Asking for friend, they just competed a drug treatment program, has a criminal record and is currently in mental health court

First thing, this person needs to talk to their attorney ASAP and follow that attorney's advice. Failing to report to the jail to serve a...

AP&P officers are employees of the Department of Corrections which can be designated as a type of peace officers known as correctional officers. ...

The charges on which a person is booked into jail, are those that the arresting officer believes a prosecutor will charge. However, once a...

Can i be charged with anything for being the driver of someone trying to cash a stolen check?

In Utah, a person can be held liable for another person's criminal offense, if they solicit, request, command, encourage, or intentionally aid the...

How likely am I to serve time or perhaps plead down to an infraction.

Whether a favorable or unfavorable result is likely in any case depends on all of the facts including which in which Court the charges are filed,...

I received a citation for simple marijuana possession but I wasn’t arrested. During covid, will I go to jail?

When a person is cited by a police officer, that officer can choose to arrest them or just issue a citation. Even without an arrest, charges may...

A person on probation can generally travel out of state. If they have a probation officer, they will that officer's permission. However, if the...

Does getting trespassed for a day go on your record?

The Utah Bureau of Identification collects records of arrests, criminal charges, and criminal convictions, and reports these incidents as a...

In Utah, we do not have statutory rape per se. Rather, there are two offense that may be relevant when a 19 and 17 year old have sexual contact. ...

I got in a really bad accident because my brakes failing. now I have a ticket for following too close. how much is the ticket

There is no guarantee you can het out of it. However, it sounds like you may have a defense. When A person wants to dispute a citation, they...