Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
West Haven, Utah, in Weber County, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the County Attorney files charges, a case in the District Court for Weber County. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: West Haven public records, Weber County arrest records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in West Haven
The FBI lists no arrest reporting agency under the name of West Haven. In Weber County the county agency that reports arrests is the Weber County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Weber County: Weber State University (campus police); Weber Morgan Narcotics Strike Force (other).
Booking: Where People Arrested in West Haven Are Held
The county jail is where a person arrested in West Haven and kept in custody ends up, whichever agency made the arrest, though a city department may hold someone in its own cells first and a person cited and released at the scene is never booked. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and once the person is released or sentenced the record continues in the court file.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 770 people, down from about 990 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,099 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Weber County Sheriff's Office at webercountyutah.gov/sheriff/corrections/booking.php (page title: Weber County Sheriff | Booking & Release), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Utah Department of Corrections lists its inmates at corrections.utah.gov/inmate-services/offender-search.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in West Haven
An arrest in West Haven can be traced in three places, depending on where the case stands: the custody page of the Weber County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; MyCase and Xchange, free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription, which shows whether charges were filed; the County Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at webercountyutah.gov/Attorney).
Utah does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in West Haven
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Government Records Access and Management Act the agency must answer within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited, and it may charge copying and staff time after the first quarter hour.
- An arrest by the West Haven police: the police records page SearchSystems verified at wvc-ut.gov/1204/Request-a-Police-Record (page title: Request a Police Record | West Valley City, UT), phone 801-963-3388, 3577 S Market Street West Valley City, UT 84119, Monday through Thursday 7 AM - 6 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
- An arrest by the Weber County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
- Your own statewide record: a Right of Access request, fingerprint-based, to the Bureau of Criminal Identification.
The Weber County guide covers every agency in the county: Weber County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in West Haven?
Look on the custody page of the Weber County Sheriff's Office at webercountyutah.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
Where are people arrested in West Haven booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Weber County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in West Haven?
The court files of criminal cases in the District Court for Weber County are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Government Records Access and Management Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in West Haven?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Weber County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Government Records Access and Management Act the answer is due within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited.
Is this the official West Haven website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.