Searching Daggett County Criminal Dockets
Utah Courts Xchange is the main public search channel. It indexes public case information from Utah district and justice courts. Pick the court jurisdiction first, then narrow the location to Manila or Daggett County. A known case number works best as a key. Without one, try the filed name, a case type, and a date range. Xchange also warns that case numbers are not always unique statewide. Confirm the court location before trusting a result.
No county-hosted system offers a broad public name search. The Daggett County Justice Court page routes local court business. Its CORE interface handles an exact citation or court case number. A party to an eligible case can use MyCase for free authenticated access. For a public Daggett County criminal docket search, take these steps:
- Decide whether the charge is in Manila District Court or Daggett County Justice Court.
- Open Xchange and choose District, Justice, or both when the court is not yet known.
- Search by case number first, or use the filed name with court, case-type, and date filters.
- Match the court, location, filing date, parties, and charge before opening the case history.
- Ask the correct clerk for an unavailable filing, an older file, or a certified copy.
Phone and in-person routes matter. The online index sometimes falls short. District-record requests start with the County Clerk at 435-784-3154. For justice case and hearing questions, call the Justice Court at 435-784-3216. A mailed court-record request is also an option. The state rule permits some fax or email delivery. Before sending private data, confirm the submission method and any fee.
Daggett County Criminal Docket Fields
Xchange reaches further than the local payment screen. Its official search help describes the available filters. They cover jurisdiction, search type, case number, name or company, first name, case type, scope, birth date, citation number, citation location, and date ranges. Use the least sensitive data you need. Common names demand two or more filters, such as court, type, year, or location. Otherwise a broad query can pull back many unrelated state results.
| Field | Best use | Daggett caution |
|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | District, Justice, or both | Felony and misdemeanor records may sit in different courts |
| Case Number | Exact known identifier | Confirm Manila or Daggett County location |
| Last Name | Name as filed, with wildcard if needed | Spelling, suffixes, and punctuation can change results |
| Case Type | Narrow criminal or traffic matters | A traffic charge may be an infraction or misdemeanor |
| Date Range | Filing or disposition window | Violation, filing, plea, and disposition dates differ |
This system is a paid public index. Current Utah Courts information lists transaction fees for searches. Separate charges apply to document purchases, so repeated broad queries can add up. Free public terminals sit in most district court locations. You can also use one at the Utah State Law Library. Call ahead to confirm local terminal availability before you travel. When online access fails, the Daggett County clerk and justice contacts are the practical fallback.
Inside a Daggett County Criminal Docket
Every Daggett County criminal docket opens with a court header. It names the location, case number, case type, filing date, parties, and assigned judge. The chronological history follows. It can list charges, counsel, hearings, filings, pleas, orders, and the disposition. Utah's official interface explains the case-number format. The first two digits generally reflect the filing year. Its generic help sample shows 085502036, though that is not a universal Daggett format. Copy the actual identifier from the record exactly.
| Case header | Court, Manila or Daggett location, case number, type, filing date, and assigned judge. |
|---|---|
| Charges | Allegation, level, count, and any indexed special attribute; a charge is not a conviction. |
| Proceedings | Arraignment, pretrial, motion, trial, sentencing, and other dated events. |
| Plea | Date and recorded nature, such as not guilty, guilty, or no contest. |
| Disposition | Official outcome label and date, which may show dismissal, acquittal, conviction, or another result. |
| Documents | Public image or purchase links when available; the history entry alone is not the filed paper. |
A calendar setting proves only that an event was scheduled. It does not show the hearing occurred. A charge field, likewise, is just an allegation. Before drawing any conclusion from a Daggett County criminal docket, read the official plea and disposition fields and their dates.
Daggett County Criminal Docket Split
Which court holds the case? That is the first fork in any Daggett County docket search. The Utah District Court overview names District Court as the state's general-jurisdiction trial court. Felonies in Daggett County route to Manila District Court in the Eighth District. Misdemeanors work differently. The Justice Court overview lays out limited jurisdiction. It covers Class B and C misdemeanors, infractions, and other assigned matters. Before you dig into entries, confirm the court.
The District Court overview spells out the broad civil and criminal jurisdiction. That authority sits behind Daggett County's Manila location.
That statewide description explains a common dead end. A serious charge cannot be found by searching only the local Justice Court payment channel. The Justice Court overview gives the other side of the Daggett County criminal docket split.
With its misdemeanor and infraction scope, the exact charge level and court name become vital search facts.
How a Criminal Case Moves
The sequence on a Daggett County criminal docket depends on the charge and court, but each step should appear as a dated filing, setting, proceeding, plea, order, or disposition. A basic public history often follows this line: Filing › Arraignment › Pretrial › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing. Some cases end sooner. Others add motions, continuances, or more than one pretrial event. The case history should be read from oldest to newest while checking the label attached to each event.
Daggett County's Justice Court FAQ adds a local note on citation challenges. Someone who contests a citation requests a court date. Bench trials are held in person at the Manila courthouse. Attorneys and witnesses also appear in person. Evidence and witness names must go to the prosecutor at least two weeks before trial. These are current local instructions, so verify them with the court. They do not describe every district criminal case.
Justice Court criminal appeals take a separate path. Utah Courts sets the deadline. A notice in a criminal justice appeal is due within 28 days after the justice court order or judgment. District review or a trial de novo process may follow as applicable. A trial de novo means a brand-new trial. It is not a review limited to the old record. Confirm the precise rule and posture before filing.
Daggett County Criminal Docket Terms
A short label can shift what a Daggett County criminal docket entry means. Read each term beside its date and court event. Pending statuses, future settings, and filed charges are not final outcomes.
- Plea
- The response entered to a charge, such as not guilty, guilty, or no contest.
- Proceeding
- A dated court event in the chronological case history.
- Disposition
- The court's recorded outcome for a charge or case.
- Judgment
- The court's enforceable final decision or ordered result.
- Continuance
- A move of a hearing or trial to a later date, not a dismissal.
Pending is not a conviction. That is the most common misread of a Daggett County criminal docket. A second trap is treating the violation date as the filing date. Xchange can display both, plus a plea date, a setting date, and a disposition date. Each one marks a separate step in the case.
Courts That Hold Criminal Dockets
Manila District Court keeps the Daggett County criminal docket for felonies and other district matters. It sits in the Eighth District, which covers Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties. When a regional judge is assigned, the case does not leave its listed court location. So search by the court header rather than the judge's name. The County Clerk page lists Vicki Tanner as Deputy Clerk and Eighth District Court Clerk. It also notes that the office provides District Court clerking services.
Daggett County Justice Court keeps the local limited-jurisdiction criminal case history. Class B and C misdemeanors and infractions land there. The court page also handles bail, hearings, dates, and payments. Its local CORE portal takes an exact citation or case number. But it is not the full public criminal docket. For the wider case history, use Xchange. For a date, use the Utah Court Calendar or call the local court.
Juvenile matters run on a different track. The Eighth District Juvenile Court serves Daggett County through the regional system. Juvenile social and legal records are generally nonpublic. A missing public result is not proof that no matter exists. It may point to the wrong court, restricted access, filing lag, or older coverage.
Older Daggett County Criminal Dockets
The Xchange coverage page covers Manila and Daggett CORIS. It states that coverage is complete beginning April 7, 2000. Anything older may be incomplete or absent online. So start with the court name, the filing year, the case type, and the exact case number if you have it. Then contact the office that keeps that court's records. The County Clerk is the district route; Justice Court has its own local contact.
A docket line and its filed document are separate records. If Xchange lists an order or minute entry but no image, turn to the Utah court-record request process. The form allows a reasonably specific request for inspection or copies. Utah Courts says responses usually come within ten business days. Public status does not promise that every old paper can be sent right away.
Give the clerk enough detail to find the file. Skip the extras. Never email a Social Security number, bank information, or other unneeded personal data. Ask for a cost estimate if the search takes staff time or the request needs certification, mail, fax, or electronic delivery.
Sealed Dockets and Public Access
Most Utah district and justice court records are open to the public. Classification rules still apply. Even so, a Daggett County criminal docket can hold private, protected, sealed, or expunged material. The public history may stay visible while a pleading or attachment stays hidden. Sealed records generally need a court order. An expunged matter drops out of ordinary public search. Do not try to bypass those limits through a county administrative-record request.
The Utah Courts explanation of public, private, protected, and sealed records lays out these distinctions in plain terms.
Its classification scheme shows why a public case header can sit beside restricted documents.
Key rules:
UCJA Rule 4-202.02 classifies court records as public, private, protected, or sealed.
UCJA Rule 4-202.03 sets the public-access path and limits for nonpublic records.
Utah Code Section 78A-2-229 limits distribution of nonpublic litigation documents supplied to a self-represented party.
Daggett County Criminal Docket Copies
Viewing indexed history is one thing. Getting an authenticated record is another. Xchange charges for public searches and may charge separately for an available document image. A certified copy comes from the court clerk and carries the clerk's authentication. Utah Courts Rule 4-202.08 covers copy, media, staff-time, online-search, document, and subscription fee categories. Rates can change, so check the live rule and the current fee page.
The official court-record fee rule shows the fee categories. These can apply when you pull a Daggett County criminal docket.
That fee framework stands apart from Daggett County's general county-record schedule. It also stands apart from the local payment portal. Ask whether a plain copy, certified copy, inspection appointment, or Xchange document will serve the purpose. The cheapest route depends on the record and its use. County GRAMA and NextRequest govern county administrative records only. They are not a side door into a restricted Daggett County criminal docket.