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[Date]
[Agency name]
Attn: Records Officer
[Agency address or email]
Re: Records request under the Government Records Access and Management Act (Utah Code § 63G-2-204)
My name: [your name]
Mailing address: [your address]
Email: [your email, if you will accept email]
Daytime phone: [your phone]
I request a copy of the following records:
[Describe the records as specifically as you can: type of record, date range, people or case numbers involved, and the department that keeps them.]
Please send electronic copies if possible. If the fees will be more than $[amount], please contact me before doing the work.
[Optional: I ask that you waive the fees under Utah Code § 63G-2-203(4) because [releasing the records benefits the public / I am the subject of the records / my legal rights are directly implicated and I cannot afford the fee].]
If you deny any part of this request, please tell me the legal basis in writing and how to appeal. I understand a response is due within 10 business days of receipt.
Thank you,
[Your name]
Tenant’s notice to provide deposit disposition
Use it when: Your landlord did not return your deposit or send an itemized list within 30 days after you moved out.
TENANT'S NOTICE TO PROVIDE DEPOSIT DISPOSITION
TO: [owner or owner's agent name]
RE: [address of the rental property]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS pursuant to Utah Code Sections 57-17-3 et seq., the owner or the owner's agent must provide the tenant, at the address below, a refund of the balance of any security deposit, the balance of any prepaid rent, and a notice of any deductions from the security deposit or prepaid rent as allowed by law.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the tenant vacated the property on the [day] day of [month], [year].
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that failure to comply with this notice will require the owner to refund the entire security deposit, the full amount of any prepaid rent, and a penalty of $100. If the entire security deposit, the full amount of any prepaid rent, and the penalty of $100 is not tendered to the tenant, and the tenant is required to initiate litigation to enforce the provisions of the statute, the owner may be liable for the tenant's court costs and attorney fees, if the court determines the owner acted in bad faith.
Tenant's name(s): [your name(s)]
Mailing address: [street, city, state, zip]
This is a legal document. Please read and comply with the document's terms.
Dated this [day] day of [month], [year].
[Signature]
Serve it as the statute requires (hand delivery, leaving it with a person of suitable age at the address in the lease, posting it, or registered or certified mail to the address in the lease), and keep proof of service.
Debt validation request
Use it when: A debt collector contacted you about a debt and you want it verified in writing.
[Date]
[Collector name]
[Collector address]
Re: Account/reference number [number]
I am writing in response to your contact dated [date]. I dispute this debt and request validation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692g.
Please send me, in writing: the amount of the debt; the name of the original creditor and the current creditor; proof that you are authorized to collect it; and an itemization of how the amount was calculated, including any interest and fees.
Until you provide this information, please stop collection activity on this debt as the law requires. Send all communication in writing to the address below. Do not call me.
[Your name]
[Your address]
Send this by certified mail with return receipt, and keep a copy. The right to dispute in this way generally depends on writing within 30 days after you first get the collector's validation notice.
Cancel a door-to-door or phone sale
Use it when: You bought something from a direct solicitation (at home, by phone, mail or email) and want to cancel within three business days.
[Date]
[Seller name]
[Seller address]
Re: Cancellation of purchase made on [date of purchase], [description of product or service], [contract or order number]
I am cancelling this contract. Utah law gives buyers in certain direct sales the right to cancel before midnight of the third business day after the transaction or receipt of the product, whichever is later (Utah Code § 13-11-4).
Please refund all payments to me within 10 business days and tell me how to return any product. Do not charge my card or bank account any further.
[Your name]
[Your address, phone, email]
Send it before the deadline by a method that gives you proof (certified mail, or email plus a mailed copy). Keep a copy.
Cancel an auto-renewing service contract
Use it when: A service contract renewed without the notice Utah law requires.
[Date]
[Company name]
[Company address or email]
Re: Account [number], service contract dated [date]
I am cancelling this service. I did not receive the written notice of the automatic renewal provision that Utah Code § 15-10-201 requires (on the first page of the contract and again 30 to 90 days before the deadline to give notice). Under Utah Code § 15-10-202, the automatic renewal provision is void and the contract renews only month to month.
Please confirm in writing that the contract ends at the end of the current month and that no further charges will be made.
[Your name]
[Your address, phone, email]
Keep proof that you sent it and any bills you were charged.
Request a special education evaluation
Use it when: You think your child may have a disability that affects learning and want the school to evaluate.
Law: IDEA; Utah State Board of Education special education rules · Read the guide
[Date]
[Principal name and school]
[Special education director, school district]
Re: Request for special education evaluation for [child's full name], date of birth [DOB], grade [grade]
I am the parent/guardian of [child's name]. I am requesting a full and individual evaluation to find out whether my child has a disability and needs special education and related services.
My concerns are: [describe what you have seen: grades, attendance, behavior, health, attention, reading, speech, etc., with dates].
Please send me, in writing: a consent form for the evaluation, the procedural safeguards notice, and the timeline the school will follow. Please also provide copies of my child's education records.
You can reach me at [phone/email]. I would like to be notified early enough to attend any meetings, at a time we both agree on.
[Your name]
[Your address]
Keep a copy and note the date and how you sent it.
Ask for U visa certification (I-918 Supplement B)
Use it when: You were a victim of a qualifying crime and want a law enforcement agency, prosecutor or court to certify your helpfulness.
[Date]
[Agency or office name: police department, prosecutor, court, or other certifying entity]
Attn: Certifying official
[Address]
Re: Request for Form I-918 Supplement B certification
Case/report number: [number], date of incident: [date]
I am the victim of [type of crime] reported on [date]. I am asking for certification of my helpfulness on Form I-918 Supplement B under Utah Code § 77-38-503. I have been helpful, am being helpful, or am likely to be helpful in the detection, investigation or prosecution of this crime: [briefly describe how you have helped, reported or cooperated].
Utah law says the agency must process this request within 90 days, or within 14 days if I am in removal proceedings [include only if true], and that a current investigation, charges, prosecution or conviction are not required to request certification. Please do not disclose my immigration status except as the law allows.
Please contact me at [phone/email] [or through my attorney, name].
[Your name]
This is general information, not legal advice. Talk to an immigration attorney or accredited representative before sending it.
Request your child’s school records
Use it when: You want to inspect or get copies of your child’s education records.
Law: FERPA and special education rules (records must be provided within 45 days) · Read the guide
[Date]
[Principal name and school]
[School district records office]
Re: Request to inspect and review education records for [child's full name], date of birth [DOB]
I am the parent/guardian of [child's name]. I am requesting to inspect and review all education records for my child, including enrollment, attendance, grades, discipline, health, testing, evaluations and any special education file, and copies of those records.
Please respond without unnecessary delay, and before any upcoming meeting about my child (date: [date, if any]). I understand the records must be made available within 45 days of this request.
[Your name]
[Your address, phone, email]