Bankruptcy Records in Grand County Utah
Grand County bankruptcy records are part of the federal court system administered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Utah. Grand County sits in eastern Utah with Moab as its county seat, a city known for its national parks and outdoor recreation economy. The Seventh District Court handles state civil matters for Grand County. Federal bankruptcy case filings from Moab and the rest of Grand County are searchable through PACER, the national online portal for federal court records. This page covers every method available for finding these records.
Grand County Quick Facts
Grand County Bankruptcy Court Information
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Utah handles all bankruptcy filings for Grand County residents and businesses. The court is at 350 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. Phone: 801-524-6687. Chief Judge Honorable Peggy Hunt presides over the district court. David A. Sime is the clerk of court. There is no local federal bankruptcy courthouse in Moab or Grand County.
Grand County's economy is shaped by tourism, outdoor recreation, and some energy extraction. Businesses serving the Moab area, including outfitters, restaurants, and hospitality companies, may appear in bankruptcy filings when economic conditions shift. Individual residents also use Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 filings. Chapter 7 provides liquidation and discharge of qualifying debts. Chapter 13 lets individuals keep assets while repaying debts over three to five years. Chapter 11 covers business reorganization, and Chapter 12 applies to family farmers and fishermen. All four chapters are available to Grand County filers.
Note: Federal bankruptcy cases from Grand County are assigned to the Utah district regardless of which federal judge is on duty, and the entire record is available through PACER once filed.
PACER Access to Grand County Bankruptcy Filings
PACER is the primary tool for searching Grand County bankruptcy records online. Register at pacer.uscourts.gov or call 800-676-6856. Once registered, you search the Utah district by debtor name, case number, Social Security number, or business tax ID. Results show the case summary, chapter type, filing date, assigned judge, trustee, and a complete docket listing all documents filed in the case. Small per-page fees apply when downloading actual documents. Index searches cost very little.
PACER provides registered users with remote access to Grand County bankruptcy case dockets and filed documents from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Utah.
The PACER Case Locator at pcl.uscourts.gov is a separate tool that searches all federal courts nationwide. If you are not certain that a Grand County debtor filed in Utah rather than another state, the Locator resolves that question with a free name search. It returns basic case information and tells you which court holds the full record.
Grand County State Court Records and XChange
The Seventh District Court handles state civil, criminal, and domestic cases for Grand County. For state court records from Moab and Grand County, the Utah Courts XChange system at utcourts.gov/xchange provides online access. You can search by party name, check case status, and view documents without visiting the courthouse. XChange covers only state court matters. Federal bankruptcy records are not part of the XChange system.
The Grand County Clerk maintains county-level records including marriage licenses and county commission meeting minutes. Contact the Grand County Clerk at gwoytek@grandcountyutah.net or by mail at 125 E Center, Moab, UT 84532. The Clerk can assist with GRAMA requests for county-held records and can direct you to the right office for state court documents.
The XChange system gives online access to Grand County state court records and complements PACER when researching the full court history of a Moab area debtor.
The Utah Courts forms page at utcourts.gov/howto/divorce provides guides and forms for Utah state court proceedings. Grand County residents can use this resource to navigate state court processes that may run alongside or follow from a federal bankruptcy case.
The Utah Courts how-to guides help Grand County residents understand state court procedures that often intersect with federal bankruptcy proceedings.
Free Phone Lookup for Grand County Bankruptcy Cases
The McVCIS automated phone system lets you check Grand County bankruptcy case information at no charge. Call 866-222-8029 ext. 83 any time. The system works 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can hear the debtor name, case number, chapter type, filing date, and current case status by providing either the case number or debtor name when prompted.
McVCIS is read-only. You cannot request copies or submit anything through this line. It is best used for quick status checks. The CHAPMobile app provides similar case lookup features on a smartphone for those who prefer a visual interface. For full document access to Grand County bankruptcy filings, use PACER or visit the federal courthouse in Salt Lake City.
Note: McVCIS and CHAPMobile draw from the same federal case data as PACER, so the information they return is always current.
Obtaining Grand County Bankruptcy Case Copies
You can get copies of filed documents from a Grand County bankruptcy case in two main ways. The first is through PACER, where you can download individual documents for a small per-page fee. The second is by visiting the federal courthouse at 350 S Main St, Salt Lake City, where clerk staff can pull paper copies of older files not yet scanned into the system.
The Utah Bankruptcy Court's case information page explains every method for obtaining copies of Grand County bankruptcy case files, from PACER downloads to in-person clerk requests.
Certified copies of bankruptcy documents cost more than plain copies and require a direct request to the clerk's office. You can request certified copies by mail or in person at 350 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. Include the case number, the specific document you need, and a check or money order for the applicable fee. Call 801-524-6687 to confirm current copy fees before sending payment.
Some older Grand County bankruptcy records that predate electronic filing are not available through PACER. For those cases, the Utah State Archives at archives.utah.gov may hold the records if they are from the state court side. Older federal records may have been transferred to the National Archives in Denver. The bankruptcy court clerk can tell you where specific older files are stored.
Public Access Rules for Grand County Records
Federal bankruptcy records are public under federal court rules. Most documents in a Grand County case are viewable by any PACER user. Sensitive personal identifiers are redacted from public versions under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9037. Full unredacted records are available only to case parties or by court order.
State records held by Grand County and the Utah state courts fall under GRAMA, the Utah Government Records Access and Management Act, at Utah Code 63G-2. Send a written GRAMA request to the Grand County Clerk at 125 E Center, Moab, UT 84532 or email gwoytek@grandcountyutah.net. Include a clear description of the records, the approximate date, and any case numbers you have. Responses are due within 10 business days under state law.
Federal Rule 5003 requires the bankruptcy court clerk to keep complete records of all cases and proceedings in the district. This rule ensures that Grand County bankruptcy filings remain accessible through PACER and direct clerk requests long after a case closes.
Note: GRAMA covers only records held by Utah state and county offices. Federal bankruptcy records at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court are governed by federal court rules, not GRAMA.
Nearby Counties
Grand County borders several other eastern and central Utah counties. All bankruptcy filings from this region go to the same federal court in Salt Lake City. The PACER Case Locator can search across all of them at once, which is useful when a debtor may have lived or done business in more than one county.