Request for Public Records

Request for Records

The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office offers you the convenience of obtaining copies of incident and traffic reports by mail. The research and processing fee for this service is five dollars ($5.00) for each incident or traffic report. Records requests are normally processed and mailed within ten (10) business days of request.

Complete the Request for Records form according to the directions given on the form. On the "description of records sought" line of the Request for Records form, indicate the type of record you are interested in, the case number, and as much of the information listed below as possible:

Address of occurrence
Date of occurrence
Time of occurrence
Name of person(s) involved

After you have completed the form, print it out but DO NOT SIGN or DATE IT!
The form must be signed and dated in the presence of a Notary Public.

Your request for records will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the UCA 63-3-201 - Government Records Access Management Act (GRAMA).

In most cases, only the initial report will be provided to you by mail.

The classification of certain Sheriff's Office records is shown below.

NOTE! Records with a primary classification of "Protected"
normally remain "Protected" until the conclusion of all
criminal court activity, including appeal periods.

Initial Reports have a primary classification of "Public" and secondary classifica-tion of "Private, Protected, and Controlled".
Follow up Reports have a primary classification of "Protected" and a secondary classification of "Private, Protected, and Controlled".
Investigative: Photos, Video Tapes, Diagrams, and Audio Tapes have a primary classification of "Protected" and a secondary classification of "Private."
Traffic Accident: Follow up Reports, Witness Statements, Detailed Diagrams not on State Form, and Video Tapes have a primary classification of "Protected" and a secondary classification of "Private". Photograph and video tape depicting victims have a primary classification of "Protected" and a secondary classification of "Private".
Jail Medical Records (to include Mental Health): access to these records is governed by HIPAA and the must be requested in person.

Depending on the status of the case within the criminal justice system, these additional records may not be available to you.

NOTE! There are additional fees for these records and
they must be picked up in person at the records window at:

Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office
Support Services Division
Attn: Records Request
3365 South 900 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84119

A PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED TO ENTER THE BUILDING

For additional assistance please contact our office at (801) 743-5755.

INCOMPLETE REQUEST FORMS, PHOTOCOPIED FORMS, AND REQUESTS SUBMITTED WITHOUT FEES, WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

Downloading instructions

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Download Adobe Reader
- Follow the directions given on Adobe's site for installation.
Download a form listed below
Fill out the application-

DO NOT SIGN AND DATE THE REQUEST UNLESS IT IS IN THE PRESENCE OF A NOTARY
The notary must witness your signature and notarize the form before it is submitted.

Forms:

INCOMPLETE REQUEST FORMS, PHOTOCOPIED FORMS, AND REQUESTS SUBMITTED WITHOUT FEES, WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.