American Fork, UT

Saratoga Springs, UT (Utah County) background check: Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification BCI (https://bci.utah.gov/) — $15 name-based, $30 fingerprint, Utah Code §53-10-108 (https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter10/53-10-S108.html). Online via MyCase (https://www.utcourts.gov/services/mycase/). Live scan IdentoGO UT (https://www.identogo.com/locations/utah). Saratoga Springs PD (https://www.saratogaspringscity.com/295/Police) and Utah County Sheriff (https://www.utahcountysheriff.com/) for local records. Court records: Utah XChange (paid) or free at courthouse via MyCase (https://www.utcourts.gov/xchange/). FBI Identity History Summary $18. Utah GRAMA (Utah Code §63G-2). Ban-the-box: Utah Fair Chance Act (Utah Code §34-52-101).

Property records and deeds for Spanish Fork (Utah County, Utah) come from two free official portals. The Utah County Recorder (https://recorder.utahcounty.gov/, 100 East Center Street, Suite 3600, Provo, UT 84606, 801-851-8244) accepts, records, and processes all deeds, mortgages, and liens; access digital document images at https://recorder.utahcounty.gov/find-records by grantor, grantee, parcel number, or instrument number. Recording fees are 40 dollars per document under Utah Code section 17-21-18.5 (effective 2026). The Utah County Assessor (https://assessor.utahcounty.gov/, 100 East Center Street, Suite 1100, Provo, UT 84606, 801-851-8295, assessor@utahcounty.gov) maintains parcel-level ownership, residential exemption status, market value, and tax history; real-property page at https://assessor.utahcounty.gov/real-property. The Utah County Treasurer shows current property tax balances (801-851-8255). The City of Spanish Fork (https://www.spanishfork.org/, 40 South Main Street, Spanish Fork, UT 84660, 801-804-4500) handles utility liens, business licenses, and zoning. Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA, Utah Code section 63G-2) governs all access. Free deed search via UtahRecords.us at https://utahrecords.us/property-records summarizes all county-recorder portals statewide.

Arrest records in Salt Lake County, UT come from the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office Inmate Lookup at https://slsheriff.org/, which shows current detainees at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail. The Salt Lake City Police Department arrest blotter is at https://www.slcpd.com/. Smaller PDs (West Valley City, Sandy, West Jordan, South Jordan, Murray) handle their own arrests. Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA, U.C.A. §63G-2) makes adult arrest reports public. Court charges tied to arrests are searchable on Utah XChange at https://www.utcourts.gov/xchange/. The Utah BCI is at https://bci.utah.gov/. Sources: SLCo Sheriff (https://slsheriff.org/), UT Courts (https://www.utcourts.gov/).

To look up a death record in Utah, the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics at https://vitalrecords.utah.gov/ issues certified death certificates for $18 (records from 1905 forward). Order online via VitalChek, by mail to PO Box 141012, Salt Lake City, UT 84114 (801-538-6105), or at the Salt Lake City office. Only the spouse, parents, children, siblings, or legal representatives can obtain certified copies under U.C.A. §26B-8-103 within 50 years. Genealogy records (50+ years old) are at the Utah State Archives at https://archives.utah.gov/ and Utah State Historical Society. Sources: UT Vital Records (https://vitalrecords.utah.gov/), UT Archives (https://archives.utah.gov/).

To look up a divorce in Utah, use Utah XChange at https://www.utcourts.gov/xchange/ (paid subscription with full Odyssey access) or the free Utah Courts case search at https://www.utcourts.gov/. Divorce cases are filed in District Court of each county; cases are public unless sealed. The Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics at https://vitalrecords.utah.gov/ does NOT issue full divorce decrees, only divorce verifications ($16). For a certified copy of the actual decree, contact the District Court Clerk where the divorce was filed. Utah Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA, U.C.A. §63G-2) governs disclosure. Sources: UT Courts (https://www.utcourts.gov/), UT Vital Records (https://vitalrecords.utah.gov/).

To find a divorce record in Utah, the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics at https://vitalrecords.utah.gov/ does NOT issue full divorce decrees, only divorce verifications ($16). For a certified copy of the actual decree, contact the District Court Clerk where the divorce was filed. Utah Courts directory at https://www.utcourts.gov/courts/. Court records (case status, filings) are searchable on Utah XChange at https://www.utcourts.gov/xchange/ for a fee, or free for basic case lookup. Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA, U.C.A. §63G-2) governs disclosure. Sources: UT Vital Records (https://vitalrecords.utah.gov/), UT Courts (https://www.utcourts.gov/).