Filing Documents by Email

If you email a request for a protective order or stalking injunction, the court will not share your email address with the other party. The court will use your email to contact you with questions and to notify you when it signs the order. The court will email you a signed copy of the order.

Your email must include the following:

• A subject line that says "Protective Order or Stalking Injunction Filing for ____ (your name)"
• Your contact information in your email, including the best way to contact you such as your phone number and email address). The court will not share this with the other party, but might use it to contact you if there are questions about your filing
• Attached documents:
  • Request for Protective Order or Petition for Protective Order or Request for Civil Stalking Injunction

    • You can prepare a request for a protective order or stalking injunction by working with your local victim advocate, using OCAP or with self-help forms available on our website

  • Service Assistance Form
  • Any supporting documents (police reports, text messages, etc.)

Make sure your documents are:

• Filled out completely
  • Type your name in the signature line, swearing the information in your petition or request is true
• Filled out clearly so court staff can read them, if you are filling out the forms by hand, please use a pen and not pencil so the court can read your papers
• Filled out in English
  • If you speak another language and need help, contact the Self-Help Center
• Scanned in PDF format clearly so the entire page can be read
  • If you are using a smartphone, you can use an app that will let you take pictures with your phone of each page of your documents and convert them to PDFs
  • If you have problems making a PDF review these tips on how to scan documents from your phone or tablet or contact your local court.

If you need help, contact:

• The court where you are filing for your protective order
• Your local victim advocates
• The Self-Help Center

More information on filing for protection from abuse is available on our Protection from Abuse page.

Follow these guidelines when emailing documents to begin the process of opening a new case.

Your email must include the following:

• A subject line that says "New filing for ____ (your name)"
• Your contact information in your email, including the best way to contact you, such as your phone number or email address.
• Attached case initiating documents. Usually this is just a complaint or petition and a civil coversheet, but could include other documents, depending on your case type.
• Please submit only black and white documents

There may be a filing fee to open a new case. If you must pay a fee the court will contact you with instructions on how to pay. If you do not pay your case could be dismissed. If you cannot afford the fee you can request a fee waiver.

Make sure your documents are:

• Filled out completely
  • Type your name in the signature line, swearing the information in your form is true
• Filled out clearly so court staff can read them, if you are filling out the forms by hand, please use a pen and not pencil so the court can read your papers
• Filled out in English
  • If you speak another language and need help, contact the Self-Help Center
• Scanned in PDF format clearly so the entire page can be read
  • If you are using a smartphone, you can use an app that will let you take pictures with your phone of each page of your documents and convert them to PDFs. Please be sure to include every page of your document
  • If you have problems making a PDF review these tips on how to scan documents from your phone or tablet or contact your local court.

Remember to serve other parties in the case copies of all documents you send to the court.

If you need help, contact:

• The court where you are filing your forms
• The Utah State Law Library
• The Self-Help Center

Follow these guidelines when emailing documents to be filed in your existing case.

Your email must include the following:

• A subject line that says "Filing in case # (include your case number)"
  • If you do not know your case number contact your court or the  Web Navigator. The Navigator is Out
• Your contact information in your email - including the best way to contact you (phone number, email address.)
• Attached documents you want to file
• Please submit only black and white documents

Make sure your documents are:

• Filled out completely
  • Type your name in the signature line, swearing the information in your form is true
• Filled out clearly so court staff can read them, if you are filling out the forms by hand, please use a pen and not pencil so the court can read your papers
• Filled out in English
  • If you speak another language and need help, contact the Self-Help Center
• Scanned in PDF format clearly (as individual PDF documents) so the entire page can be read
  • If you are using a smartphone, you can use an app that will let you take pictures with your phone of each page of your documents and convert them to PDFs. Please be sure to include every page of your document
  • If you have problems making a PDF review these tips on how to scan documents from your phone or tablet or contact your local court.

Remember to serve other parties in the case copies of all documents you send to the court.

If you need help, contact:

• The court where you are filing your forms
• The Utah State Law Library
• The Self-Help Center