Criminal Court Cases in Duchesne County
Duchesne County criminal court cases are divided by offense level. The Utah District Court in Duchesne County hears every felony and class A misdemeanor. Most class B and class C misdemeanors, infractions, and traffic matters go to a justice court. That Duchesne split matters because searching only one jurisdiction can hide a valid case in the other. A Duchesne citation or early charge label may help identify the right level, but the filed court record is the sound source for the prosecution that actually followed.
The Eighth District Court has locations in Duchesne and Roosevelt. The Duchesne County Justice Court maintains its own lower-level docket. Duchesne court staff enter case data into CORIS, the Utah Courts Information System, and public CORIS summary data then reaches Xchange. The Duchesne clerk remains the custodian for copies, certified records, older paper files, and questions about a docket entry. A county jail booking and a Duchesne court prosecution may concern the same event, yet each is a separate record.
Duchesne County Court Jurisdictions
Two district counters serve Duchesne County, so location is as important as court level. The Duchesne Eighth District Court is at 21554 West 9000 South and can be reached at 435-264-4700. Duchesne court mail goes to PO Box 990. The Roosevelt Eighth District Court is at 255 South State, uses PO Box 1286, and answers at 435-722-0235. Both counters handle the Duchesne district-level criminal jurisdiction described by Utah Courts.
The Duchesne County Justice Court handles most lower-level county matters. Its mail address is PO Box 15, its phone is 435-738-0109, and the clerk email is jcduchesne@utcourts.gov. The Duchesne public window is weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Since local listings and schedules can change, call before a long trip. This is especially useful in Duchesne County, which spans more than 3,200 square miles.
Eighth District Court
21554 West 9000 South
Duchesne, UT 84021
435-264-4700
Roosevelt District Court
255 South State
Roosevelt, UT 84066
435-722-0235
County Justice Court
PO Box 15
Duchesne, UT 84021
435-738-0109
Duchesne County Case Record Searches
Utah Courts Xchange is the statewide public search for Duchesne district and justice court summaries. Xchange requires a paid one-time or subscription account. A Duchesne courthouse public terminal is the fallback for someone who does not want a subscription. MyCase is free after authentication, but it is only for a person who is a party in an eligible Duchesne case. MyCase is not a public name search.
- Choose both Duchesne District Court and Justice Court when the offense level is not known.
- Set the scope to Duchesne County or a known Duchesne or Roosevelt court.
- Search a Duchesne case number, or use surname and first name with a birth date when lawfully known.
- Narrow a broad Duchesne result with the case type, filing dates, or citation location.
- Open the Duchesne case history, read the outcome, then ask the clerk for a copy or certification when needed.
Xchange limits one query to 500 results. A Duchesne case number is not unique statewide, so a county or court filter prevents false matches. Pressing Search creates a billable query.
| Field | Type | Use | Duchesne search note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Choice | District, justice, or both | Choose both if the offense level is unknown |
| Case number | Text | Alternate key | Add a court because numbers are not statewide-unique |
| Last name / Company | Text | Name key | Enter the surname or entity name |
| First name | Text | Optional filter | An asterisk can return name variations |
| Case type | Dropdown | Optional filter | Select a criminal code when appropriate |
| Search scope | Choice | Optional filter | Select Duchesne County or one local court |
| Birth date | Date | Optional filter | Helps separate people with similar names |
| Date range | Panel | Optional filter | Controls a broad name result |
Xchange Costs for Duchesne Cases
The official Xchange registration controls separate an occasional Duchesne search from routine account use. One-time use starts with a $10 balance, charges $0.20 per Duchesne search, and charges $1 for each available document. A monthly account has a $25 setup charge and then costs $40 per month with 500 searches included. The detailed panel lists later searches at $0.35, while available Duchesne documents remain $1 each.
The registration screen helps Duchesne readers see the choice before opening an account. The source image below shows the official Duchesne search controls rather than a private service.
The Utah Courts account page shows the one-time and subscription paths.
Those choices make a public terminal a practical Duchesne County alternative when only one court file is needed and remote account access is not useful.
What a Criminal Case File Contains
A Duchesne County criminal case file is organized around one prosecution. The public Xchange result can identify the Duchesne court, case type, filing date, party, and a link to case history or documents. An expanded Duchesne summary may show the judge, attorneys of record, names of filed documents, public hearing or minute entries, judgments, orders, and the completed-case result. It does not reproduce every Duchesne police report or every fingerprint-supported arrest in Utah.
| Case and court | County, court location, case type, case number, and filing date identify the prosecution. |
|---|---|
| Parties | Given and family names, party code, and an available birth date help distinguish records. |
| Judge and counsel | The assigned judge and attorneys of record may appear in the expanded summary. |
| Filings | Document names show what was filed; an available district document image can cost $1. |
| Hearings and orders | Public minutes, hearing entries, judgments, orders, and decrees mark case activity. |
| Outcome | The completed-case result shows whether a charge ended in conviction, dismissal, acquittal, or another disposition. |
The Utah Courts overview of Xchange coverage is pictured below.
Its district and justice coverage explains why Xchange, not a sheriff history product, is the main public route to a filed case and its outcome.
Duchesne County Docket Terms
A few Duchesne court terms prevent common reading errors. A filed charge is what the prosecutor placed before the Duchesne court; it may differ from the arrest charge. The disposition is the result of a Duchesne charge or case, while a sentence is the court's order after a conviction. A case status alone should not be reported as its outcome.
- Arraignment
- The hearing at which charges and a plea are addressed.
- Information
- A prosecutor-filed charging paper commonly used in Utah felony cases.
- Plea in abeyance
- A guilty or no-contest plea held without conviction entry while conditions are completed.
- Disposition
- The result of a charge or case, not just its current administrative status.
- Dismissal
- The end of a count or case without a conviction on that count.
Use the Duchesne case history and final order together. If a booking charge and filed charge do not match, the Duchesne court file controls the prosecution while the booking remains a record of the earlier custody event.
Criminal Case Stages in Duchesne County
Each Duchesne County criminal prosecution develops through entries made by Duchesne court staff as the case moves. A charging document begins the filed Duchesne case. Arraignment records the first formal response to those charges. Pretrial motions, notices, and hearings then build the Duchesne docket. A plea or trial decides how the disputed charges are resolved. The court records a disposition for each charge and, after a conviction, enters the sentence.
Case flow: Charges Filed › Arraignment › Pretrial › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing
Duchesne CORIS summary data becomes available in Xchange once staff enter it. That quick system flow does not mean each new Duchesne arrest has an immediate case. The prosecutor must first decide what to file. For the custody side of a Duchesne event, use the county's Arrest Search; use the court docket for filed charges and their final result.
Note: An arrest allegation may be amended, dismissed, or never filed, so confirm each charge against the final Duchesne County docket.
Older Duchesne County Court Records
A blank or thin online result does not prove a Duchesne County case never existed. Most Utah district courts used CORIS by the end of 1998, but Duchesne justice records were subject to local adoption and conversion choices. Even when a basic older Duchesne case was converted, its history may have fewer entries than a new electronic file. Public electronically filed Duchesne district court documents since July 1, 2010 are generally available for purchase, while justice court images are not promised.
For a Duchesne historical search, ask the local clerk about a public terminal or paper file before assuming the index is complete. Utah Archives inventories Eighth District Duchesne criminal registers of action from 1915 through 1986, Duchesne judgment records from 1913 through 1965, dockets from 1920 through 1986, and minute books from 1914 through 1986. Duchesne records more than 50 years old may be at the State Archives. That route is useful for genealogy and historical research, not just current litigation.
Access Rules for Case Records
Utah's court-access rules permit any person to inspect a public Duchesne court record, but the public category does not include every item filed with a Duchesne court. Utah Code of Judicial Administration Rule 4-202.03 governs access to public court records. Rule 4-202.02 guidance explains public, private, protected, and sealed Duchesne information.
Public Duchesne files remove Social Security numbers, driver-license and account data, most nonparty contact details, and protected child or victim information. Sealed and expunged Duchesne cases do not appear in Xchange. Juvenile delinquency, welfare, and termination matters are also outside the public Xchange set. If an expected Duchesne County case is absent, search both jurisdictions and name variants, then ask the Duchesne clerk whether the file is older, not converted, or restricted.
Public does not mean unredacted. A clerk can provide the public part of a Duchesne County court file while withholding private, protected, or sealed material under Utah court rules.
Eighth District Hearing Audio
The Duchesne docket may confirm that a hearing occurred without supplying the recording. The Eighth District audio request offers a separate request path. Its form asks for the plaintiff or petitioner, defendant or respondent, case number, hearing or trial date, judge, courtroom, time, and the requester's contact details. For a Duchesne District Court recording, the official form lists 8duchd@utcourts.gov. Payment is required before the Duchesne request is processed.
The official Xchange help screen shows how search controls and result fields lead to the docket entries needed for a focused audio request.
Use the case number, court location, and exact hearing entry from that result to identify the requested recording and avoid delay at the Duchesne County clerk's office.