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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Buy a Utah hunting or fishing license, apply for hunting permits and drawings, report your big game harvest, download guidebooks, and report a poacher or wildlife crime.

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Utah Inmates and Offenders Search

The Utah Department of Corrections offender search lists only people now under its supervision in state prison or on probation or parole. County jail inmates awaiting trial are not included.

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Utah Birth Certificates

The Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics in Salt Lake City: certified Utah vital records ordered directly from the state office, which warns that third party vendors cannot order on your behalf.

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Utah Most Wanted

Current posting of fugitives and absconders from the UT Dept. of Corrections.

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Utah Federal Cases

The U.S. District Court for the District of Utah hears federal civil and criminal cases, with dockets and filings searched through PACER. Utah state cases come from the Utah State Courts.

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Utah Highway Patrol

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Utah Attorney General

The Utah Attorney General prosecutes major crimes, handles appeals for the state and gives legal counsel to state agencies. Court case records come from the Utah State Courts.

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Garfield County at a glance

State
Utah
County seat
Panguitch
Population
5,083
Area
5,180 sq mi
Founded
1882
Cities and towns
9

Garfield County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Garfield County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across the unincorporated areas of Garfield County.

Police Departments. In addition to Garfield County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Garfield County is supported by municipal police departments in cities like Panguitch and Escalante. These departments coordinate with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and emergencies, making sure of full law enforcement coverage across Garfield County.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Garfield County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 55 South Main Street in Panguitch, UT 84759, provides primary law enforcement services throughout Garfield County's vast territory. Garfield County Jail, located adjacent to the Sheriff's Office in Panguitch, houses pretrial detainees and sentenced misdemeanants. Municipal police services in Garfield County are minimal due to small town populations; most incorporated municipalities including Panguitch, Escalante, Tropic, Boulder, Hatch, and Antimony rely on the Sheriff's Office for law enforcement rather than maintaining separate police departments. Arrest records in Garfield County are public documents available under the Utah Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA), codified at Utah Code § 63G-2-101 et seq.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Garfield County are maintained by Garfield County Sheriff's Office.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Garfield County are taken and retained by Garfield County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office.

Garfield County Tourism Office and Bryce Canyon Country, serving as Garfield County's tourism promotion entity (phone 435-676-1160, website brycecanyoncountry.com), provides business development resources and networking opportunities.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Garfield County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Garfield County

Old mine sites
405
Sites with no status in the records
9
Past producers, now closed
228
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
177
Producing when recorded
145
Worked underground, in the mine records
126
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Uranium; Antimony
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
351
Shafts and tunnels
162
What they are
adit, prospect pit, air shaft, mine shaft
Maps surveyed
1952 to 2002
Records behind them
1,196 records for 910 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 559 mine sites inside the county: 228 past producers, now closed, 177 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 145 sites producing when the record was made, 9 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 351 holes drawn inside the county, 162 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Uranium; Antimony.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.

Wayne County Kane County Piute County Boulder Antimony Tropic Cannonville Bryce Canyon Escalante Panguitch Hatch N 50 miles 600 of 1,196 shown
Garfield County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Utah mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Garfield County (214 shown, 351 more named and 345 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

Garfield County lies on the edge of the Henry Mountains Field coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Utah Geological Survey, Abandoned Coal Mine Maps and linked below.

Utah abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Garfield County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 14 investigations in Garfield County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $145,799 in back wages agreed for 207 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
14
Back wages agreed
$145,799
Workers due back wages
207
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
5
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Ruby's Inn, Inc.Bryce10$123,880160
Bryco Management Services LLCBryce1$13,58042
Boulder Mesa Restaurant, LLCBoulder1$7,2794
Panguitch Drug CorporationPanguitch1$1,0611
Mark Austin Designer/Builders, LLCEscalante1$00

Every employer on the Garfield County record, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Utah wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Garfield County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Garfield County, Utah?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Garfield County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Garfield County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Garfield County, Utah?

The Utah criminal history record comes from the Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI). You can get only your own Utah criminal history, in person at the BCI office or by mailing the Criminal History Record Application with the fee. Fee: $20.00.

How can I look up sex offenders in Garfield County, Utah?

Search the Utah Sex, Kidnap and Child Abuse Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Garfield County, Utah?

Register with the county clerk or through the Utah Lieutenant Governor, Office of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. The county clerk must receive the registration by 5:00 pm 11 calendar days before the election; after that you may still register in person at an early voting location or on Election Day with two forms of identification.

How do I look up property records in Garfield County, Utah?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Garfield County are kept by the Garfield County recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Garfield County, Utah?

Certified birth and death certificates for Utah come from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Records and Statistics. In person orders can be placed at most Utah local health departments; the state office no longer has a walk in window. Online through the state vital records site, by mail to PO Box 141012, Salt Lake City UT 84114-1012, or in person at most local health departments. Fee: $25.00 for the first certified copy of a birth or death certificate; $10.00 for each additional copy of the same record ordered the same day.

How do I find business license records in Garfield County, Utah?

Business entity filings are searched with the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. After registering with the Division of Corporations, a business gets its business license from the city, town or county where it is located or operating.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

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