Utah Eviction Process and Court Timeline

Short answer. Cases go to the District Court. Three business days to respond after receiving the court papers. Who carries out a lockout: sheriff or constable.

At a glance

Court: District Court. The court's eviction forms are for the district court of the county.
"In the District Court of Utah"
Source 3
Time to answer or appear: Three business days to respond after receiving the court papers.
"You only have 3 business days to respond"
Source 1
Writ to lockout: After the Order of Restitution is served, the tenant usually has 3 days to move.
"usually within 3 days"
Source 1
Who carries out the lockout: Sheriff or constable. The Order of Restitution tells a sheriff or constable to remove the tenant.
"tells a sheriff or constable to remove you from the rental unit."
Source 1
Paying to stop the case: In a case based only on unpaid rent, the complaint is dismissed if the tenant pays what is owed within three calendar days of being served notice of the landlord's possession bond.
"shall be dismissed if the defendant, within three calendar days"
Source 2
Right to counsel (statewide): No statewide right to counsel for tenants in eviction cases (as of November 2026, per the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel): its tracker of enacted laws lists no statewide law here.
"An eviction right to counsel is created by an enacted law that, at a minimum:"
Source 4, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (secondary source)

Sample timeline: filed Monday, December 7, 2026

Earliest under the statute; courts' calendars often take longer.

Need the other side served? Process serving with an affidavit of service.

Answer due (if served the day of filing): Thursday, December 10, 2026
Hearing or trial: no date (The official pages don't give a period for setting the hearing)
Judgment: no date (Follows the hearing, which isn't dated here)
Writ or warrant of possession: no date (Not confirmed on an official page)
Earliest lockout: no date (3 days after the writ, which isn't dated here)

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Help the official pages point to

In a case based only on unpaid rent, the complaint is dismissed if the tenant pays what is owed within three calendar days of being served notice of the landlord's possession bond.
The court's Self-Help Center (source 1)
Utah Legal Services (for tenants in government housing) (source 1)
Utah Community Action or Utah Dispute Resolution for mediation (source 1)

Worth knowing

An occupancy hearing is held within 10 days after someone requests it.

Not stated on the pages we read: filing fee, hearing after filing, judgment to writ, diversion or mediation (statewide).

Sources

Utah Courts: Eviction Information for Tenants (checked November 2026)
Utah Code, Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 8 (Forcible Entry and Detainer) (checked November 2026)
Utah Courts: Order of Restitution, form 1200EVJ (rev. April 14, 2025) (checked November 2026)
National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (secondary source): National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel: Enacted Eviction Right to Counsel and Eviction Defense Programs (last modified November 2026) (checked November 2026)

Sourced from official pages; a few facts from vetted secondary sources, marked "(secondary source)".

General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. Not a court form. Earliest under the statute; courts' calendars often take longer.

Common questions

Which court hears eviction cases in Utah?

District Court. The court's eviction forms are for the district court of the county.

How long does a tenant in Utah have to respond?

Three business days to respond after receiving the court papers.

How long between the writ and a lockout in Utah?

After the Order of Restitution is served, the tenant usually has 3 days to move.

Who carries out an eviction in Utah?

Sheriff or constable. The Order of Restitution tells a sheriff or constable to remove the tenant. The officer acts on the court's order.

Can paying the rent stop a Utah eviction case?

In a case based only on unpaid rent, the complaint is dismissed if the tenant pays what is owed within three calendar days of being served notice of the landlord's possession bond.

Anything else to know about Utah evictions?