Daggett County Criminal Court Cases
Daggett County criminal court cases split by charge class. The Eighth Judicial District handles every felony and Class A misdemeanor filed from the county. Its official Daggett County assignments include Judge Samuel P. Chiara and Judge Greg Lamb. Daggett County Justice Court hears Class B and Class C misdemeanors plus infractions. This boundary matters because a search sent to the wrong clerk can miss the file even when the event occurred in Daggett County.
The County Clerk says its Manila office performs district-court clerking, while the regional Vernal/Daggett court channel also serves these cases. Ask which office holds a specific file before sending money or traveling. Justice Court maintains its own lower-level docket, calendar, payment, and warrant functions. Prosecutors may amend or decline a charge, so an arrest label should never be assumed to be the filed court count.
Two Daggett County Criminal Courts
The local court split is simple once the charge class is known. A felony or Class A misdemeanor belongs in district court. A Class B or C misdemeanor or infraction belongs in Justice Court. Traffic matters can also appear in the lower court when they fall within its authority. The caption, court location, and case number identify which file a reader has found.
| Court | Daggett County jurisdiction | Contact route |
|---|---|---|
| Eighth District Court | Felonies and Class A misdemeanors | Vernal/Daggett clerk, 435-781-9300 |
| Daggett County Justice Court | Class B and C misdemeanors and infractions | Manila clerk, 435-784-3216 |
The court name also sets the right place to ask about copies, sealed status, or a docket correction. Daggett County GRAMA channels do not replace Utah judicial-record procedures.
Searching Daggett County Case Records
Utah State Courts XChange is the broad public route for district and justice court summary data. It is a paid system. Courthouse terminals and direct clerk requests remain alternatives. Use a case number when possible. For a name search, legal spelling, a wildcard, Daggett County, the court location, case type, and date filters help separate people with similar names.
- Open XChange and choose a party-name or case-number search.
- Enter the legal name, placing a middle name after the first name, or use the known case number.
- Limit results by Daggett County, court location, criminal or traffic case type, and filing dates.
- Open the case summary and compare charges, docket events, hearings, disposition, and sentence.
- Ask the filing clerk for a public document, certification, correction, or record that the online view does not supply.
| Field label | Type | Required | Format or use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party last name/name | Text | Search-dependent | Use legal spelling and the * wildcard |
| Party first name | Text | Search-dependent | Middle name follows first name |
| Case number | Text | Alternative | Best unique key when known |
| County | Dropdown | No | Select Daggett |
| Court location | Dropdown | No | Choose Daggett Justice or the applicable district location |
| Case type | Dropdown | No | Narrow to criminal or traffic |
| Filing or disposition dates | Date range | No | Useful for common names and closed cases |
Daggett County XChange Limits
XChange returns no more than 500 results. A broad surname search may therefore hide the useful Daggett County case record below the cap. Add the county, court, type, and date range before deciding that a case is absent. XChange updates when court staff enter data, so a new filing or recent disposition may not appear at the same moment another office records it.
The official XChange information page is also the source for current access terms. One-time guest use begins with a credit, and searches or documents carry separate charges. A clerk request can be better when the case number is known or a certified copy is required.
The Utah Courts view of XChange shows why precise filters matter for Daggett County criminal case searches.
The statewide system covers both district and justice courts, but its exclusions and result cap still require a clerk fallback.
Inside a Daggett County Case File
A Daggett County criminal case file shows the court’s work after charges are filed. The summary can identify the court, judge, parties, counts, pleas, hearings, orders, judgment, and financial entries. It may link to purchasable public documents, but it does not reproduce the whole police investigation or all evidence. Classification controls whether an address, filing, or order is visible.
| Case number and court | Unique court identifier, filing location, filing date, type, status, and assigned judge. |
|---|---|
| Charging record | Counts, statute description, severity, offense date, and later amendments when entered. |
| Docket entries | Filed documents, hearings, public orders, warrants, judgments, and other event text. |
| Hearings | Date, time, hearing type, location, and judge when publicly available. |
| Disposition | Plea and outcome such as conviction, dismissal, or acquittal, with the disposition date. |
| Sentence and finance | Judgment, sentence, conditions, and financial amounts entered by the court. |
Read each count separately. Different counts in one Daggett County criminal case can end in different outcomes.
MyCase and Daggett Court Records
MyCase is free, but it is not a public people search. It gives an authenticated party access to eligible information and documents in that person’s own supported case. Some payments and filings are available there. Registration depends on identity, account information, and a connection to the case.
The official MyCase service shows the self-access route that differs from a public XChange search.
A party reviewing a Daggett County case should try MyCase, while another reader seeking a public docket should use XChange or the clerk.
How a Criminal Case Moves
A criminal court file begins when a prosecutor files charges, not when an officer makes an arrest. The defendant is arraigned and responds to the charges. Pretrial entries can reflect motions, discovery issues, scheduling, or negotiations. The case may resolve through a plea, trial, dismissal, or another lawful disposition. Sentencing follows a conviction or qualifying plea, and the clerk records the judgment.
Case flow: Charges Filed › Arraignment › Pretrial › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing
A booking charge and the filed count may differ. For that reason, the final disposition in the Daggett County court record is the sound place to check what the court actually decided.
Daggett County Court Calendar
Daggett County Justice Court usually holds court on the second Wednesday and Thursday of each month. Extra dates and changes are possible, so the appearance notice and current calendar control. The court uses Webex and also welcomes in-person attendance. On a hearing day, a reader can open the calendar, find the case and time, and use the supplied meeting link when remote access is authorized.
The official Daggett County Clerk page identifies the Manila clerk contact for district-court work.
Calling first helps confirm whether the Manila counter or the Vernal regional clerk has the requested Daggett County criminal case file.
Daggett County Court Audio
A docket entry is not the same as a hearing recording. Utah Courts provides transcript and audio-request routing for each judicial district. The Eighth District uses an official Vernal/Daggett request form that asks for the parties, case number, hearing or trial date, judge, courtroom, time, and requester contact details. Payment is required before processing. The Vernal/Daggett contact is 435-781-9300 and 8vernd@utcourts.gov.
Public court-record requests generally target a response within ten business days. Published charges include paper copies, electronic media, hearing audio or video, postage, and staff labor after the first fifteen minutes. Confirm the amount before paying because the record type and delivery method matter.
Note: A court audio request needs enough hearing detail to identify the correct Daggett County proceeding.
Daggett County Bench Warrant Records
A missed Daggett County Justice Court date can lead to a bench warrant. The court says it generally allows 24 to 48 hours to contact the clerk and reschedule before issuance, but that practice is not a promise. A missed installment can lead to review and then a possible warrant. Call the Justice Court at 435-784-3216 or the district clerk at 435-781-9300 based on jurisdiction.
Daggett County publishes no complete online warrant list. XChange may show public warrant-related docket events, while the Sheriff can address enforcement status and safe next steps. A person resolving their own warrant should not treat an empty online search as clearance. Ask which court issued it and what appearance or bond instruction applies.
Case Record Access & Restrictions
Public access does not make every Daggett County criminal court document open. The Utah Courts public-record rules explain online access and direct request alternatives. XChange excludes juvenile, expunged, sealed, and other nonpublic criminal matters. It also omits adoption and civil commitment cases, older justice-court material from before CORIS adoption, and all federal or bankruptcy cases. Protected details can be redacted while the rest of a record remains available.
Utah Code section 78A-2-229 limits redistribution of private, protected, or sealed court documents obtained through litigation or self-representation. County GRAMA requests cannot bypass a court seal. For a case that should be public but appears wrong, contact the filing clerk. For a federal Daggett County matter, use PACER rather than XChange.
The official PACER service supplies the separate federal docket path.
Federal results must be read as their own court record and should not be merged with a state case merely because names match.