Uintah County Arrest Records

Uintah County arrest records are detailed documentation of incidents where individuals were apprehended by law enforcement agencies within the county. Law enforcement agencies generally create these records after they make an arrest.

Per Utah Code Section 77-7-2, peace officers can make an arrest under the authority of an arrest warrant or without a warrant in certain situations. For instance, a peace officer can arrest an individual without a warrant for committing or attempting a public offense in their presence. A peace officer can also arrest without a warrant when they have reasonable cause to believe the person to be arrested has committed an offense. Private persons may also arrest another under Utah Code section 77-7-3 in certain situations. These include when the person to be arrested commits or attempts a public offense in their presence, or there is reasonable cause to believe they committed a felony offense.

Generally, Uintah County arrest records provide information about an individual's criminal history. Data obtained from arrest records are also featured and used in creating numerous public records, such as Uintah County Court Records and criminal history records provided by the Utah Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Identification.

Are Arrest Records Public in Uintah County?

Yes. Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) provisions make Uintah County arrest records public. The act recognizes the public's right to access information and records concerning the conduct of public business, like arrests. As a result, interested persons can query law enforcement agencies under the GRAMA to access public arrest records they maintain.

However, numerous records are not subject to GRAMA and are considered private. As a result, these private records are not publicly available. These include, but are not limited to, juvenile arrest records, sealed and expunged records, records for an ongoing investigation, and other records that are specifically exempt from public disclosure by a federal or state statute. Nonetheless, government entities may disclose private records to eligible persons and entities, such as the subject of the record or government agencies that require the records to perform their official functions.

What Do Public Arrest Records Contain?

In Uintah County, information provided in public arrest records usually revolves around the arrestee's identity, the alleged offense, and some basic information regarding the arrest. These include and are not limited to the following:

• The arrestee's personal information and physical description;
  • Full name
  • Date of birth
  • Home address
  • Height
  • Weight
  • Race
  • Gender
  • Eye and hair color
  • Identifiable markings or features, like tattoos, birthmarks, and piercings
• Arrest details;
  • Arrest date and time
  • Location
  • Arrestee's mugshot
  • Booking number, date and time
  • Bail amount
• The alleged offense details, such as the type of offense (i.e., misdemeanor or felony)

Uintah County Arrest Statistics

According to the arrest statistics provided by the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI), there were 6,866 arrests in Uintah County in 2023. This figure shows a 13.3% decrease in arrests within the county in 2023 compared to the previous year (2022), when the county reported 7,843 arrests.

Find Uintah County Arrest Records

Interested persons can find Uintah County arrest records by contacting local law enforcement agencies, like the Uintah County Sheriff's Office and local police departments that serve the county municipalities. As previously stated, these agencies generate arrest records after making arrests within the county. Furthermore, except when otherwise provided by law, records of law enforcement agencies, including arrest records, are publicly available under GRAMA.

Hence, provided the record seeker knows the agency responsible for an arrest in Uintah County, they may access the arrest record or report by contacting the arresting agency. Although each agency's procedures for requesting or accessing their records may differ, record seekers must provide details about the desired record to assist in its identification. These include the arrestee's full name, date of birth (if known), and the arrest date and time.

Most local law enforcement agencies in Uintah County accept in-person requests for arrest records. For instance, record seekers can access or request arrest records from the Uintah County Sheriff's Office by contacting or visiting the agency at:

Uintah County Sheriff's Office
641 East 300 South Ste.
250 Vernal, UT 84078
Phone: (435) 789-2511

Some local police departments also provide a dedicated request form that individuals can complete and submit to request arrest records. For instance, interested persons can utilize the Roosevelt Police Department's Records Request form to request arrest records generated and preserved by the agency. In this case, a record seeker can appropriately complete the request form and submit it in person, by mail, email, or fax to:

Roosevelt Police Department
Attn: Gidget Carroll
255 S. State Street
Roosevelt, UT 84066
Fax: (435) 722-5000
Email: gcarroll@rooseveltcity.com

Alternatively, record seekers can request Uintah County arrest records online through the Utah Open Records Portal (ORP). The ORP is a central website individuals can use to submit a public record request to government entities in Utah, including Uintah County law enforcement agencies.

Free Arrest Record Search in Uintah County

The primary way interested persons may access Uintah County arrest records for free is by visiting local law enforcement agencies to inspect physical copies of arrest records they maintain. Most agencies may allow inquirers to inspect their records for free at their physical addresses. However, record seekers requesting copies of an arrest record are usually charged a fee per page reproduced. For instance, according to the Roosevelt Police Department General Fee Schedule, the agency charges $0.25 and $0.50 per page for black and white and colored copies, respectively. The agency may also charge record seekers a $30 per hour research fee.

How Long Do Arrests Stay on Your Record?

Forever. An arrest can be a permanent feature on a person's record unless they obtain an expungement order to remove the arrest.

Expunge Uintah County Arrest Records

Utah Code 77-40a allows for the expungement of eligible Uintah County arrest records. Under Utah Code 77-40a-201 through 77-40a-207, an arrest record may qualify for automatic expungement, also known as Auto/Clean Slate expungement, if the record is for:

• Class A misdemeanor drug possession offenses,
• Qualifying Class B and C misdemeanor offenses,
• Minor regulatory offenses
• Infractions.

As the name implies, there is no application process for Auto/Clean Slate expungement. The courts and the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) automatically handle the process.

Conversely, arrest records that are not eligible for automatic expungement may be expungable via the traditional petition-based process under Utah Code 77-40a-302. In such cases, interested persons must first obtain a certificate of eligibility from BCI for each record to be expunged. Note that eligible individuals must exhaust certain waiting periods before they can apply for petition-based expungement. For instance, individuals whose arrest ended in acquittal must wait 60 days from the date the order of acquittal was issued before applying for expungement.

Nonetheless, to apply for a certificate of eligibility, interested persons can complete the Expungement Application Form and submit it with the $65 required application fee and other required documentation to:

Utah Bureau Of Criminal Identification
4315 South 2700 West,
Suite 1300
Taylorsville, Utah 84129

After obtaining a certificate of eligibility for their records, petitioners can query the Uintah County District or Justice Court to obtain a Petition to Expunge Records with a Certificate of Eligibility form. Next, petitioners can complete the petition form and submit it with the certificate of eligibility and the $135 filing fee to a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The court will also serve the prosecutor a copy of the petition, and the prosecutor is allowed 35 days to respond after receiving the petition pursuant to the New Utah Rule of Criminal Procedure 42. If the petition gets rejected by the prosecutor, a hearing will be set. Otherwise, the appointed judge will sign the petition order, and the petitioner will be notified to pick up a certified copy. Subsequently, the court will inform the BCI of the order.

Uintah County Arrest Warrants

Uintah County arrest warrant is a court-issued directive that compels law enforcement officers to arrest a specific individual. Judges are primarily responsible for issuing arrest warrants in Uintah County. A judge can issue an arrest warrant for several reasons, including when an individual repeatedly fails to appear in court when summoned. A judge can also issue a warrant pursuant to affidavits presented to them if they determine that affidavits contain sufficient grounds that the subject of the warrant has committed a public offense. Uintah County arrest warrants typically contain the following information:

• The warrant subject's full name
• The issuing judicial officer's name and signature
• Case number
• charge(s)
• The issuing city's name

Do Uintah County Arrest Warrants Expire?

No. Uintah County arrest warrants can remain active until they are executed or the warrant's subject turns themselves in or dies. Notwithstanding, the issuing court can recall or quash an arrest warrant.