Emery County Booking Releases
Emery County booking releases provide arrest and jail records for a rural county in east-central Utah. Castle Dale is the county seat. About 10,000 people live in Emery County. The Emery County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and keeps all booking records. Because of the county's low population, the jail is small and booking volume is low compared to urban areas. This page covers how to search for Emery County booking releases, request records, and use state tools to find arrest data linked to this county.
Emery County Quick Facts
Emery County Sheriff Arrest Records
The Emery County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement for the entire county. The office is in Castle Dale. The sheriff's deputies patrol a large geographic area that includes San Rafael Swell, Goblin Valley, and stretches of Interstate 70. Arrests in Emery County lead to bookings at the county jail.
Each booking record has the person's name, date of birth, charges, arresting agency, bond amount, and booking date. Photos and fingerprints are part of the file. Emery County keeps these records on file and can provide them to the public through a formal request.
Highway traffic through Emery County brings non-residents into the jail system. Travelers passing through on I-70 may be booked in Emery County for offenses that occur within the county's borders. These bookings follow the same process and create the same records as any other Emery County arrest.
How to Get Emery County Booking Releases
GRAMA gives you the legal right to request Emery County booking records. The law is found at Utah Code 63G-2. Send a written request to the Emery County Sheriff's Office. Include the name of the person and the arrest date. Any case or report number you have will help staff find the right record.
The county must respond within 10 business days. Copies cost $0.25 per page. Certified copies are $5.00. Staff time runs $20.00 per hour after the first 15 minutes. Emery County's small staff handles these requests alongside other duties, so allow the full response window.
If Emery County denies a records request, the denial must cite a specific GRAMA exception. You can appeal within 30 days to the State Records Committee or district court. Most booking records are classified as public in Emery County and should be released without trouble.
Note: Emery County may take the full 10 business days for requests that require searching older paper files.
Emery County Inmate Custody Alerts
Emery County participates in the VINE notification system. VINE is free. Sign up at vinelink.com or call 877-894-8463. You get alerts when an inmate's custody status changes in Emery County. Bookings, releases, transfers, and court dates all trigger a notification.
Pick your preferred alert method. Phone calls, emails, and text messages are all options. VINE connects to the Emery County jail system and monitors status changes around the clock. Your registration is confidential. The person in custody has no way to know you are tracking their status.
Emery County Court and Booking Records
After an Emery County booking, the criminal case goes to court. The Seventh District Court handles serious charges from Emery County. Justice courts deal with misdemeanors and lesser offenses. Court records track every step from arraignment to sentencing.
Search Emery County court records at utcourts.gov/xchange. The basic search is free. Enter a name to see all cases linked to that person. Each result shows charges, hearing dates, and case status. For official copies of court documents from Emery County, contact the Seventh District Court clerk.
Combining court records with Emery County booking releases gives a full picture of each case from arrest to resolution.
Criminal History Checks for Emery County
BCI holds arrest data from Emery County in the statewide criminal history database. Go to bci.utah.gov to request a check. A name search costs $20. A fingerprint search is $15. The BCI office is at 3888 West 5400 South in Salt Lake City. Records include arrest dates, charges, and dispositions from Emery County cases.
BCI reports cover every county in Utah, so an Emery County arrest shows alongside records from any other Utah county where the person was booked.
Utah's Clean Slate law may erase some old Emery County records automatically. Eligible misdemeanors and certain felonies can be expunged after 5 to 7 years with no new convictions. Visit bci.utah.gov/expungements for the rules. Sex offenses, domestic violence, and DUI convictions do not qualify for automatic expungement.
The DOC offender search at corrections.utah.gov/offender-search tracks anyone from Emery County who went to state prison. It shows their facility, sentence, and release date. The Utah Department of Public Safety at publicsafety.utah.gov provides broader law enforcement resources that may help with Emery County records searches.
Nearby Counties
Emery County is in east-central Utah. Its neighbors include several other rural counties. An arrest near a county border could mean the booking happened in a different county's jail.