Criminal Cases in the Beaver County Courts
Beaver County criminal court jurisdiction is split by offense level under Utah Code Title 76, Chapter 3. The Fifth District Court hears felonies, class A misdemeanors, and other higher-level matters. Utah justice courts hear class B and C misdemeanors, infractions, and local matters within their authority. That split means a district-only query can miss a lower-level Beaver County case. Milford matters may also sit with Milford Justice Court, so the court location is as important as the defendant's name.
The Beaver County court file is distinct from an arrest or booking entry. A prosecutor may decline an arrest charge, amend it, or file different counts. Once filed, the docket follows the formal allegations, hearings, plea, judgment, and sentence. Read every count because a dismissal on one charge may appear beside a conviction on another. The Beaver County arrest history channels are useful for the earlier custody event, while the case record controls the judicial outcome.
| Beaver County court | Criminal scope | Contact route |
|---|---|---|
| Fifth District Court | Felonies, class A misdemeanors, and higher court matters | 2270 South 525 West; 435-438-5309 |
| Beaver Justice Court | Class B and C misdemeanors, infractions, and local matters within its jurisdiction | Check the Utah Courts justice-court directory before a visit |
| Milford Justice Court | Milford-area class B and C, infraction, and ordinance matters if currently certified | Confirm the current clerk listing in the state directory |
A location filter should reflect this split. Confirm the current lower court in the Utah justice-court directory. Beaver County cases filed before a justice court joined CORIS may not appear in the statewide index, so a clerk call remains part of a complete search.
Beaver County Fifth District Counter
The Beaver County criminal clerk works at the public-safety campus south of town. The Fifth District location is 2270 South 525 West, P.O. Box 1683, Beaver, UT 84713, and the main number is 435-438-5309. A caller should provide the exact case number when possible. If it is unknown, give the full name and an approximate filing year, then ask whether the record is electronic, archived, or restricted. Ask for the current fee before ordering a plain or certified copy because the official Beaver source does not publish that amount.
The official Fifth District location page shows the Beaver County court contact used for clerk follow-up.
This court page identifies the office that controls the felony and class A case file after an online search finds the docket.
Beaver District Court
2270 South 525 West
Beaver, UT 84713
P.O. Box 1683
435-438-5309
How to Search Case Records
Utah State Courts gives Beaver County readers a public index and a party-only account route. Start with the broad public search when the court or case number is uncertain. Move to the clerk when a result is absent, predates a justice court's entry into CORIS, or requires a Beaver County document that the public screen does not supply.
- Open Utah State Courts Xchange and choose guest access, an existing account, or account setup.
- Search by exact case number when known. Otherwise use the full party name and add a middle name to narrow the match.
- Filter for Beaver District Court or the appropriate justice court, then narrow by criminal case type or filing dates.
- Open the docket and compare the court, filing date, parties, and each charge before treating it as the right Beaver County case.
- Record the case number and call that court's clerk for an archived file, certified copy, or public document not available online.
Note: The Xchange FAQ says results stop at 500 matches, so a full middle name, court, or filing range can prevent an incomplete set.
Beaver County Xchange Case Search
Xchange is the official public statewide court index, but it is not a free BCI criminal-history search. Its landing page offers guest pay-now access, account login, and account setup. JavaScript is required. Search controls can differ by the access path, and public document images may cost extra or remain unavailable. Use the narrowest known fact rather than a broad common-name query.
The official Xchange entry screen displays the routes available for a Beaver County criminal case search.
The three entry choices matter because a one-time public lookup and an ongoing court account follow different payment and login paths.
| Search field | Use | Format note |
|---|---|---|
| Last or Business Name | Primary party key | Use the official spelling |
| First and Middle Name | Narrows a person | Middle-name handling can change matches |
| Case Number | Exact-match route | Best key when available |
| Court or Location | Limits the venue | Select Beaver District or the proper justice court |
| Case Type | Limits record class | Criminal codes vary by screen |
| Filing Date | Narrows the period | Availability depends on access |
What the Case File Shows
A Beaver County criminal case file is organized around one filed matter. The Beaver County case header identifies its court, number, type, filing date, assigned judge, and status. Party data names the defendant and State of Utah, with attorneys when entered and public. Each count can have its own statute, severity, and disposition. That charge-level detail is vital because one count may be reduced while another is dismissed.
| Case header | Court, case number, case type, filing date, assigned judge, and current status. |
|---|---|
| Parties | Defendant, State of Utah, and public attorney entries. |
| Charges | Count, description, statute, offense class, and result for that count. |
| Docket | Filings, appearances, hearings, motions, pleas, judgment, sentencing, warrants, reviews, and payments. |
| Hearings | Date, time, place, judge, and hearing type when public. |
| Financial record | Public fines, fees, payments, assessments, and balance. |
| Documents | Public filing metadata, though images may not be free or available to every user. |
Protected addresses, identifiers, victim or minor details, and sealed or expunged records do not belong in the ordinary public view. A blank field can mean that data was not entered, is withheld, or is outside the screen's scope.
Reading Beaver County Charge Results
A Beaver County case headline cannot replace the disposition of each count. A complaint or information states what the prosecutor filed. Later docket events may show an amended charge, plea, dismissal, acquittal, or conviction. “Disposition” is the recorded result. “Arraignment” is the hearing where charges are stated and a plea is taken. A “plea in abeyance” is a Utah agreement that holds a plea while the person completes conditions and may later support dismissal or expungement.
- Information
- The prosecutor's formal charging paper without a grand-jury indictment.
- Docket
- The date-ordered list of court filings, hearings, orders, and other case events.
- Disposition
- The outcome recorded for a charge or the case.
- Dismissal
- A charge ended without conviction, subject to the terms of the order and current law.
- Sentence
- The consequence ordered after conviction, such as jail, prison, probation, fine, restitution, or conditions.
Booking allegations can differ from filed Beaver County charges because the prosecutor reviews the report after arrest. The filed count and final disposition are the safer sources for describing the Beaver County case outcome.
Stages of a Criminal Case
A Beaver County criminal docket grows over time. An arrest or citation can lead to early judicial review. The prosecutor then decides what to file. A felony may include a preliminary hearing unless waived. Arraignment records a plea, and pretrial work can add discovery notices, motions, conferences, and negotiations. A plea or trial resolves each charge. Sentencing then records custody, probation, fines, restitution, and other terms. Appeals, reviews, violations, warrants, or expungement can add later events.
Case flow: Charges Filed → Arraignment → Pretrial → Plea or Trial → Disposition → Sentencing
The Beaver County case flow is a reading aid, not a promise that every matter uses each step. A dismissal may end a count early, and post-judgment activity may resume long after sentencing.
MyCourtCase for Beaver County Parties
MyCourtCase is the free route for a verified party to their own Utah court case. Enrollment uses an email address, case number, and government-issued identification. Once verified, a party may review case history and filed papers, pay eligible fines or fees, and see linked cases. It does not function as a public search for someone else's Beaver County case.
The Utah Courts MyCourtCase page outlines the party access and identity steps.
This route can be more useful than guest Xchange when a Beaver County party needs filed papers or payment functions tied to the case.
Access & Restrictions
Public access to Beaver County cases does not mean every court record is open. Xchange excludes sealed and expunged cases, juvenile matters, adoption and mental-health records, criminal non-public cases, and some older justice-court files from before statewide CORIS use. Public document metadata can appear without a downloadable image. Court clerks apply judicial access rules, while Beaver County Sheriff's Records applies GRAMA to police and jail material. Utah BCI applies separate criminal-history dissemination limits.
Utah Code of Judicial Administration Rule 4-202.02 controls public and non-public court-record classifications. GRAMA governs many agency records but does not replace the court rule. Utah Code §53-10-108 restricts BCI criminal-history dissemination.
An absent public result is not a certified finding that no case exists. Confirm the venue, spelling, date range, and record classification with the correct clerk.
Archived Beaver County Court Records
When an older Beaver County case does not appear in Xchange, call the court that would have heard it. Give the clerk a full name, an approximate year, and the case number if another paper lists it. Ask whether the file is electronic, archived, destroyed under an approved retention schedule, or restricted. The county's Justice Courts page supplies the local entry point, while the Xchange exclusions and older justice-court coverage gap make a clerk check especially important.
For a named filing, state whether a plain or certified copy is needed. Hearing recordings follow a more specific path: Beaver District Court accepts recording-copy requests at beavercopies@utcourts.gov. The Utah Courts transcript and audio instructions explain the distinction between an audio copy and a formal transcript. Confirm the current charge with the clerk before ordering because no official Beaver County copy fee was found in the reviewed material.