Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Salt Lake County, Utah, has about 1.2 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Salt Lake County and the Justice Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the clerk of court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Salt Lake County public records, Salt Lake County arrest records, Salt Lake County warrants, Salt Lake County inmate search, Salt Lake County criminal records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Salt Lake County
In Salt Lake County, the District Court for Salt Lake County hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and class A misdemeanors.
The Justice Courts take traffic tickets, class B and C misdemeanors and small claims.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the clerk of court.
The clerk of court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Government Records Access and Management Act.
Looking Up a Case from Salt Lake County
For Salt Lake County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at saltlakecounty.gov/district-attorney/how-to-find-a-case (page title: How to Find a Case | District Attorney | Salt Lake County), phone 801-238-7300, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, MyCase and Xchange are free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription.
The Utah court page SearchSystems verified is at utcourts.gov/en/court-records-publications/records/court-records.html.
What Reaches the Court from Salt Lake County
Together, the 14 agencies in Salt Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 42,622 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Salt Lake County or the Justice Courts.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at saltlakecounty.gov/district-attorney (page title: District Attorney | Salt Lake County), phone (385) 468-7700, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Salt Lake County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Salt Lake County criminal records, Salt Lake County divorce records, Salt Lake County traffic tickets, Salt Lake County DUI and Salt Lake County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Salt Lake County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Salt Lake County and Utah. These court pages from its Salt Lake County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Get Court Hearing Info (saltlakecounty.gov)
- Xchange: Public Case Search (utcourts.gov)
Cities in Salt Lake County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Salt Lake County or the Justice Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Salt Lake County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- West Valley City (138,144)
- West Jordan (116,688)
- Sandy (92,840)
- Millcreek (64,217)
- Herriman (62,352)
- Taylorsville (57,819)
- Draper (50,166)
- Riverton (46,680)
- Midvale (36,219)
- Cottonwood Heights (32,437)
- Bluffdale (19,393)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Salt Lake County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at saltlakecounty.gov, phone 801-238-7300. Statewide, MyCase and Xchange is free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription.
Which court hears felonies in Salt Lake County?
The District Court for Salt Lake County, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and class A misdemeanors. The Justice Courts take traffic tickets, class B and C misdemeanors and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Salt Lake County?
The clerk of court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Utah?
Yes: MyCase and Xchange, free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription.
Is this the official Salt Lake County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.