Utah Public Records

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

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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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