Sex Offenders in Box Elder County
Box Elder County residents can search for registered sex offenders through Utah's statewide registry and local law enforcement resources. The Box Elder County Sheriff manages registration for county residents, while the Brigham City Police Department handles registration for people who live within Brigham City limits. Both offices work with the Utah Department of Public Safety to keep the statewide sex offender registry current and accurate. Searching the registry for Box Elder County is free and open to the public through the state portal at sor.utah.gov.
Box Elder County Quick Facts
Box Elder County Sex Offender Registry
The Utah Sex Offender Registry at sor.utah.gov covers Box Elder County and all 28 other Utah counties. To focus your search on Box Elder County, select the county from the search filters on the state portal. You'll see a list of current registrants along with their photos, addresses, and offense information. The registry is maintained by the Utah Department of Public Safety and reflects updates submitted by local law enforcement in Box Elder County.
Each registrant's profile shows their current address or, if they have no fixed address, their transient status. The system also shows employer addresses when disclosure is required. You can sign up for community notification alerts so you receive an email when a sex offender moves within a set distance of an address in Box Elder County. This free alert service is part of the state registry system.
The national registry at nsopw.gov connects to Utah's data and lets you search across multiple states at once. The image below shows the NSOPW search interface, which is useful if you need to check a person's registration history across state lines.
The National Sex Offender Public Website at nsopw.gov lets you search Box Elder County sex offender data alongside records from other states, territories, and tribes.
How to Find Sex Offenders in Box Elder County
Start with the state portal at sor.utah.gov. Use the county filter to narrow results to Box Elder County. From there, you can also search by a specific street address or zip code to find offenders registered within a set radius of any location in Box Elder County. The address search is useful if you want to check around a home, school, or park in the county.
If you need to verify whether a specific person is registered, enter their name in the search bar. The system searches all active registrants in Utah. If the person is registered and their record is public, it will appear in results. Some registrants have restricted records. If a record does not appear, that does not always mean the person is not registered. Contact the Box Elder County Sheriff directly for law enforcement confirmation if needed.
You can reach the Box Elder County Sheriff for questions about specific individuals or registration compliance in unincorporated parts of the county. For Brigham City residents, the Brigham City Police Department is the contact point for registration issues.
Box Elder County Registration Rules
Utah requires sex offenders to register twice a year. The first registration is in their birth month. The second is six months later. Both visits must be in person at the registrant's local registration office. For Box Elder County residents outside Brigham City, that means the Sheriff's office. For Brigham City residents, it means the Brigham City Police Department. Registrants pay a $100 annual fee at their birth month visit.
Any change to a registrant's address, employer, or school must be reported within three business days. This applies to temporary moves as well as permanent ones. Out-of-state offenders who come to Box Elder County must register within 10 days of arriving in Utah. This includes people staying temporarily for work, family matters, or any other purpose if they meet the threshold for required registration under Utah law.
The Box Elder County Sheriff and Brigham City Police work with Adult Probation and Parole when a registrant is under active supervision. AP&P handles registration for supervised offenders. Once supervision ends, the registrant transitions to reporting directly to the local law enforcement office in Box Elder County.
Note: Changes to vehicle registration and online identifiers are also required under Utah law within three business days of any change.
Brigham City Sex Offender Registration
Brigham City is the county seat of Box Elder County and the only city in the county that handles its own sex offender registration. The Brigham City Police Department manages registration for people who live within city limits. Residents of other cities and towns in Box Elder County go to the Box Elder County Sheriff instead.
The Brigham City Police Department submits registration data to the Utah Department of Public Safety. This keeps the state registry at sor.utah.gov accurate for Brigham City addresses. If a registrant moves from Brigham City to a rural area in Box Elder County, they update their registration with the Sheriff rather than the city police. The registrant must report that address change within three business days under Utah law.
Sex Offender Laws That Apply in Box Elder County
Utah's sex offender registry laws apply to all residents of Box Elder County. The framework was revised in 2025 when the legislature reorganized the laws from Title 77 to Title 53. You can review the prior statutory text at Utah Code Title 77, Chapter 41. The core requirements have not changed significantly: offenders must register, report changes promptly, and comply with proximity restrictions if their victim was a minor.
Proximity restrictions prevent certain sex offenders from living or working near daycares, preschools, schools, public pools, parks, and playgrounds. These restrictions apply in Box Elder County the same way they do statewide. Law enforcement in Box Elder County monitors compliance during regular contact visits and in response to community tips.
Failure to register as required is a third-degree felony if the original offense was a felony. It is a class A misdemeanor if the original offense was a misdemeanor. Box Elder County prosecutors handle registration violation cases in the First District Court, which serves Box Elder County.
The Utah Department of Corrections at corrections.utah.gov provides statewide oversight of registry compliance and works with local agencies like the Box Elder County Sheriff to address violations.
Cities in Box Elder County
Box Elder County includes Brigham City and several smaller towns. Brigham City is the only city in Box Elder County that qualifies for an individual city page based on population.
Other towns in Box Elder County such as Tremonton, Garland, and Bear River City do not have individual pages. Registry searches for residents of those communities use the county-level resources listed above.
Nearby Counties
Box Elder County borders Cache County to the east, Weber County to the south, and Rich County to the northeast. Each of those counties has its own registry contacts and local resources.