AGENCY: District Court (Second District : Weber County)
SERIES: 6405
TITLE: Probate record books
DATES: 1879-1959, 1975-1984.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date of court session
DESCRIPTION: This series is made up of record books in which are transcriptions of court orders, decrees, notices, etc., filed in estate cases probated in both the Weber County Probate Court (which was eliminated at statehood in 1896) and by its successor, Second District Court, while sitting in Ogden, Weber County, Utah. These records were created and maintained by the court clerk. The district court clerk was required by statute to "keep a 'probate record book,' properly indexed, in which shall be recorded all wills, bonds, letters of administration, letters testamentary, and all other papers and orders of the court required by law to be recorded" (Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, Title 12, ch. 7, section 1023, page 220).
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: For records beginning in 1883 through 1896. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1883 and continuing to the present. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1883 through 1959. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Paper: Retain in Office until microfilmed and then destroy provided microfilm has passed inspection.
APPRAISAL
Historical
Disposition based on documentation about individuals, legal procedure, court history and functions. Record books have legal and administrative value to the court through dismissal or satisfaction of the final judgment. Because they enforce or protect private rights and prevent or redress private wrongs, the value of the judge's decrees and final judgments to parties in the action may well extend indefinitely.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Exempt. Adoptions are sealed for 100 years. Guardianships are private.