AGENCY: District Court (Eighth District : Uintah County)

SERIES: 28199
TITLE: Criminal registers of action
DATES: 1925-1964.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date of filing and numerical by case number.

DESCRIPTION: This series contains registers documenting the actions of the court in criminal cases. Records and documents pertaining to a particular criminal case are filed together by the court clerk and collectively these documents constitute the case file. As these records or actions are filed, the clerk notes the filing in the registers.

A register of actions may contain the a variety of information for each case, including name of the attorney for plaintiff and defendant, name of the judge presiding over the case, petitions, complaints, summons, answers to summons, orders from the court, assignment of judges, exhibits, judgment, findings and conclusions, costs, decrees, requests by attorneys for instructions to the jury, verdict, motions for cross complaints or new trials, amendments to previous answers, disclaimers, bonds, and inventories.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 50 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This series has permanent historical value as documentation of criminal cases handled by the court.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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