AGENCY: Public Lands Policy Coordination Office
SERIES: 26637
TITLE: Right-of-way claim records
DATES: 2005-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by county name.
DESCRIPTION: The Public Lands Policy Coordination Office provides information and services related to legal action concerning rights-of-way on public roads (Utah Code 63L-11-201 (2025)). Records document county right-of-way claims regarding state- and county-owned rights-of-way over non-reserved public land. Records contain notices of acknowledgement to the United States Bureau of Land Management, affidavits, depositions, maps, photographs, and other documents which contain information about the beginning and endpoints of each road; township, range, and section references; and center-line road descriptions.
Privacy annotation:
List of personal data included: full name, date of birth, home and mailing address, names of family members and associates. Occasionally may include employment records, and rarely may include biographical, medical, or other relevant information related to "downwinder" or similar claims.
Purpose personal data is collected, maintained, or used: for court determinations, acknowledgments, and documentation of right-of-way claims.
Legal authority for collecting, keeping, or using personal data: Utah Code 72-5-3
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Right of way records, GRS-1996
AUTHORIZED: 06/28/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office for 1 year and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 50 years and then transfer to State Archives.
Computer data files: Retain in Office for 25 years after case is closed and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical Legal
These records are created and maintained in accordance with Utah Code Section 72-5-309 (2008) and R.S. 2477 (43 U.S.C. Section 932 (2011)). These records have historical value as they document the process used to determine the establishment of state- and county-owned rights-of-way across non-reserved public land.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public. Utah Code 63G-2-201(2) (2025)
SECONDARY DESIGNATION
Protected. Utah Code 63G-2-305(18) and (23) (2025)