UT · rules
Utah Code Jud. Admin. app. I
Summary of Classification of Court Records
This chart is intended for use as a summary of how case record series are treated given classification of the case. “Public,” “Private,” “Protected,” and “Sealed” have the meanings given them by Rule 4-202.03.
“Semi-private” is an administrative description of a case in which the documents generally are private, but case identification is a matter of public record, as are the case history and the orders, judgments, and decrees. See Rule 4-202.02(4)(B)(i)-(ix).
Select documents and other records in a “Public” or “Semi-private” case may be otherwise classified by court order or because of the nature of the record or the nature of information within a record.
Case Type | Summary Classification | Case Identification Is: | Case History Is: | Documents Are: | Judgment Is:
Abstract of Judgment | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Adjudication of Marriage / Common Law Marriage | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Administrative Agency Review | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Administrative Search Warrant | Private until 20 days after filing | Private until 20 days after filing | Private until 20 days after filing | Private until 20 days after filing |
Adoption | Sealed within 6 months after decree | Private until Sealed | Private until Sealed | Private until Sealed | Private until Sealed
Asbestos | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Attorney Discipline | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Child Support Lien | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Civil Rights | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Civil Stalking | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Cohabitant Abuse | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Condemnation | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Conservatorship | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Contract | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Criminal Investigations | Public unless otherwise ordered | Public unless otherwise ordered | Public unless otherwise ordered | Public unless otherwise ordered | Public unless otherwise ordered
Custody and Support | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Debt Collection | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Deposit of Will | Sealed | Sealed | Sealed | Sealed | Sealed
Divorce | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Estate/personal representative | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Eviction | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Extradition | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Felony | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Foreign Judgment | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Forfeiture of Property | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Gestational Agreement | Sealed within 6 months after decree | Private until Sealed | Private until Sealed | Private until Sealed | Private until Sealed
Grandparent Visitation | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Guardianship | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Hospital Lien | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Infraction | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Interpleader | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Involuntary Commitment | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private
Judgment By Confession | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Juvenile Court case types | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private
Lien Mortgage Foreclosure | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Malpractice | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Minors Settlement | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Miscellaneous | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Misdemeanor | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Name Change | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Other Civil | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Parking | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Paternity | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Personal Injury | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Petition to Modify | Determined by the classification of the case in which the petition is filed.
Post-Conviction Relief | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Probate | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Property Damage | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Property Rights | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Renew Judgment | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Separate Maintenance | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Sexual Harassment | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Small Claims | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Small Claims Trial De Novo | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Subpoena for Deposition | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Supervised Administration | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Tax Court | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Tax Lien | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Tax Protest | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Traffic | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Trust | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
UCCJA Action | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
UISFSA Action | Semi-private | Public | Public | Private | Public
Water Rights | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Workforce Services Liens | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Writs | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Wrongful Death | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Wrongful Termination | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
25cfa201d87a6a0a01f5a712b61e5814691acbdfb6a028f67f9c7e09dcf2f26e
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