Were you served by Wasatch Constables?

Someone filed court papers that must be delivered to you. The person or company named at the top of the papers started the case, and Wasatch Constables was hired to deliver them. We did not decide to sue you, and we don’t take sides. The papers we deliver most often:

• Summons and complaint: someone is suing you in a civil case
• Small claims: a smaller civil case in justice court
• Eviction notice or eviction summons: a landlord is asking to end a tenancy
• Protective order or stalking injunction: a court order with a hearing date
• Subpoena: you are asked to testify or to produce records
• Divorce, custody or support papers
• Writ of garnishment or writ of execution: steps to collect a judgment

Who filed? We only point you to what is printed on the papers. The caption at the top names who filed, and the papers usually list their lawyer or contact information. To learn more about our role, read what a constable is in Utah.

Every case has a deadline, and missing it can mean you lose without being heard. Here is what the Utah courts say about three common ones:

• Civil case: “In Utah? You have 21 days to respond.” If you were served outside Utah, you have 30 days (Utah Courts).
• Eviction: “You only have 3 business days to respond after you receive these court papers” (Utah Courts).
• Protective order: a hearing is usually set within 21 days, and if you don’t go, the judge can decide without hearing from you (Utah Courts).

The date printed on your papers controls. If it differs from anything here, follow the papers. Look up your case for free in MyCase. The Utah Courts Self-Help Center helps people without a lawyer for free: call 888-683-0009, text 801-742-1898, or email selfhelp@utcourts.gov, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

You can check that the papers and the constable are real without taking anyone’s word for it, ours included.

1. Check the case. Look up the case number from your papers in MyCase, or call the court named on them.
2. Call us at a number you find yourself. Our number is 801-392-9400, as listed on this site and on Google. Don’t trust a number from a voicemail or a text.
3. Check the appointment. Constable Matt Jennings was approved by the Salt Lake County Council on June 10, 2025 (council record) and appointed South Ogden City Constable on October 7, 2025 (city record). See who we are.
4. Check the license. Utah’s Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) began regulating constables in May 2026, and licenses are required starting January 1, 2027. DOPL’s constable page links to its Verify a License tool.

Sometimes we call. When we do, it’s to ask to meet you in person so we can hand you the papers. For your privacy, we never tell anyone what the papers are about over the phone. We disclose papers only to someone who can lawfully accept service.

We will never:

• threaten you with arrest on the phone
• ask you to pay over the phone to “stop” a case
• ask for gift cards, cryptocurrency, payment apps or wire transfers

When a payment is owed to us, for example on a writ of execution, we accept only certified funds or the payment pages on this website. If a caller says they are a constable or process server and asks for money or personal details, hang up. The FTC’s advice is simple: “Hang up. Don’t call the number back” (FTC). Then call us or the court yourself.

Papers can be served by leaving them with an adult who lives at the home. Utah’s court rules allow leaving them with “a person of suitable age and discretion who resides there” (Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 4). If the papers name someone else, or the address is wrong:

• If the mistake is ours, such as a wrong date, time or description on the return of service, call us at 801-392-9400. We check it against the deputy’s GPS-stamped attempt record.
• If the mistake came from the information we were given, such as the wrong name or address, contact the person or lawyer who filed the case. Their contact information is on the papers.
• Either way, tell the court. The clerk for the case can tell you how to raise it.

We are hired by the person who filed the case. When we serve papers, we act as an officer of the court: our job is to deliver the papers correctly and report truthfully to the court how and when we did it. We don’t represent either side, and we can’t give legal advice to anyone.

• We can tell you that we served papers, and when, where and how we served them.
• We can’t tell you what the papers mean for you, whether to respond or what to file, or anything about the case over the phone.

If you need advice about your case, these are free or low-cost places to start:

• Utah Courts Self-Help Center: 888-683-0009, text 801-742-1898, selfhelp@utcourts.gov.
• Utah Legal Services, for people with low incomes: (801) 328-8891.
• Free legal clinics listed by the Utah courts, including landlord-tenant and debt-collection help.