AGENCY: West Valley City (Utah). City Attorney

SERIES: 17195
TITLE: Closed criminal case files
DATES: 1981-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphanumerical by name

DESCRIPTION: These files are used by city prosecutors to conduct trials against persons charged with criminal misdemeanors. They contain copies of police reports (containing name of person reporting crime, name of suspect, summary of crime, names of police officers, and whether a citation was issued); pretrial notices or trial notices (containing defendant's name, name of attorney, and date and time of trial); citations (containing name of person, date, place of occurrence, and any comments); and notes of attorney. These case have gone to court and are closed.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

May Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 12/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 1 year and then microfilm and destroy provided microfilm has passed inspection.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

This retention is based upon the administrative needs of the office. Though record copies of the court records and police records are kept elsewhere the City Attorney has determined that these records should be maintained permanently.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private

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