Piute County Information
Utah is home to Piute County. The current county seat in Piute County is Junction. The total population of Piute County in 2020 was 1,438.
It was created in 1865.
It was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans.
Piute County Arrest Records
In Piute County, arrest records are also kept on each and every crime within the jurisdictional area. Crimes in Piute County are separated into two major categories, violent crime and property crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the four main violent crime categorizations. There were 2 violent and 13 property crimes in Piute County in 2016. Piute County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Piute County Sheriff’s Office
550 North Main
Junction, UT 84740
Phone: (435) 577-2893
Fax: (435) 577-2894
Piute County Criminal Records
Piute County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. In Piute County, criminal records are frequently up to date. Citizens of Piute County can use a search tool in order to get access to the records in question. Anyone on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. Piute County keeps a current register of all local sex offenders. These include any offender living, attending school, working, or jailed in the Piute County area. This register can be accessed by all Piute County residents.
Residents living in Piute County can use a tool to search for any offenders in the area. A given zip code acts as the focal point of a resident's search. The website will then list all sex offenders found within a given radius of this pinpointed location in Piute County. People may also use the tools to look up individual known offenders. Non-compliant and incarcerated offenders are also shown in the results.
Piute County Court Records
The county courthouse is in charge of the courts in Piute County. The court clerk is in charge of maintaining all records within Piute County. Piute County residents can acquire court records at:
Piute County Courthouse
550 North Main Street
P.O. Box 99
Junction, UT 84740
Phone: (435) 577-2840
Fax: (435) 577-2802
The Court of Appeals of Utah can assess all contested decisions in the state. These lower courts often refer to one of the 29 superior or trial courts found across Utah’s 29 counties, including Piute County.
NOTE - Common records can be delivered to the requester by fax, email, or mail. Piute County official records can only be sent via mail.
Piute County Public Records
In Utah state, files called vital records are kept on each individual resident within the jurisdiction. These records refer to a person's most essential life events. These records can consist of vital records on divorces, marriages, births, deaths, and more. Counties such as Piute County help to collect these files. These counties, such as Piute County, are usually put in charge of accumulating files and sending copies to the state government.
Every county clerk collects marriage records in Utah. The Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics Center for Health Data and Informatics stores these records. The main vital records are birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. Piute County records are located in a central registry, along with all other vital records. They can be used in the future for statistical analysis.
All public records in Piute County can be accessed and copied by the general public. Piute County residents have the right to access these reports since Utah passed the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA). Piute County residents can obtain public records in-person at:
Piute County Clerk’s Office
550 North Main
Junction, UT 84740
Phone: (435) 577-2505
Fax: (435) 577-2433
Then again, to obtain a record copy, residents must also pay a fee. Piute County’s birth records cost $20. Piute County Death records cost $16. Marriage records in Piute County cost $18.
NOTE - There are various rules that must be followed in order for Piute County requesters to obtain records. The office is open between 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. MST from Monday to Friday. If a requester wishes to obtain files, they must bring some form of photo identification. State IDs and driver's licenses will do just fine. All Piute County public record requests must be put in writing.
