Davis County · Farmington & Layton · Statewide Practice

Davis County DUI & criminal defense.

Davis County starts fifteen minutes south of our Ogden office. We appear in the Farmington complex and the Layton department of the Second District regularly — and we know which of this county’s cities have no court of their own, which is where most people’s confusion starts.

I. The Courts

Davis County’s two-court system.

Davis County is organized differently from Weber. Several of its cities have no justice court at all, so their cases land in the county court in Farmington — and people lose days looking for a courthouse in their own town.

Misdemeanors
Davis County Justice Court
800 W State St, Farmington · (801) 451-4488
Felonies
Second District Court
800 W State St, Farmington
Layton cases
2nd District, Layton Dept.
425 Wasatch Dr, Layton

Two separate courts sit at 800 West State Street in Farmington — the Davis County Justice Court and the Second District Court. Clients mix them up constantly, and showing up at the wrong one is how a bench warrant starts. Check the court name printed on your citation, not the address.

II. The Cities

Where Davis County cases come from.

Davis County runs the length of the I-15 corridor between Salt Lake and Weber counties. Its enforcement pattern follows that corridor and the base.

01

Layton

The county’s largest city, no justice court of its own, and a heavy DUI enforcement corridor along Hill Field Road and I-15. Cases go to the Second District at 425 Wasatch Drive. See our Layton page.

02

Clearfield and Syracuse

Hill Air Force Base’s front door. A disproportionate share of these cases involve service members, contractors and clearance holders, where the collateral consequences outrun the criminal penalty. See Clearfield and Syracuse.

03

Kaysville and Farmington

Neither city runs a justice court; both are served by the Davis County Justice Court in Farmington. See Kaysville and Farmington.

04

Bountiful and south Davis

The southern end of the county, closest to Salt Lake and its own enforcement patterns. See our Bountiful page.

III. The Jail

Davis County Correctional Facility.

Arrests anywhere in Davis County book here, whichever city’s police made the stop.

Address
800 West State Street
Farmington, UT 84025
Phone
(801) 451-4100
Jail administration: (801) 451-4299
Inmate mail
P.O. Box 130
Farmington, UT 84025-0130

The bail defaults and the 10-day license clock work identically to Weber County — both are set by state law, not by the county. Our booking and release guide walks through the numbers and the deadline in detail.

Common questions.

Which court hears Davis County cases?
Most of the county's misdemeanor cases go to the Davis County Justice Court at 800 West State Street in Farmington, including cases cited in cities with no court of their own such as Kaysville and Farmington. Felonies and class A misdemeanors go to the Second District Court, which sits at the same Farmington complex and also has a Layton department at 425 Wasatch Drive.
Does Layton have its own justice court?
No. Layton City has no justice court — Layton cases, traffic included, are heard by the Second District Court, Layton Department, at 425 Wasatch Drive. People are frequently sent looking for a court that does not exist.
Where are Davis County arrests booked?
The Davis County Correctional Facility at 800 West State Street in Farmington. Main line (801) 451-4100. The Sheriff's Office publishes an inmate roster at daviscountyutah.gov.
Is Hill Air Force Base a factor in Davis County DUI cases?
Often. A DUI arrest affects base access, security clearances and civilian employment on base, and a state conviction can trigger separate administrative consequences that the criminal case never mentions. Tell your lawyer at the first conversation if you work on base — it changes what outcome you should be fighting for.