How Does The Utah Juvenile Court Work?

The Utah Juvenile Court shares equal authority with the District Court. The Juvenile Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over offenses committed by persons under the age of eighteen when the offense was committed and under twenty-one at the time of the court proceedings. The court hears cases involving the violation of federal, state, or municipal law and cases of child abuse and negligence.

The court has the authority to give verdicts on child custody, support, and visitation rights. It may also decide to permanently terminate parental rights and authorize a child’s commitment to a local mental health facility. In juvenile delinquency matters, the Juvenile Court may punish minor offenders by fines for their delinquent acts. Youths that social service agencies deem ungovernable due to their habitual actions, such as running away from home, are usually handled by the Juvenile Court. The court may put such minors under the supervision of the court’s probation department. In some cases, the court may authorize the minors’ placement in the care of foster homes and other institutions that offer such services.

In cases that involve child abuse, negligence, or dependency, the court works with the Office of Guardian ad Litem to resolve matters that may arise.

While the District Court hears traffic violation cases, the Juvenile Court has exclusive jurisdiction of traffic crimes committed by minors. The court shares jurisdiction with both the District Court and Justice Court in matters involving an adult abetting a minor’s delinquent actions.

The Juvenile Court maintains a probation department, and the probation officers are responsible for the preparation of reports and the supervision of minors placed on probation by the Court. The probation officers also conduct assessments to determine the progress of each juvenile. The Juvenile Court records are managed by the clerical division. The Utah Juvenile Court consists of thirty-one judges and fifteen commissioners. The judges are assisted by commissioners who are trained as attorneys.

The Juvenile Court also handles cases involving the supervision of minors who move to Utah from another state where they were under court supervision. The Utah Court of Appeals hears all appeals from the Juvenile Court.

Persons looking to get physical copies of Utah Juvenile Court records may visit the court location:

1st District Juvenile Courts - Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties
Box Elder County
43 North Main Street
P.O. Box 873
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: (435) 734–4600
Fax: (435) 734–4631

Cache and Rich Counties
135 North 100 West
Logan, UT 84321
Phone: (435) 750–1300
Fax: (435) 750–1281

2nd District Juvenile Courts
Davis, Morgan, and Weber counties
Davis County
800 West State Street
P.O. Box 325
Farmington, UT 84025
Phone: (801) 334–4700

Morgan County
48 West Young Street
Morgan, UT 84050
Phone: (801) 626–3810

Weber County
165 20th Street
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone: (801) 626–4700

3rd District Juvenile Courts - Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties
Salt Lake County (Matheson)
450 South State Street
P.O. Box 140431
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: (801) 238–7700

Salt Lake County (West Jordan)
8080 South Redwood Road
West Jordan, UT 84088
Phone: (801) 233–9600

Summit County
6300 Justice Center Road
Park City, UT 84098
Phone: (435) 615–4320

Tooele County
Gordon R. Hall Courthouse
74 South 100 East
Suite 15
Tooele, UT 84074
Phone: (435) 833–8040
Fax: (435) 833–8058

4th District Juvenile CourtsJuab, Millard, Utah and Wasatch counties
Juab County
102 East 200 North
Nephi, UT 84648
Phone: (435) 623–1685
Fax: (435) 715–2466

Millard County (Delta probation office)
520 East Topaz Boulevard
Suite 107
Delta, UT 84624
Phone: (801) 864–5112
Fax: (801) 864–4762

Millard County (Fillmore)
765 South Highway 99
Suite 5
Fillmore, UT 84631
Phone: (435) 743–6608
Fax: (435) 743–7905

County (American Fork)
75 East 80 North
Suite 201
American Fork, UT 84003
Phone: (801) 763–8941

Utah County (Orem)
99 East Center Street
Orem, UT 84057
Phone: (801) 764–5820

Utah County (Provo)
2021 South State Street
Provo, UT 84606
Phone: (801) 354–7200

Utah County (Spanish Fork)
775 West Center Street
Spanish Fork, UT 84660
Phone: (801) 804–4780

Wasatch County
1361 South Highway 40
P.O. Box 730,
Heber, UT 84032
Phone: (435) 654–2988
Fax: (435) 654–3647

5th District Juvenile Courts Beaver, Iron, and Washington Counties
Beaver County
2270 South 525 West
P.O. Box 1683,
Bever, UT 84713
Phone: (435) 438–5309
Fax: (435) 438–5395

Iron County
40 North 100 East
Cedar City, UT 84720
Phone: (435) 867–3200
Fax: (435) 867–3212

Washington County
206 West Tabernacle
Suite 125
St. George, UT 84770
Phone: (435) 986–5730
Fax: (435) 986–5723

6th District Juvenile Courts - Garfield, Kane, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne counties
Garfield, Piute, and Wayne County
845 East 300 North
Richfield, UT 84701
Phone: (435) 896–2700
Fax: (435) 896–8047

Kane County
256 West 300 North
Suite 2
Kanab, UT 84741
Phone: (435) 644–4602

Sevier County
845 East 300 North
Richfield, UT 84701
Phone: (435) 896–2700
Fax: (435) 896–2743

Sanpete County
Sanpete County Courthouse
160 North Main
P.O. Box 219
Manti, UT 84642
Phone: (435) 835–2121

7th District Juvenile Courts - Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan counties
Carbon County
149 East 100 South
Price, UT 84501
Phone: (435) 636–3400

Emery County
1850 North 560 West
P.O. Box 635
Castle Dale, UT 84513
Phone: (435) 381–5419

San Juan County
297 South Main Street
P.O. Box 68
Monticello, UT 84535
Phone: (435) 587–2122

Grand County
125 East Center Street
Moab, UT 84532
Phone: (435) 259–1354

8th District Juvenile Courts - Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah counties
Daggett County
920 East Highway 40
Vernal, UT 84078
Phone: (435) 781–9335
Fax: (435) 789–0564

Duchesne County (Duchesne)
21554 West 9000 South
P.O. Box 990
Duchesne, UT 84021
Phone: (435) 738–2753
Fax: (435) 738–2754

Duchesne County (Roosevelt)
255 South State
P.O. Box 1286
Roosevelt, UT 84066
Phone: (435) 722–0235
Fax: (435) 722–0236

Uintah County
920 East Highway 40
Vernal, UT 84078
Phone: (435) 781–9335