Series 25159

District Court (Fifth District : Washington County) Criminal registers of actions

Dates: 1896-1990.

2.00 cubic feet and 2 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

An agency history is available.

Scope and Content

Records and documents pertaining to a particular civil, criminal or probate action are filed together by the court clerk and collectively these documents constitute the case file. As these records or actions are filed, the clerk enters them in the registers which comprise this series.

A register of actions may contain the following entries for each case: 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.

Gaps in Series

There is no known index for criminal records between the end of the index book in series 26247 and the beginning of the books in this series.

Access Restrictions

This series is designated as Public.

Reproduction and Use

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Finding Aids

Indexes: An alphabetical index is located at the beginning of each register.

Related Records

Criminal case files from the District Court (Fifth District : Washington County), Series 26246, contains the entire case file listed in these registers.

Index to civil and criminal actions from the District Court (Fifth District : Washington County), Series 26247, provide information on criminal cases that proceed this index.

Indexing Terms

Court records--Utah--Washington County

REEL	VOLUME	DATE	DESCRIPTION
1	2	1948 - 1975	353-700
1	3	1975 - 1983	701-1200
2	4	1983 - 1987	1201-1700
2	5	1987 - 1990	1701-2140