Utah: Juvenile Court Records and Law Enforcement Records (UT-AR-2)

Records consisting solely of juvenile court nonjudicial adjustments can be expunged upon petition after the person turns 18 and has completed the conditions of the nonjudicial adjustments. Utah Code Ann. § 80-6-1005(1).

Record Detail(s)

Charges not adjudicated

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No statutory language

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

No

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.

Procedure General

The petitioner shall include in the petition described in subsection (1) any agency known or alleged to have any records related to the nonjudicial adjustment for which expungement is being sought. Utah Code Ann. § 80-6-1005(2)(a).

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

The agency or the official receiving the expungement order expungement of all of the petitioner's records under the control of the juvenile court, an agency, or an official. Utah Code Ann. § 80-6-1005(3). The agency or the official receiving the expungement order shall expunge only the references to the individual's name in the records relating to the petitioner's nonjudicial adjustment. Utah Code Ann. § 80-6-1005(4)(b). "Expunge" means to seal or otherwise restrict access to the individual's record held by an agency when the record includes a criminal investigation, detention, arrest, or conviction. Utah Code Ann. § 77-40a-101(10).

Forms

For more information on the expungement of juvenile records in Utah, click here.

Waiting Periods

A petition can be filed after the person has reached age 18 and has completed the conditions of the nonjudicial adjustments. Utah Code Ann. § 78A-6-1105(6)(a).

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