San Juan County Jail Roster and Booking Reports
San Juan County booking reports are kept by the San Juan County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff operates the county jail and records all arrests in the area. San Juan County is the largest county in Utah by land area, covering over 7,800 square miles of red rock desert, canyons, and tribal lands. The county seat is Monticello. You can search for San Juan County booking reports by contacting the Sheriff or by checking Utah state databases.
San Juan County Sheriff's Office
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office handles law enforcement for the entire county. Deputies patrol a territory that spans from the Colorado border to the Arizona line. The county includes Moab's neighbor Monticello, Blanding, Bluff, and Mexican Hat. National monuments and parks bring visitors from around the world, and the Sheriff responds to incidents involving tourists as well as local residents.
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office website is shown here.
Visit the San Juan County Sheriff page for contact information and services.
The Sheriff's Office manages the county jail where all bookings take place. Given the vast distance between communities, transporting arrested persons to the jail can take time. Once at the facility, the standard booking process begins. Each arrest creates a record that stays on file at the jail. San Juan County also works with the Navajo Nation and other tribal law enforcement agencies in the area.
Note: San Juan County covers a huge area, and some arrests happen hours from the jail in Monticello, which can delay the booking process.
How to Search San Juan County Booking Reports
San Juan County does not maintain a public online jail roster. To find booking reports, contact the Sheriff's Office by phone or visit in person. State tools are also available for searching San Juan County arrest data. Your options include:
- Call the San Juan County Sheriff's Office
- Visit the jail during office hours
- Submit a GRAMA request to San Juan County
- Search the Utah BCI criminal records database
- Check the Utah DOC offender search
Provide the person's full name and the approximate arrest date when you reach out. San Juan County's remote location means phone and mail are often the most practical ways to request booking reports. Staff can search by name and pull records from the jail's system. For older records or formal copies, file a written request.
Requesting San Juan County Records
San Juan County follows the GRAMA process for public records. Under Utah Code 63G-2, you can file a request with the Sheriff's Office for booking reports and related documents. The county has 10 business days to respond. Most booking reports are classified as public records.
Write your request with the arrested person's name, the date of the arrest if known, and a clear description of the record you want. Send it to the San Juan County Sheriff's Office by mail or in person. Some records may have portions redacted if they touch on active cases or protected information. Copy fees are small. The staff will tell you the cost before producing the documents.
San Juan County Booking Process
When someone is arrested in San Juan County, the officer takes them to the county jail for booking. Staff record the person's name, date of birth, address, and physical description. Charges are entered. A photograph and fingerprints are collected. The fingerprints go to the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification for the statewide database.
The San Juan County booking report includes the arrest date, time, charges, arresting agency, and bail amount if set. A booking number is assigned. Because the county is so large, the arresting agency might be the Sheriff's Office, the Blanding City Police, the Utah Highway Patrol, or a tribal law enforcement officer. All bookings for the county go through the same jail and produce the same type of report.
State Databases for San Juan County
San Juan County arrest records are shared with Utah state databases. The BCI criminal records system holds data from all 29 counties. You can request a records check from BCI to find San Juan County arrests. The Utah DOC offender search shows people in the state prison system who may have started with a San Juan County booking.
The Utah State Archives is a resource for older records. For expungement, the BCI expungement page outlines the process. State tools are especially valuable for San Juan County because the local office does not have online search features. If you cannot reach the jail by phone, BCI offers an alternative path to the same arrest data.
Note: Arrests made by tribal law enforcement on tribal land may follow different record-keeping processes and may not appear in San Juan County's jail records.
Cities in San Juan County
San Juan County includes Monticello, Blanding, Bluff, and Mexican Hat. Monticello is the county seat. Blanding is the largest city by population. All booking reports for arrests in San Juan County are processed at the county jail.
Nearby Counties
San Juan County shares borders with several Utah counties and the states of Colorado and Arizona. Each neighboring county has its own jail and arrest records.