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Saturday, October 24, 2026

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Kelly V. Sparks

County Sheriff, Davis County

Official portrait of Kelly V. Sparks from daviscountyutah.gov
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Northern Utah

Office held

County SheriffDavis County
Service listed by the Legislature: Elected 2018, took office January 2019
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Background

Kelly Sparks is the Davis County sheriff, elected in 2018 and in office since January 2019. The sheriff's office says he began in law enforcement in 1983 at the Davis County Jail and served 23 years with the office as a patrol deputy and paramedic, SWAT commander, hostage negotiator and chief deputy for four years. He also directed the Weber State University Law Enforcement Academy for two years and was deputy director of the Utah Department of Public Safety's Peace Officer Standards and Training division. He holds a bachelor's in sociology and a master of criminal justice from Weber State and is an FBI National Academy graduate.

Source: Davis County Sheriff, About · Background checked October 22, 2026

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