Utah • Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County Criminal Justice Services
Criminal Justice Services (CJS) is part of the Salt Lake County Department of Human Services. It supervises people on pretrial release and county probation, writes presentence reports for judges, and screens people for Specialty Courts. If a judge told you to “contact CJS,” this is the office they meant.
How to contact CJS
Taken from Salt Lake County’s official CJS pages. Call the main line to confirm anything before you rely on it.
- Main telephone: 385-468-3500, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This one line covers Pretrial, Probation, Reports & Assessments, and Specialty Courts.
- Automated Pretrial check-in and court-date line: 385-468-3553, seven days a week, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Jail Screening & Release: 385-468-8648. Screeners work at the jail 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The office itself is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Mailing address: 2001 South State Street, Ste S3-650, Salt Lake City, Utah 84190 (Salt Lake County Government Center)
- Administration office: 145 East 1300 South, Ste 501, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
- Fax: CJS doesn’t publish a public fax number. If you need to fax documents, call 385-468-3500 and ask for your case manager’s fax, or have your attorney send them.
- Email: CJS doesn’t publish one general public email. To write to your case manager, use the county’s Contact a Case Manager form ↗. The CJS provider portal lists CJSSupportDL@slco.org as its support address, but that inbox is mainly for treatment providers.
CJS programs
CJS runs four programs. Call the main line for any of them.
Pretrial Services
Supervision while a case is still open.
Lets eligible people leave jail without money bail while their case moves forward. It covers misdemeanor and felony defendants. Supervision usually lasts 90 days or more.
Pretrial Services & your case managerProbation
County probation after sentencing.
- Class B misdemeanors
- Class A misdemeanors if the person is not already on AP&P and the case did not involve sexual violence or physical violence with a weapon
- No sex offender conditions or registration, and the sentence must be more than a fine
- The person must live in Salt Lake County and be referred by a Salt Lake County area court
- Starts with an LSCMI assessment. Call 385-468-3500 to schedule it.
- No supervision fees since January 1, 2023
Reports & Assessments
Presentence reports (PSRs) for judges.
If the court ordered a presentence report, call 385-468-3500 to book an appointment with a CJS case manager. CJS doesn’t take Class C misdemeanor or felony referrals. The PSR fee ($30 according to county materials) is paid at the appointment.
Specialty Courts
Drug court, mental health court, and similar programs.
If you were referred for Specialty Court screening, you’ll need an LSCMI assessment first. Call 385-468-3500 to schedule it with a case manager.
Municipalities & courts that use CJS
CJS serves Salt Lake County residents who are referred by a court in Salt Lake County.
Referring courts
- Third District Court: state court for Salt Lake County, at the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City and in West Jordan. It sends Pretrial release and supervision, presentence reports, and Specialty Court cases.
- Salt Lake County Justice Court: covers unincorporated Salt Lake County, Emigration Canyon, Magna, Kearns, White City, and Copperton. The South Jordan Justice Court closed on July 1, 2026, and its cases moved here.
- City justice courts in Salt Lake County: they can send residents to county probation. South Salt Lake’s justice court, for example, lists Salt Lake County Probation as its probation resource.
- Salt Lake City Prosecutor diversion programs: CJS provides case management, treatment services, and oversight in partnership with the Salt Lake City Prosecutor, the Third District, the Salt Lake City Justice Court, and the Legal Defender Association.
Cities, towns & metro townships in Salt Lake County
People who live in these places and are referred by a Salt Lake County area court can be supervised by CJS.
- Alta
- Bluffdale
- Brighton
- Copperton
- Cottonwood Heights
- Draper
- Emigration Canyon
- Herriman
- Holladay
- Kearns
- Magna
- Midvale
- Millcreek
- Murray
- Riverton
- Salt Lake City
- Sandy
- South Jordan
- South Salt Lake
- Taylorsville
- West Jordan
- West Valley City
- White City
- Unincorporated Salt Lake County
Good to know
General guidance only. The court and CJS always have the final word.