Wasatch County Sheriff's OfficeLocal authority

The Wasatch County Sheriff's Office is the chief local law enforcement agency serving Wasatch County, Utah, headquartered in the county seat of Heber City. Led by an elected county sheriff, its statutory mandate encompasses providing countywide criminal patrol and investigations, operating the Wasatch County Jail, providing security for the state courts, serving civil process, and coordinating specialized backcountry search and rescue operations across the Wasatch Back. Established in 1862 alongside the creation of Wasatch County by the Utah Territorial Legislature, the sheriff's office historically protected early agricultural pioneer settlements in the Heber Valley and evolved into a modern emergency agency managing expansive mountainous and reservoir recreational regions.