Utah Public Records


  1. Utah Public Records
    1. Utah laws and court cases
    2. Letter Generator
    3. Exemptions
    4. Contacts (where to send your request)
    5. Blogs, websites and resources that use open records
    6. Press
      1. 2008
      2. 2007


Utah laws and court cases

State Statute
Open Government Guide to Utah's Open Records Law by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press


Letter Generator

Generate an open records request that conforms to Utah requirements


Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.


Contacts (where to send your request)

Utah Schools Directory (pdf)


Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

(add yours!)
Utah's Right to Know


Press

Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Utah.

2008

September 30, 2008: AG's office denies request for search warrant information
September 17, 2008: Keep it open: Deals made with defendants should be accessible
July 10, 2008: Ruling shines light on execution process
July 8, 2008: Open book: Tell-all Web site should be Utah's goal
May 7, 2008: Sandy hired law firm in records fight, boosting its legal tab
April 29, 2008: Secret bonuses: Sandy officials hide pay from public
April 26, 2008: Bonusgate? Sandy's mayor, city administrator raking in the dough
April 3, 2008: Open records meetings publication now available
April 1, 2008: After Supreme Court Ruling, County Revisists Public Records Policies
March 25, 2008: Rebecca Walsh: State put Kennecott ahead of our safety
March 18, 2008: Sunshine Week Promotes Access to Records
March 6, 2008: Limits on public access score lukewarm success
February 26, 2008: Bill to conceal names of animal researchers passes
February 20, 2008: South Jordan writing alternate draft of police-record bill
February 19, 2008: Chief cop wants to hide dirt
February 17, 2008: Measures would shield spending, police discipline, meeting minutes
February 16, 2008: Secret police: Disciplinary actions should remain public
January 1, 2008: Review: Leavitt minutes public
January 1, 2008: Leavitt's lessons: State archivist is right to keep those records open

2007

December 30, 2007: How does your city score? Experts rate cities on openness
December 26, 2007: Price gouging
December 15, 2007: Buffalo Chip to Lehi City Council
December 13, 2007: City ups cost of providing public documents
December 12, 2007: Power company won't hold back records on mine collapse
December 10, 2007: Judge rejects Sandy's argument on public records
November 26, 2007: Government loses bid for rehearing in Trentadue case
November 18, 2007: Broken college system lets drug cheats slip through the cracks
November 15, 2007: Sierra Club hits Ogden with suit
November 7, 2007: IN OUR VIEW: Report card on open records
September 8, 2007: SLC attorney wins case on appeal
July 8, 2007: No fees for school boards (Opinion)
July 5, 2007: Official Learns Public Information is Not Cheap be sure to read the comments as well. Once again, we run into the issue of a govenrment agency charging huge fees because their data storage system is not up to date.


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