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May 02, 2022

Understanding Reckless Endangerment in Utah Reckless Endangerment is a serious charge in Utah, often seen as the second cousin to assault and battery. In Utah, you don’t need to inflict actual harm to be convicted of Reckless Endangerment. Instead, the law requires that a defendant acted recklessly, creating a situation where someone could have been… Read more »

DOPL DISCIPLINARY EXPUNGEMENTS IN UTAH

April 25, 2022

Utah DOPL Expungements—See What DOPL is Listing on Your Public Record?  The Utah Division of Professional Licensing.  Other known at “DOPL.”  https://dopl.utah.gov/  DOPL reports to the Utah Department of Commerce.  https://commerce.utah.gov DOPL is charged with licensing nearly 60 different Utah professional licenses.  Interestingly, DOPL does not govern attorney admissions and licensing.  Never has.  The Utah… Read more »

MILLARD COUNTY/FILLMORE CITY DRUG POSSESSION ATTORNEY—JAKE GUNTER

April 25, 2022

Millard County drug possession defense attorney has been helping people for nearly 20 years.    Let Jake’s nearly 20 years’ experience work for you.  Call/TXT (801) 373-6345. I-15 Utah Drug and Possession Charges: Have you been stopped on I-15 in Millard County, Utah?  Did they find marijuana or other drugs?  Were you just traveling through the… Read more »

GET YOUR UTAH DNA EXPUNGED FROM GOVERNMENT DATABASES

April 22, 2022

Utah Criminal Defense Attorney Jake Gunter.  Get your DNA record destroyed after your criminal charges were dropped, dismissed or found not guilty by a jury. Call/TXT (801) 373-6345.   UPDATED AS OF 20240506:   See HB19_ODNAExpungementNotice 20240506 produced the Utah Forensic Services division of the Department of Public Safety.  See HERE:  New Utah Law:  Utah Code… Read more »

Rule 402 Criminal Reductions—Get Your Utah Felony Reduced to a Misdemeanor

April 19, 2022

Get your Felony Reduced to a Misdemeanor. Call/TXT Utah Criminal Defense Attorney Jake Gunter.  Free Analysis Takes 15 Minutes to See if You QUALIFY.    (801) 373-6345 Prison or Jail Time:  You May Still Qualify for a 402 Sentence Reduction—New Law Effective Date: 12 May 2020:  Prior to 2022 if you went to prison or jail… Read more »

NEW UTAH EXPUNGEMENT LAWS—EFF 05/04/2022

April 11, 2022

Don’t Miss this Opportunity for Waived Expungement Fees Effective 05/04/2022. No more expungement petition filing fees.  ($135 in justice court.  $150 in district court) No more expungement eligibility certificate fees.  ($65 per eligibility certificate) No more expungement application fee. ($65 application fee) No more expungement fees until 06/30/2023 when the law automatically expires. Utah expungements… Read more »

COMMON ENHANCEABLE CRIMINAL OFFENSES IN UTAH

April 04, 2022

What is an Enhanceable Criminal Offense in Utah? Enhanceable offenses are anything the Utah Legislature says they are.  Enhanceable offense are when you are already convicted of an enhanceable offense and you are convicted of same offense again within the applicable look back period. Common look back periods can be five or ten years, but… Read more »

BLUFFDALE CITY JUSTICE COURT. UTAH CRIMINAL DEFENSE

March 15, 2022

Bluffdale, Utah Criminal Defense Attorney Jake Gunter has been advocating for the accused for nearly 20 years.   Let his experience work for you if you have a Bluffdale City Justice Court case. Types of Cases in the Bluffdale City Justice Court. DUIs. A very common criminal charge that carries mandatory licensing suspension and jail time. … Read more »

SHOULD I DO A POLICE INTERVIEW?

March 14, 2022

No.  And No.   Emphatically You Should Not Do a Police Interview Without an Attorney Present. As a general rule, you should not give a police interview without a Utah criminal defense attorney present.  You should exercise your Utah and Federal Constitutional rights to counsel and to remain silent. 99 percent of people interviewed by police… Read more »

PAYSON CITY JUSTICE COURT. UTAH CRIMINAL DEFENSE

March 14, 2022

UTAH COUNTY CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY–JAKE GUNTER Payson, Utah Criminal Defense Attorney Jake Gunter has been advocating for the accused for nearly 20 years.   Let his experience work for you if you have a Payson City Justice Court case.  Payson is a smaller town located just East of I-15 in Utah County.  The 2020 census population… Read more »

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