Herriman City, Utah is in southwestern Salt Lake County, bordering west upon Oquirrh Mountains The population was 55,144 in 2020. In 1999 upon incorporation it had just 1,523 people. 
No Insurance. Don’t catch a conviction for no insurance as you will be required to have SR 22 high rate insurance. No insurance is a $400 fine and enhanceable to $1,200 on the second offense.
Simple Drugs Possession. If you are convicted of a drug charge, Possession Of Controlled Substance Marijuana/Spice, or Paraphernalia you often will lose your driver’s license for 120 days. There are tricks to avoid losing your license on a simple drug charge, so call Attorney Jake Gunter now to keep your license.
Criminal Mischief. Being loud and drunk in public or so loud in private that others can hear you is a recipe for a criminal mischief charge. It’s not the end of the world, but a good attorney can guide you to keeping your criminal record clean. Or set you up for the expungement.
Assault & Battery. Assault is a very common charge that is ultimately decided by a jury. Having an effective attorney can really make the difference on whether you are convicted of assault or simple disorderly conduct.
Domestic Violence. Domestic violence by itself is not a Utah crime. The domestic violence tag is applied to some 30 different criminal charges and makes those types of offenses enhanceable and you lose your gun rights upon being convicted.
Common domestic violence crimes are: Assault, DV in the presence of children, child abuse, electronic communication harassment, violation of a protective order, disorderly conduct, sexual battery and many more. See a full listing of domestic violence tagged crimes at Utah Code 77-36-1(4).
Herriman Justice Court
The local Herriman Justice Court is located at 5355 W Main Street Herriman, UT 84096. In 2022 the Herriman Justice Court handled 2,482 filed cases. N
DUIs. 29 cases.
Misdemeanors. 271 cases.
Traffic. 2,077 cases.
The Herriman Justice Court only handles Class B Misdemeanors, Class C Misdemeanors or Infractions. Every Utah Justice Court has a Small Claims Court that handles money damages civil cases under $15,000.
De Novo Review Of Justice Court Cases (Appeals)
Because Utah Justice Courts are still considered “Not a Court of Record” you automatically get a full De Novo Appeal. Nowadays all justice courts are recorded, but back in the day these courts often were not recorded and many of the justice of the peace were not attorneys. As a result Utah traditionally gives a full De Novo appeal to justice court cases. De Novo is stupid word for “Do Over.” If you lose in the Herriman Justice Court you can appeal and do it all over again with a De Novo Appeal. The appeal will be heard by a sitting Utah District Court judge in Salt Lake County. A De Novo justice court appeal is not a cold appeal on the trial court record, but another live jury trial. You get two bites at the apple in justice court.
Expungements and 402 Sentence Reductions
Part of any justice court plea bargain is the defendant’s ability to file 402 sentence reduction motions or file for an expungement at the appropriate time.
An expungement completely seals all government documents from the public eye. The police and prosecutor’s can still see them, but prospective employers, landlords or lenders can’t see them.
Expungement Waiting Periods.
The waiting period for a Class B expungement is: 4 years after probation ends successfully.
The waiting period for a Class C expungement is: 3 years after the probation ends successfully.
You can reduce the expungement waiting periods by filing a 402 sentence reduction motion and reducing your conviction from a Class B to a Class C, eliminating one year of the waiting period.
HERRIMAN CRIMINAL DEFENSE RESOURCES 
Salt Lake County Jail
Metro & Oxbow Jail
Salt Lake County Inmate Lookup
Herriman Police Department
5355 Main St, Herriman, UT 84096
Phone: (801) 858-0035
Salt Lake County Sheriff
https://slco.org/sheriff/about-us/
Herriman City Justice Court
https://www.herriman.org/court
Xchange
https://pubapps.utcourts.gov/XchangeWEB/XchangeWebServlet
