Morgan County Criminal Court Records
Morgan County is a small county in northeast Utah, set in the Morgan Valley along the Weber River. The county seat is Morgan, and the courthouse handles criminal court records for the entire county through the Second Judicial District. Morgan County sits east of Salt Lake City and shares the Second District with Davis and Weber counties. If you need to find criminal court records in Morgan County, this page covers the court system, how to search records online or in person, arrest records, GRAMA requests, BCI criminal history checks, and the expungement process.
Morgan County Quick Facts
Second District Court in Morgan County
Morgan County is part of the Second Judicial District, which covers Davis, Morgan, and Weber counties. The Morgan County courthouse is located at 48 West Young Street, Morgan, UT 84050. The court phone number is (801) 395-1059. The Sheriff's Department shares the same building. The Second District Court handles felony criminal cases, civil matters, and family law proceedings for Morgan County residents.
Criminal court records from the Morgan County district court include the case number, filing date, case type, names of the defendant and plaintiff, attorney of record, assigned judge, all docket entries, scheduled hearing dates, court orders, and the final disposition or sentence. Under Utah Code Title 63G-2, most of these records are public. Court records that involve sealed matters, juvenile defendants, or protected parties are restricted and not accessible through standard searches.
The Morgan County Justice Court handles misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims cases, and infractions. The Justice Court is also based in Morgan and follows the same public access rules as the district court. Public access terminals at the courthouse are available for free case searches during business hours, typically 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays.
Note: Morgan County is a small county, and court staff is limited compared to larger urban districts. Calling ahead to (801) 395-1059 before visiting is recommended to confirm hours and what to bring.
How to Search Morgan County Criminal Court Records
The state's Utah Courts XChange system is the standard tool for searching Morgan County criminal court records online. XChange covers district and justice courts statewide. You can search by party name, case number, or date range. Per-search fees are $0.15 to $0.35, and document downloads run $0.50 to $1.00 per file. A guest account costs $5 to $10 to create. XChange indexes cases from both the Morgan County district court and the justice court.
The Utah Courts XChange system at utcourts.gov/xchange provides online access to Morgan County criminal court records along with case data from all Utah district and justice courts.
Free in-person searches are available at the Morgan County courthouse on West Young Street. The court clerk can look up records by name or case number. If you already know the case number, searches go faster. Bring a valid ID and any known case details to help staff locate older records. Morgan County is a small county, so some archived cases may require additional retrieval time.
The MyCase public portal provides free basic case status, party names, and hearing information for Morgan County criminal cases without requiring an XChange subscription.
Morgan County Sheriff and Arrest Records
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office is at 48 West Young Street, Morgan, UT 84050, the same address as the courthouse. The Sheriff's main phone is (801) 829-0590. The Sheriff's Office maintains arrest records, incident reports, jail booking records, and related law enforcement documents for Morgan County. Most arrest records are public under GRAMA and include the subject's name, date of birth, the charges filed, the arresting officer, booking date, and mugshot where available.
To request arrest records or incident reports from the Morgan County Sheriff, submit a written GRAMA request. Your request should describe the record with enough specificity for staff to locate it. Include the subject's name, approximate date, and any case reference numbers you have. The Sheriff's Office has 10 business days to respond. Active investigation records are classified as protected and will not be released while the investigation is open. Valid government-issued photo ID is required before any private or protected records are released.
Fees are assessed per Utah Code 63G-2-203 based on actual staff retrieval time and copying costs. For more detail on the Morgan County Sheriff's records process, contact the office at (801) 829-0590 or reach the County Clerk/Auditor at (801) 829-6575 or by email at slafitte@morgan-county.net.
Note: Booking information and jail records for current inmates may be available by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly by phone.
GRAMA Public Records Access in Morgan County
Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act, codified at Utah Code Title 63G-2, applies to all government records in Morgan County. Under GRAMA, most government records are public. Exemptions apply to active investigations, sealed records, juvenile records, and records protected under specific legal provisions. Morgan County criminal court records and law enforcement records are generally public unless one of these exceptions applies.
To request records from Morgan County, submit a written GRAMA request to the agency that owns or maintains the specific records you need. For court records, contact the Second District Court clerk in Morgan. For law enforcement records, contact the Sheriff's Office. For county administrative records, the County Clerk/Auditor serves as the records officer and can be reached at PO Box 886, Morgan, UT 84050, or by email at slafitte@morgan-county.net. Each department handles its own requests separately.
Your written GRAMA request must include your name, mailing address, daytime phone, optional email address, and a specific description of the records you want. The standard response time is 10 business days. Expedited five-business-day responses are available for requests that serve a public benefit rather than a personal one. Fees are based on actual costs, including staff time and copying. Denials must be provided in writing with the specific GRAMA exemption cited. You have 30 days from a denial to file an appeal with the agency's chief administrative officer.
BCI Criminal History Records for Morgan County
The Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification maintains a statewide criminal history database that covers all 29 Utah counties, including Morgan. If you need a complete Utah criminal history rather than just Morgan County court records, BCI is the official statewide source. Request a criminal history check at bci.utah.gov/criminal-records. The fee is $20 as of July 2025, and BCI can be reached at 801-965-4445.
The Utah Department of Corrections offender search at corrections.utah.gov lets you check whether a person has been incarcerated in the Utah state prison system, including individuals with Morgan County criminal history.
A BCI report draws from law enforcement agencies, courts, and corrections data to give a full view of a person's Utah criminal history. For Morgan County specifically, pairing a BCI report with a targeted XChange search of the Second District Court gives the most thorough result. BCI records and court records are maintained by separate agencies and may differ in the details they contain. BCI is best when you need a comprehensive statewide picture. XChange is best when you need case-level detail for Morgan County court proceedings.
Note: BCI records are a separate product from court records. Both are useful, but they serve different research purposes.
Expungement in Morgan County
Utah's Clean Slate Act, passed as HB 431, created automatic expungement for eligible criminal records statewide, including Morgan County. Qualifying misdemeanor convictions and certain lower-level offenses are automatically sealed after the required waiting period without the individual having to file any paperwork. The waiting period varies by offense type. More details on which records qualify and when sealing occurs are available at cleanslateutah.org.
For Morgan County criminal court records that do not qualify for automatic sealing, you can petition the Second District Court for expungement. The first step is requesting a Certificate of Eligibility from BCI at bci.utah.gov/expungements. Once BCI confirms your eligibility, file the petition with the court at 48 West Young Street, Morgan, UT 84050. Pay the court's filing fee and await the judge's ruling. If the petition is granted, the Morgan County criminal court record is sealed from public view in standard court and government database searches.
Certain offenses are not eligible for expungement regardless of how much time has passed. These include violent felonies, capital crimes, and sexual offense convictions. The Second District Court clerk in Morgan can answer questions about the expungement petition process specific to Morgan County.
Cities in Morgan County
Morgan County is one of the smallest counties in Utah by population. Morgan is the county seat and largest community. The county's communities sit primarily in the Weber River Valley east of Salt Lake City and Weber County. All criminal court records for Morgan County residents are filed with the Second District Court in Morgan. There are no separately listed city pages for Morgan County communities in this directory at this time.
Nearby Counties
Morgan County shares borders with Weber, Davis, Summit, and Rich counties. The Second District Court in Morgan County is part of the same judicial district as Weber and Davis counties. If you are unsure which county filed a case, the XChange statewide search lets you check by name across all counties at once.