§ 78A-1-204. Requirements for court record website.

1/1/2027 (1) The Judicial Council shall establish and maintain a single website that allows the public to search and access all public court records in accordance with the requirements of this section. (2) To comply with Section 78A-2-233, the court record website shall provide remote access to all public court records through a network or system that: (a) is secure; and (b) provides restricted access through security standards developed by the Judicial Council, including a registration requirement under which a prospective user must provide the prospective user's: (i) identity; (ii) business or residence address; and (iii) citizenship status. (3) (a) The court record website shall allow an individual to conduct a search by using: (i) the name of a court; (ii) the name of a party, judge, or attorney; (iii) the name of a judicial district; (iv) a case number; (v) a case type; (vi) a filing date; (vii) the case status; and (viii) for a criminal case: (A) the section of the Utah Code under which an offense is charged; and (B) the disposition of a charged offense. (4) Except as provided in Section 78A-2-301.7, the Judicial Council may not require a person to pay a fee to: (a) access the court record website; (b) create an account or register to obtain access to the court record website; (c) conduct a search in the court record website; or (d) download a document from the court record website. (5) The Judicial Council shall post a link to the court record website in a prominent place on the website for the Utah state courts.