Court Appearance

Most criminal code violations require an appearance before a judge. The state law mandates that a defendant must contact the court between 5 and 14 days after the citation is issued to schedule a court date. If your charge requires a mandatory appearance before the judge, you may want to consider doing the following prior to coming to court.

• For a no insurance or no proof of insurance citation, please bring a letter from your insurance company showing proof of insurance on the date of the citation.
• For a revoked or suspended driver license, please bring a certified documentation from Driver License Division stating that your license was not revoked or suspended on the date of the citation.
• For a fail to register citation, bring a copy of the current vehicle registration.

Court is in session on Thursdays at 9:00 am with the exception of the 5th Thursdays and legal holidays.

Defendant Rights 

This video is an overview of the rights Defendants have in criminal cases.

Defendant Rights Utah State Courts