Davis County Frequently Asked Questions

Like most Utah counties along the western edge of the rockies, and the Wasatch Front, Davis County boasts some excellent hiking and biking opportunities. The Davis County Department of Community and Economic Development has a lot of information about recreation opportinities in Davis County available on their website. For more information, go here: http://www.daviscountyutah.gov/discoverdavis/default.cfm, and click 'recreation'.

The Davis County Sheriff's Office would be happy to send you a patch for a small fee. For more information, please see "Contact Info" on the Sheriff's Office webpage.

Vendors desiring to send product or company information to Davis County may address it to:

Davis County Purchasing
P.O. Box 618
Farmington, UT 84025-0618

1. Marriages may be solemnized by the following persons only:
   1. ministers, rabbis, or priests of any religious denomination who are:
      1. in regular communion with any religious society; and
      2. 18 years of age or older;
   2. Native American spiritual advisors;
   3. the governor;
   4. mayors and municipalities;
   5. a justice, judge, or commissioner of a court of record;
   6. a judge of a court not of record of the state;
   7. judges or magistrates of the United States;
   8. the county clerk of any county in the state, if the clerk chooses to solemnize marriages;
   9. the president of the senate;
   10. the speaker of the House of Representatives; or
   11. a judge or magistrate who holds office in Utah when retired, under rules set by the Supreme Court.
2. A person authorized under Subsection (1) who solemnizes a marriage shall give to the couple married a certificate of marriage that shows the:
   1. name of the county from which the license is issued; and
   2. date of the license's issuance.

(1998 Utah Code, 30-1-6, emphasis added)

If your business is in an unincorporated area of Davis County:
Please contact the Davis County Department of Community and Economic Development. Contact Information is available on the Economic Development website.

(Remember, although FairPark entry is free, some of the attractions are not. A fair schedule of events is usually posted to the fair website sometime in the middle of summer.)

The Davis County Health Department recommends that you "Call Mosquito Abatement District-Davis at (801) 544-3736 and ask for tiny, mosquito-larvae eating fish." This is a free service for Davis County residents.

For more information, please see the Mosquito Abatement District-Davis website at: http://www.davismosquito.org/. Also, you are encouraged to visit the West Nile Virus Info portion of the Davis County Health Department website.

If you don't find what you are looking for there, you may want to call the Davis County Jail. Much information about inmates is public information, and the jail staff can answer many questions you may have about who is in the jail, how to contact them, etc. The phone number for the jail is available on the Sheriff's Office website, under "Corrections".

Davis County Jail
Inmate's Name
P.O. Box 130
Farmington, Utah 84025

Be sure to put the inmates name. It is also helpful if you have the inmates booking number.

Divorce issues are handled by the Utah District Court system. There are multiple district court offices in Davis County. For contact information, you can visit http://www.utcourts.gov/directory/.

Who you should contact depends on the court to which you are on call for jury duty. Jurors are assigned to courts by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). The AOC should be able to tell you the court that you were assigned to. phone number for the AOC is: (801) 578-3800. The majority of Jury trials in Davis County are handled by the Utah District Court. You can get contact information for the nearest District Court at: http://www.utcourts.gov/directory/. Jury trials are also occasionally held by the Davis County Justice Court. You can contact the Justice Court at (801) 451-4488.

Good question. The difference is that District Court is a state agency, while Justice Court is run by the county. There are several District Court offices in Davis County, but only one Justice Court. The reason for two courts is that they fulfill two very different, but necessary functions. District Court handles the full spectrum of legal issues (civil, felony, misdemeanor, divorce, custody, probate, misdemeanor, etc.) District court contact information and locations are available at http://www.utcourts.gov/directory/. Justice Court handles a more limited range of issues such as traffic violations, class A misdemeanors, and small claims. If you have a legal issue other than those listed here, you probably want to contact the District Court. While the scope of Justice Court is much more limited than District Court, county Justice Courts processes a large number of cases, freeing the District Court to focus on larger issues.

1. Davis County Recorder's Office Property Information Search
   In conjunction with the Davis County Treasurer's Office, the Davis County Recorder's Office provides basic information about taxable properties in Davis County via the Property Information Seach, found at http://www.daviscountyutah.gov/recorder/property_search/property_search.cfm. Please notice that tax-exempt properties are not listed on the Property Information Search.
2. Subscription Service
   The Davis County Information Systems Department provides a subscription service that allows business to access comprehensive land and tax information directly over the internet. This service is intended for use by businesses, but can be accessed by individuals as well. The subscription service involves setup, monthly, and usage fees. For more information, please contact the Davis County Information Systems Department at (801) 451-3347.

• Real Property
  Real Property refers to land and improvements (such as structures and buildings). Real property appeals are handled by the Davis County Clerk/Auditor's Department (see "Contact Info" on the Clerk/Auditor's website).
• Personal Property
  Personal property refers to possessions, such as airplanes, mobile homes, and business furniture/physical assets.
  • Business Personal Property
    Appeals of the valuation of personal property owned by businesses are handled by the Davis County Clerk/Auditor's Department (see "Contact Info" on the Clerk/Auditor website for more info).
  • Non-Business Personal Property
    Appeals of the valuation of non-business personal property are handled by the Davis County Assessor's Office (see "Appeals" on the Personal Property section of the Assessor's website. To contact the Assessor's Office, see "Contact Info" on the Assessor's website).

Although Davis County does not run the online tax payment systems and thus cannot speak on behalf of the state, we felt it appropriate to mention that online credit card processing is not free. The state incurrs several fees for every online credit card transaction that they process. For credit card transactions in the range of hundreds or even thousands of dollars (such as a property tax payment) these fees are not small. The processing fee that the state charges for online payments is most likely an effort to recover money lost to credit card processing fees.