Tooele County has been a growing Utah County for the last 20 years. Located just west of Salt Lake City, I-80 runs west to east through the county and has many out-of-state travelers.
Where you traveling to Salt Lake City and got a reckless driving ticket on I-80? Tooele County criminal defense attorney Jake Gunter offers free video calls to see how to handle your reckless driving case.
If you received a reckless driving ticket while visiting Utah, avoid coming back to court or video court. Normally attorney Jake Gunter can resolve your reckless driving ticket completely through email. Simple signatures, taking traffic school and paying a fine are all that often are needed.
I-80 is 80 miles per hour. New Utah law states that any speed over 105 mph is automatically reckless driving—per se. Per Se means automatic. Often Jake can get the reckless driving reduced to simple speeding with an enhanced fine.
(1). Class B Misdemeanor. It goes Infraction, Class C, B, A, then Felonies.
(2). Up to 6 months in the Tooele County Jail Time (unlikely).
(3). Max Fine is $1,000. Uniform Recommended Fine is $690.
(4). Traffic School or Defensive Driving Course. Can be online.
(5). 6-12 Months of Court Informal Probation Non-Reporting. Court probation is the lowest form of Utah probation outside of just paying the fine and closing the case. 
(6). Driving Points. 80 points. Under 21 drivers only get 100 points before they are disciplined or suspended. Over 21 drivers get 200 points before they are disciplined. A single reckless driving conviction will discipline a minor’s driving license.
Yes. Utah will abstract all reckless driving convictions back to your home state where you insurance rates will likely go up and points will be assigned to your license.
Utah is a member of the “Non Resident Violator Compact” which is a Utah law that requires Utah to share adverse traffic information with other states. Currently Alaska, California, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, and Wisconsin are not members.
If you skip town and don’t deal with your Tooele County reckless driving case a warrant will issue for your arrest. Further, your driver’s license will be suspended in your home state for failure to deal with the reckless driving ticket (any ticket really).
Utah’s Reckless Driving Definition: (1). Two or more moving violations under the Utah Traffic Code within a 3 miles distance, or, (2). One single act of egregious reckless behavior, or (3). Going 105 miles per hour or more.
41-6a-528. Reckless driving — Penalty.
(1) A person is guilty of reckless driving who operates a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.
(2) For purposes of this section, “willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property” includes:
(a) traveling on a highway at a speed of 105 miles per hour or greater; or
(b) committing three or more traffic violations under Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, in a series of acts occurring within a single continuous period of driving covering three miles or less in total distance.
(3) A person who violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Your Tooele County reckless driving ticket will read on the middle left side that you have to call the court within 5-14 days.
When you hire Utah criminal defense attorney Jake Gunter he calls the court, enters his legal appearance on your behalf, and coordinate a court date (That he hopes to never attend).
The Tooele County Justice Court is located at:
Gordon R. Hall Courthouse
74 South 100 East #12
Tooele, UT 84074
Phone: (435) 843-3230
All Class B Misdemeanors and below, so Class C and Infractions. Class A misdemeanors and felonies are handled in the 3rd Judicial District Court Tooele Department.d
All criminal allegations occurring inside Tooele County are prosecuted by the Tooele County Attorney’s Office.
Reckless driving, traffic, speeding, no insurance, domestic violence, DUIs, impaired driving and drug cases.
The waiting period to expunge your reckless driving conviction is 4 years plus your probationary period. You can often run a 402 sentence reduction and reduce the Class B to a Clas C, making the waiting period 3 years plus probation. It you took a first time offender program (plea in abeyance) on your reckless driving, it is a 30 day waiting period plus probation.
