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