Moab Court Docket Searches
Moab is the seat and largest town of Grand County, yet no separate Moab municipal court exists in the official sources. The right starting point is Utah Courts Xchange. Pick Justice Court when you want the docket for traffic, parking, infractions, Class B and C misdemeanors, local ordinance matters, river-runner safety citations, or small claims. Pick District Court for felonies, Class A matters, ordinary civil cases, domestic relations, probate, and appeals from Justice Court.
- Read the court name and case or citation number.
- Select District Court, Justice Court, or both in Xchange.
- Narrow Search Scope to Grand County or the Moab court location.
- Search by number, or use last name and first name with a trailing wildcard.
- Confirm the county, court, case type, filed date, and party role.
- Open Case History/Documents and read proceedings in date order.
A name match alone proves nothing about identity. Utah case and citation numbers are not unique statewide, so check the location and court level too.
Moab's One-Address, Two-Clerk Courthouse
Both courts sit at 125 E. Center Street, Moab, UT 84532. Counters, staff, phone lines, and records stay separate. Even so, the two courts run their own offices. Loni Page is listed as Clerk of Court for Seventh District Court. For Justice Court, Grand County lists Emily Butterfield as Chief Deputy Court Clerk. Marsha Humphreys serves as Senior Court Clerk.
| Moab court | Public contact | Records handled |
|---|---|---|
| Seventh District Court | 435-259-1349 | Felony, most civil and domestic, probate, and district appeals |
| Grand County Justice Court | 435-259-1334 jcmoab@utcourts.gov | Traffic, infractions, lower misdemeanors, ordinances, and small claims |
Name the court on your paper before dialing either number. The Grand County Clerk/Auditor shares the building but is expressly not the clerk of courts.
Inside the Moab Municipal Court
There is no separate Moab municipal court to walk into. The Utah Courts directory points to Grand County Justice Court. So do the official county pages. It serves as the local lower-court venue. Incorporation alone does not give a city its own municipal docket. Knowing this keeps tickets and small claims from being sent to an office that does not exist.
Moab has no located city-court portal. Use the court printed on the citation, with Grand County Justice Court as the documented local venue.
The official Grand County Justice Court page shows its scope, contacts, and quick links.
The page confirms the county court identity that governs the local search route.
Moab Traffic Records by the Numbers
Official FY2023 figures show why Justice Court matters so much for Moab record access. Grand County Justice Court reported 2,167 traffic-citation filings and 2,057 dispositions. Its other filings included 82 parking cases. Misdemeanor-DUI cases numbered 68. Other filings included 261 other misdemeanors, 53 infractions, and 16 small claims. Treat these as fiscal-year counts, not current pending totals.
The official Justice Court page also names safety citations issued to river runners. That recreation detail explains why a Moab docket can hold more than ordinary road citations.
Finding Moab Court Dates
The Utah District and Justice Court calendar covers a rolling two-week window and updates daily. Each result can show date, time, court, room, judge, case number, party names, and hearing type. Read the location field closely. Both court levels operate in Moab.
| Calendar | Near-term scheduled activity updated each day |
|---|---|
| Xchange | Longer case history, events, hearings, and outcomes |
| Clerk | Direct confirmation after a reset or missing entry |
| MyCourtCase | Case details for an authorized party |
A reset can leave an old setting lingering in the case record. Trust the latest calendar entry, then call 435-259-1349 for District Court or 435-259-1334 for Justice Court if anything conflicts.
Moab Justice Court Payment Portal
For tickets, the county Justice Court routes users to Secure Instant Payments. Its Case Search and Payment Option can find a case or citation number. It can also take payment. This county-linked route beats assuming every ticket runs through Utah ePayments. Not all Utah courts use the state system. The official Justice Court directory identifies the court team and direct contact.
If the vendor cannot find a ticket, call the court. A failed lookup neither cancels a deadline nor proves no citation exists. Grand County sets payment due within 21 calendar days. Delinquency adds $50. After 15 more delinquent days another $75 is tacked on. A warrant then issues. Card processing runs 2.5 percent with a $2.50 minimum. A foreign card adds 1.5 percent.
Moab Traffic Ticket Lookups
Read the citation first: the deciding court, the response instructions, the deadline. Then search Xchange scoped to Justice Court and Grand County. Use the citation number when you have it. The county vendor handles payment. Utah ePayments needs a case or citation number, and it asks you to verify the displayed name.
Paying and contesting are not the same response. Many infractions can be resolved by payment. Some charges require an appearance, and contesting means appearing and entering a plea. The judge sets the fine, though statewide schedules guide common amounts. Eligible drivers may qualify for Deferred Traffic Prosecution. They must meet the official state conditions and deadlines. For deeper county detail, see the Grand County traffic court record.
Remote Filing for Moab Court Records
An October 2024 Seventh District order gives self-represented Moab filers a practical route. Email a PDF pleading to moabscan@utcourts.gov and include your phone number or email. Paper pleadings can be mailed or dropped in the secure courthouse dropbox. Lobby scanners are available too.
Under the order, pleadings are processed the same day. A fee-bearing new case is not complete yet. The clerk must create it and send payment instructions. Never place cash or other money in the dropbox. Email filing is just a channel. It does not tell you whether a judge set a hearing. Some calendar pages include Webex links. Call the judge's team when the link is missing.
How Moab Cases Reach the County
Moab files everything through county and state courts, since the city runs no separate municipal docket of its own. Where a case lands depends on the charge level and the subject, not simply on where the event took place.
Start with the charge. A traffic ticket, infraction, minor misdemeanor, or ordinance matter goes to Justice Court. The same is true for a small claim or a river-runner safety citation. Felonies, though, belong in District Court. So do probate and most civil and domestic cases. A Justice Court judgment or a small-claims appeal can move up to District Court. Utah law permits this. Juvenile matters take a different path entirely. They sit in the separate Juvenile Court system, where public access is restricted.
Which Moab Office Holds the Record
The clerk of each court holds its docket. Other county offices keep everything else: tax, land, marriage, election, and administrative records. The Sheriff at 25 S. 100 E. handles civil process. That means the service of a summons or the execution of a court order. A docket may later show that service. But the Sheriff does not keep the case history. The county's official incorporated-community context names Moab and Castle Valley as its incorporated communities.
That municipal status does not alter which court clerk holds a Moab case.
Who Can See Moab Court Records
Most public District and Justice Court case information is open to search. Xchange keeps private, safeguarded, protected, sealed, expunged, and juvenile material off limits or hidden. Even when a public case history, judgment, or hearing record stays available, sensitive filings can still be private. Divorce petitions and protective-order requests are common examples. So are medical records.
Online Xchange costs money. Most district courthouses, though, offer a free public terminal. Inspection at the clerk's counter is free too. A written Request for a Record can seek copies or inspection by mail through the responsible court. Paper copies run $0.25 per sheet. Certified copies are $4 per document plus $0.50 per page. Expect an answer within ten business days. Any request for non-public material must state the lawful basis for access.
Moab Hearing Audio and Transcripts
A docket entry is not the hearing. It tells you an event happened, not what was said. Utah Courts charges $15 per half-day of testimony. That covers an official audio or video record. An official transcript follows its own separate process and fee schedule. Grand County District recording and scanning requests go to moabscan@utcourts.gov. Before anything else, call the clerk. Pin down the date, court, judge, and case number.
Recording inside courtrooms or at clerk counters is barred without authorization under the local recording order. Public hallways carry limits as well. Never assume a personal recording can stand in for the official court record. When the spoken words matter, request the maintained audio or transcript. Ask what can lawfully be released.
An online Moab search may come up empty. Then call the right Moab clerk or visit the public counter. Ask about a free Moab courthouse Xchange terminal there. A formal Moab Request for a Record can also go by mail. Moab District scanning questions head to moabscan@utcourts.gov. Moab Justice Court case questions go to jcmoab@utcourts.gov. The two Moab offices share one address. Each inbox serves a distinct court, so do not swap them.
Some Moab calendar pages post a Webex Event link. Attending a Moab remote hearing that way needs no MyCourtCase account. If no link appears, contact the Moab judge's team or the court itself. Keep in mind that a remote link is not a filed record. The Moab case history can confirm an event occurred without preserving every word spoken.
Xchange guest access for Moab runs $10 for the account. Searches cost $0.20. Available documents cost $1 each. A document you buy through Xchange is not a certified one. Need a certified Moab judgment, an official transcript, or audio? Contact the Moab court that maintains the file. Broad requests can trigger staff-time charges. So describe the record with enough detail for the clerk to find it fast. Utah Courts will not fax or email a Moab record already available through Xchange.
Every request should stay tied to the right Moab custodian. Give staff the Moab case number. Add the court level, case type, and filing date. For a Moab citation, confirm the Justice Court name and the deadline. For a felony or civil matter, confirm the District Court location. For hearing audio, name the judge and the hearing date. These identifiers help, but they are no substitute for the official record itself.