The mission of the Court is to sit in judgment of criminal and common law proceedings, to resolve legal issues, and to insure justice; thereby improving the quality of life in the community.
Court Appearance:
Most criminal code violations require an appearance before a judge. The state law manates that a defendant MUST contact the court between 5 and 14 days after the citation is issued to schedule a court date. Three exceptions to this are: (1) Open container violations (2) Doing business without a license and , (3) Speeding 1-10 miles over the limit. These violations can be handled without a court appearance. If you are required to appear before the judge, PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE, COURTSTARTS ON TIME.
Small Claims: The Small Claims Court of Lehi is designated to settle legal issues and problems arising from contractual or service disputes or other claims which do not exceed the sum of $7,500. Small Claims Court allows an individual or business to be compensated by a party who has not performed according to an agreement /contract or who has committed some wrongdoing in reguards to contract. Form for filing small claims are available at the court house.
Checks/Money Orders:
The Court accepts personal checks and money orders. Make checks payabe to LEHI JUSTICE COURT. Please make sure you print your case number or citation number on the check to ensure credit is applied to your account. Return checks will be charged a mandatory $20.00 service charge. Any return check not cleared within 30 days results in an additional Class "C" misdemeanor charge and the issuance of a cash-only Warrant.of arrest. To clear a return check, the payment must be in cash, certified check, money order, or a approved credit card.
Credit/Debit Cards: We accept debit/credit cards from American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa.
Cash: Cash is only accepted when paying in person. When mailing a payment, PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH!
Payment Box: There is a payment box located at the front door of the court building for your convenience. Payments are not accepted at the window after 4:30p.m.. Payment s put in the box afer 4:30 p.m. will be credited the next business day.
| Speeding 1-10 mph over | $90 |
| Speeding 11-15 mph over | $115 |
| Speeding 16-20 mph over | $165 |
| Stopping violation | $90 |
| Improper lane or passing | $90 |
| Following too close | $90 |
| Failure to register | $40 |
The State of Utah mandates that a defendant must contact the court no less that 5 working days or more than 14 calendar days after receiving the citation. A "fail to appear" warrant may be issued, a fee added and your driver's license suspended if defendant in not in compliance with this law