PDF requirements for e-filing in the Utah juvenile courts (eFiling)

What the court requires

The limit is 5 MB per document. The 5 MB limit is low; scanned documents usually need to be split or re-scanned in black and white.

“If your document is over 5MB, split the document into sections less than 5MB each.”

Common reasons filings are rejected

• A scanned document is over 5 MB.
• Color scans make a short document too large.
• 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 juvenile courts's PDF rules

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

5 MB per PDF.

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

Split it into consecutive parts that are each under 5 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 juvenile courts require text-searchable PDFs?

The published rules we found don't require it. 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 juvenile 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.