AGENCY: District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County)

SERIES: 3254
TITLE: Mental health commitment registers
DATES: 1905-1991.
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number and generally chronological by case filing date.

DESCRIPTION: These registers document civil proceedings for the involuntary commitments of persons to the State Hospital.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 30 years and then transfer to State Archives.

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

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition based on documentation about individuals, legal procedure, court history and functions. The records serve as a historically useful record for documenting the operation of the court and its ability to involuntarily confine individuals. The records also have genealogical value as documentation of the lives of individuals.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private. These records are considered private under the Utah Code of Judicial Administration Rule 4-202.02(4)(A)(k). They become public after 75 years if the subject is over 21 years old and 100 years if the subject is under 21. (Utah Code 63G-2-310