Open Government

Open resources create a system of checks and balances, a cornerstone of our Constitution. Use the tools below to engage and create a better governance.

• Performance.Utah.gov

  Performance.Utah.gov provides access to performance data that helps both the executive and legislative branches understand the work of taxpayer-funded programs and their impact.

• Transparent.Utah.gov

  Transparent.Utah.gov is a website dedicated to the transparency and accountability of government finances. Expenditure and revenue data for the State of Utah is provided beginning with fiscal year 2009.

• Open Records

  The Open Records Portal is a central site from which a user can submit a records request (GRAMA request) to a governmental entity.

• Data.Utah.gov

  Data.Utah.gov provides open access to a growing number of publicly available, reusable data sets. This is a resource that will continue to grow. Download the data and start creating your own mashups.

Laws

• Search Legislation

  Each year, the Utah State Legislature passes hundreds of new bills into law. Read current bills, create your own custom RSS feed, and interact with legislators.

• Administrative Rules

  Administrative rules affect your life in many ways--the tint on your windshield, the fire in your fireplace, etc. Utah's rulemaking process creates opportunities for you to participate in the development of administrative rules.

• Utah Legislature Public Email Repository

  The Utah Statewide Warrants file (SWW) is designed to provide information on individuals wanted in the state of Utah.

• Utah Code

  The Utah Code consists of laws of the state that are codified.

• Lobbyist Financial Disclosures

  This service allows citizens to view information on licensed lobbyists in the state of Utah, including contact information, client lists and financial disclosure information.

• Utah Legislative Ethics Information

  An open repository of Utah Legislators' email.

Court & Legal

• Legal Notices

  Utah Legal notices allows users to search for notices such as: Property Foreclosure; Water Notices; Auctions; Summons; Alerts; and Delinquent Tax Notices as published in Utah Newspapers.

• Courts Public Notices

  Utah State Courts Public Notices provide notices required by law or court order to be published for the twelve Utah counties that publish their notices online.

• Utah Warrants Search

  The Utah Statewide Warrants file (SWW) is designed to provide information on individuals wanted in the state of Utah.

Financial Reports

• Campaign Contributions

  View all filed financial disclosure reports and statement of organizations for Candidates, Political Action Committees, Political Issues Committees, Political Parties and Corporations in the state of Utah.

• State Auditor Reports

  Utah State Auditor reports for government organizations from 2007 to date.

• State Financial Reports

  Access to the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), Federal Receipts Reporting and Federal OMB Single Audit Reports, as well as other specialized financial reports.

• Insurance Transparency

  The State of Utah Insurance Transparency site allows users to: Search for information about individual insurance companies; Compare quality measures between different companies; Participate in the rate review process for proposed premium increases; and View the latest proposed rate changes.

• Local Government Financial Reports

  Local Government Reports include the State Auditors records of County; Municipality; School District; Local Districts; and Other nonprofit financial organizations official Financial Reports; Budgets, UT Forms, and Impact Fees.

Public Records

• Utah Government Publications Online

  Utah Government Publications Online allows users to see newly released agency documents and reports and search and browse for agency publications and other items stored in the Utah Digital Library.

• Utah Annual Reports

  Lookup Utah Annual Reports

• Government Records Access Management

  Utah State Archives provides citizen access to government records through the State Records Ombudsman, Utah Public Notices, and the process for making Government records requests through GRAMA.

• State Contracts

  State Cooperative Contract Search - Search the State Contracts database for contracts

• Records Ombudsman

  The Ombudsman is familiar with the provisions of GRAMA (Government Records Access and Management Act) and serves as a resource for citizens who are making government records requests or appealing denials of records requests.

Data & Information

• Data Sources

  Data.Utah.gov provides open access to a growing number of publicly available, reusable data sets. This is a resource that will continue to grow. Download the data and start creating your own mashups.

Get Involved

• Public Meetings

  View public meetings from government agencies on a state and local level throughout Utah. Search for meetings on topics of interest, and subscribe to news feeds for meetings of interest.