Utah Legal Overview: Wasatch-Front The Wasatch Front metropolitan area in Utah covers Weber, Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties. Davis and Weber counties are also a part of the Ogden–Clearfield MSA, while Salt Lake County is the core component of the Salt Lake City MSA. Both these MSAs and all four counties in the Wasatch Front metro area are a part of the Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield CSA or combined statistical area. The district courts in each county are the main trial courts with general jurisdiction.
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Trending Legal Topics: Each county has limited jurisdiction county and city justice courts. For example, Salt Lake County has the Salt Lake County Justice Court and the Salt Lake City Justice Court, both located in Salt Lake City. These courts have jurisdiction over traffic violations, small claims not exceeding $10,000, and Class-B and Class-C misdemeanors. Verdicts obtained in justice courts can be appealed by asking for a new trial in the relevant district court which has general jurisdiction, which in this case is the Salt Lake City District Court. |