct district or justice court. Utah Courts notes that certain third-district searches require selecting Salt Lake County.

5. Open your case history.

   Review case events, available filings and payment information.

6. Link additional eligible cases when needed.

   Use the MyProfile area and Add Case(s), then provide the case number and court location. The court may take several days to verify access.

Utah Courts also states that victims in qualifying criminal cases can create accounts to access permitted case documents and history. Availability still depends on case type and authorization.

Before searching by courthouse, determine the criminal charge classification. Utah assigns different criminal matters to district and justice courts.

Xchange provides both summary and extended case-history views. Search results may show case numbers, court location, filing dates, party details, case types and defendant birth dates where available.

Utah Courts’ Xchange help page explains that extended criminal case histories can contain defendant details, prosecutor and law-enforcement information, violation dates and chronological proceedings. A court document may provide more context than a brief docket entry.

An Xchange screen or PDF is not always sufficient for an official purpose. If an employer, attorney, immigration authority, licensing board or other recipient requires a certified disposition, contact the clerk of the court where the criminal case was filed.

Utah Courts identifies district and justice court clerks as the official record keepers. If you believe Xchange contains inaccurate information, contact the clerk where the case was filed rather than assuming the online service can independently amend the record.

The Utah Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) manages Utah criminal-history records. A BCI request is different from viewing a district or justice court docket.

Utah BCI location: 4315 South 2700 West, Suite 1300, Taylorsville, UT 84129. Phone: (801) 965-4445. The published office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding state holidays.

Applicants may request their own Utah history in person or by mail according to BCI instructions, including identity verification. BCI provides additional authorization and third-party release forms when applicable.

Xchange coverage does not start on the same date for every court. Utah Courts says many district courts joined CORIS during the 1990s, while some justice courts joined later. Cases filed before a court’s start date may be available with incomplete information.

The official coverage page also explains that some closed district court data was merged into other court locations. Consequently, searching only the name of a former courthouse may not locate the electronic record.

Xchange includes public cases only. Cases protected by sealing, expungement or other confidentiality rules may not appear. Juvenile delinquency and most protected juvenile matters are not part of the ordinary public district/justice court Xchange records.

For technical Xchange problems, Utah Courts lists xchange@utcourts.gov. For errors in actual case information, use the local court clerk rather than the software support address.

An arrest, citation, criminal charge or hearing entry is not a criminal conviction. Read the final disposition, including whether the charge was dismissed, a person was acquitted, a plea was accepted or a judgment was entered.

For employment, tenant screening or licensing, separate federal and state restrictions may govern use of criminal records. A paid Xchange case summary should not be represented as an identity-verified criminal-history report.

• Utah Courts Xchange Portal — public district and justice case searches
• Xchange Public Case Search — coverage, limitations and document availability
• Xchange Search Instructions — search fields, results and case histories
• Xchange Updates — October–December 2026 changes
• Xchange Historical Coverage — dates by district court
• Courthouse Public Xchange Access — free in-person searches
• MyCourtCase — free case-party access
• Utah Courts Directory — district and justice court contacts
• Utah BCI Criminal Records — personal history check and fee information
• BCI Criminal History Forms — applications and challenge requests
• Utah Criminal Expungement — public visibility and expungement procedures
• PACER — federal court records