The BYU Law Library has access to Xchange, which is a Utah-government-owned and created database that provides access to Utah state district (trial-level) court dockets and documents, including traffic citations in Utah. It is to Utah law what PACER is to federal law, and if you practice law in Utah as an attorney, you will likely be using Xchange often for your cases.
BYU Law students and full-time BYU Law faculty can access Xchange on their personal computer by getting the username and password from Reference Services to use solely for academic purposes or for Bar applications (You may not use it for any other purpose.). You can email reference@law.byu.edu for the login credentials.
How to Find Traffic Citations Received in Utah
You can find all citations in the State of Utah (Even those you went to traffic school for; these must also be reported to the Bar.) on Utah’s online Xchange Case Search system. After you are logged in on this link, follow the next steps precisely:
- Change the jurisdiction (at the top left of the page) to “District & Justice” (Traffic citations are generally issued by a justice court, but the default in Xchange is usually just “District”). This is very important!
- Type in your last name and first name with an asterisk at the end of each one: For example: Smith* John*
- Click on the “Search” button.
- This is the most comprehensive search because the asterisk at the end of each name pulls up all possible variations in the system (middle name, middle initial, maiden name included, etc.–it all depends on how the officer issued the citation). If your name is fairly common, enter your birth date as well to narrow down the results. The court clerks encourage students to, after doing a general search, try a few variations of their name and try entering their birth date just to make sure the search is comprehensive.
If you have received a ticket outside of Utah and are applying to the Utah Bar (or any other jurisdiction that requires such reports), you will need to contact the state court in that state to find out what process you need to go through to find citations issued in that state.Questions or still having trouble finding what you need on Xchange? Contact Annalee Hickman Pierson at HickmanA@law.byu.edu.