Moab Warrant Checks
Moab's police page has no public warrant search. No most-wanted list appears there either. The department also publishes no warrant phone line, so a public check starts with the Utah Statewide Warrants Search. Then read the court named on the citation. A hit means little until the issuing clerk confirms it. Need police service or a police-held record? Call Moab City Police or county dispatch. For a city record, Moab accepts GRAMA requests online, by mail, or in person, and those channels answer different questions rather than building a city warrant database. A citation naming a county court calls for the county routing below, not City Hall.
No Verified Moab Warrant Portal
The official Moab Police page covers services and contacts. It carries no live warrant form. Chief Alexander (Lex) Bell leads the department. The page routes requests for police and animal-control assistance, crime reports, and dispatch through the channels it lists, and its roster includes sworn officers, code enforcement, victim advocates, and civilian employees. Those details describe staffing, not warrant counts. Turn to the page Moab publishes for service and contact information. The Moab Police Department contact page shows the department's official listings rather than any search result.
Use the Moab page for police routing only; a warrant's status still comes from the issuing court, not the department.
Policing and Courts in Moab
Moab City Police can serve court warrants under city code. Grand County dispatch takes non-emergency police calls at 435-259-8115. That power is about service only. Deciding whether a warrant should issue, or be recalled, belongs to the court, so use the court printed on a Moab ticket rather than assuming City Hall or the police department owns the file.
Moab City Police
Police, animal-control assistance, crime reports, and service context
435-259-8938
Moab Police also posts a report and record request form. That Moab Police forms and records page covers police-held records, not a live warrant lookup.
Ask for a specific police report or service record and expect a privacy review.
Warrants in Moab: The Main Types
The paperwork varies in Moab. It may be a traffic or ordinance citation, a failure-to-appear order, or an arrest warrant tied to a criminal case. The city posts no municipal-court warrant channel. Whatever the type, the court named on the citation controls the case and the next step in Moab.
| City-related matter | What to check | Moab route |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic citation | Court name, number, deadline, and current amount | Use the court printed on the ticket |
| City ordinance | Code section and issuing court | City code explains rules, not warrant status |
| Police service | Whether a city officer served court process | Moab Police records or service contact |
| Arrest or FTA warrant | Issuing judge, court, and release instruction | Confirm with the court named in the result |
A code violation becomes warrant-related in Moab only when a court has taken action on that case. The code ticket alone is not a warrant.
Moab Police Service and Court Roles
Moab Police may serve an order, but it holds no case record. The court's file is the record. The city page lists 435-259-8938 for the chief's office. Dispatch and police assistance go to 435-259-8115. No separate warrant line exists, so when the trouble is a ticket or a missed court date, read the court and case number on a Moab citation first. A river-related safety citation needs the same check. "City citation" on the paper proves little. It does not show that the City Treasurer or a city court holds the case. The issuing court can name the amount, any appearance requirement, and the process for clearing a Moab warrant.
Moab Warrant Records: What They Show
A warrant record can carry a case number, issuing court, and order type. It may also list the charge or ordinance basis, a release condition, and current status. Moab posts no sample record or fixed number format. A code section number is not a warrant number.
| Example reference | Moab case number format not published |
|---|---|
| Police role | Service or police-held report context |
| Court role | Issues, recalls, or changes the warrant |
| Payment | Must use the court named on the citation |
| Status | Confirm with the clerk, not the code site |
A Moab records request can yield a police report after review. It won't confirm an active warrant.
Moab Traffic Fees Bypass Treasurer
Moab City Treasurer takes ordinary city payments, but traffic violations and court fines are excluded. That detail saves a trip to the wrong counter. If a Moab ticket is a court matter, call the court named on the citation. Use the payment route that court provides. Do not send a court payment to Moab City Hall just because the ticket arose inside city limits. Ask the clerk whether the amount includes delinquency charges. Ask whether payment also recalls the warrant. A receipt proves a transaction, but the court must confirm whether an appearance or a separate recall entry remains.
Moab Warrants and Grand County
Moab Police may serve a warrant under city code. The record, and any recall, belong to the court that issued it. Where does a Moab citation usually land? Traffic, infraction, river-runner safety, and Class B/C matters often name Grand County Justice Court at 125 E. Center Street, 435-259-1334. Felony and Class A cases route to Seventh District Court in the same courthouse, clerk 435-259-1355. The Utah Statewide Warrants Search covers the state side. Grand County Sheriff handles service at 435-259-8115. The full county process sits on the Grand County warrant records home page.
Warrant flow: Moab Police or city record request › court named on the citation › Utah Statewide Warrants Search and authorized serving agency.
Moab Code Is Not a Warrant Database
Want ordinance text? The Moab Municipal Code puts the city's laws online in a searchable format, and the City Recorder's office keeps the official version. The published code tracks changes through Ordinance 25-11, dated June 24, 2025. Read it for the rules Moab enforces. Just remember what it is not. Code text explains ordinances; it says nothing about a person's warrant status. For that, ask the court handling the case.
A city code page cannot confirm whether a judge issued or recalled an order.
Accessing Moab Warrant Records
Moab Open Government and GRAMA instructions lay out three ways to request city records: online, by mail, or in person at 217 E. Center Street. Give the city time. It quotes a 10-business-day processing period, and fees may apply. Open Utah offers another submission route for a Moab request. Ask for a record you're entitled to, and expect staff to review its classification before releasing anything. One caution belongs here. A GRAMA request is not a warrant search, and it cannot recall a court order. Only the issuing court can answer whether a warrant stays open.
Use the city request route for city-held records; use the court for case status.
Moab GRAMA Requests Do Not Search Warrants
A GRAMA request to Moab covers city records, not warrants. You can submit one online, by mail, or in person, and the Police forms page offers a Report/Record Request PDF for that purpose. Describe the record clearly so staff can actually find it. Moab may charge fees and may withhold or redact private, juvenile, or protected details. Keep the request tied to your own status or one specific case. It won't produce a roster of people with active warrants. If your real question is whether an outstanding warrant remains open, take it to the issuing court. That court, and only that court, can confirm it.
Moab City Hall Hours for Warrants
Moab City Hall contact and hours list the building at 217 E. Center Street. Doors are open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., plus Friday, 8 a.m. to noon. Call 435-259-5121 for the main line. For city records, the City Recorder sits at 435-259-2683. Neither number replaces a court clerk. Before driving to Moab, confirm which court is named on the citation. Payment and recall questions go there, not to City Hall.
Moab’s City Hall hours do not establish the hours of a court counter.