PDF requirements for e-filing in the Utah district and appellate courts (eFiling)

What the court requires

The limit is 7 MB per document. The same 7 MB limit applies in the Utah Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, where documents bearing the filer's signature must also be searchable PDFs. Juvenile courts have a lower 5 MB limit.

“The court efiling system will accept documents with an electronic file size of up to 7 MB.”

Common reasons filings are rejected

• A document is over 7 MB.
• Exhibits pushed a document over 7 MB.
• The PDF is password-protected or has security restrictions.
• The PDF is password-protected or has security restrictions, so the court's system can't open it.

Questions about the Utah courts's PDF rules

What is the maximum PDF file size for the Utah courts?

7 MB per PDF.

What should I do if my PDF is too large for the Utah courts?

Split it into consecutive parts that are each under 7 MB, never cutting a page in half, and file the first part as the main document and the rest as attachments named in order (for example "Exhibit A, Part 2 of 3"). For scanned documents, re-scanning in black and white at 300 dpi often shrinks the file enough to avoid splitting. Docket Prime can split the file for you in your browser.

Does the Utah courts require text-searchable PDFs?

It is recommended. Documents saved directly from a word processor are searchable and much smaller than scans; for paper documents, OCR adds searchable text.

What page size does the Utah courts accept?

Letter size (8.5 × 11 inches) is expected. Legal-size or A4 pages may print badly or be refused, so resize them to letter.