Having a warrant out for your arrest can be nerve racking. Regularly Utah criminal defense attorney Jake Gunter moves courts to lift warrants and secures a court date to deal with the issue.
(1). Utah Warrant Search Online.
This free Utah State government sponsored site allows you to search Utah warrants. You need to know some basic information about
(2). Xchange Search.
Utah’s Xchange program is a subscription fee based online search program where you can access most publically filed Utah court records. Both civil and criminal filings. Utah court filings have primary categories of public, private, sealed protected and juvenile records.
You need to perform a search for your name and download the docket report to see if an active warrant is outstanding.
(3). Call the Court–utcourts.gov
You will need more information for the court clerk to determine if you have an active warrant for your arrest. Sometimes the court clerk can tell you if have an active warrant.
You don’t want to get picked up on an active warrant for some simple traffic ticket. You want to get the warrant lifted. This can be done in the following ways.
(1). Call the court clerk. Call the court clerk and see what the court wants you to do about the outstanding warrant. Often you can come and sign a promise to appear, or the clerk will set a hearing date to address the warrant. Often on lower-level felonies and misdemeanors warrants have a bond that you can pay.
(2). File a motion to set aside the warrant. If the prosecuting attorney will not agree, you can file a unilateral motion to set aside the outstanding warrant. The judge will hold a hearing on the matter or more likely rule and lift the warrant without a hearing.
(3). File a stipulated motion to set aside the warrant. Often the prosecuting attorney will agree to lift the warrant and you can file a stipulated motion and order. A stipulated motion and order are generally the fastest way to lift the warrant. The required 14-day response period to the motion is waived with a stipulated motion.
