Series 30123
Hyrum (Utah) Justice Court dockets
Dates: 1898-1993
6.85 cubic feet
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Scope and Content
This series contains pre-printed bound volumes used to record cases handled by the justice court. The earliest book held by the Archives includes both civil and criminal cases. The later books have space allotted for civil cases, but those cases must have been recorded elsewhere, since it appears that those volumes were used solely for criminal cases.
In the earliest book civil cases typically involve disputes over payment of money. Criminal cases involve charges for such offenses as reckless driving, fighting, drunkeness, disturbing the peace, petit larceny, and assault.
By the late 1940s the cases heard by the justice court still included some of the same charges such as drunkeness and disturbing the peace, but the majority of cases involved motor vehicle related violations, such as speeding, driving without a license, and running stop signs. In the 1970s cases were overwhelmingly traffic related, including some charges of "driving under the influence." Some of the dockets from the 1970s contain documentation of DUI cases, including breathalyzer reports and Alcoholics Anonymous meeting attendance verification. The latest docket books were devoted primarily to parking and traffic violations, along with citations for unlicensed or loose dogs. The series documents the evolution of work handled by the justice court over time.
Each entry in the dockets typically records such information as the name of the justice of the peace, names of the parties involved, the issue or charge, a list of documents filed in the case, a list of court costs, and a summary of the proceedings.
Gaps in Series
When the records in this series came to the State Archives in 2021, they did not include any records for the time period between 1913 and 1947. Furthermore, they did not include records of civil matters handled by the justice court after 1913.
Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public.
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Related Records
Justice Court case documents from Hyrum (Utah), Series 30124, contain records of a few cases handled by the Justice Court for time periods not covered in this series.
| BOX | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 1898 Feb - 1913 Feb: Justice Docket |
| 2 | 1947 Apr - 1952 Sep: Docket |
| 2 | 1952 Sep - 1957 Aug: Docket |
| 2 | 1957 Aug - 1961 Aug: Docket |
| 3 | 1961 Oct - 1964 Aug: Docket |
| 3 | 1963 Sep - 1967 Jan: Docket |
| 3 | 1967 Jan - 1968 Jul: Docket |
| 4 | 1968 Jul - 1970 May: Docket |
| 4 | 1970 May - 1971 Jul: Docket |
| 4 | 1971 May - 1973 Feb: Docket |
| 5 | 1973 Feb - 1973 Oct: Docket |
| 5 | 1973 Dec - 1975 Jan: Docket |
| 5 | 1975 Jan - 1975 Sep: Docket |
| 6 | 1975 Sep - 1976 Jan: Docket |
| 6 | 1976 Feb - 1976 Jul: Docket Book A |
| 6 | 1976 Jul - 1976 Sep: Docket Book B |
| 7 | 1976 May - 1976 Dec: Docket Book C |
| 7 | 1976 Dec - 1977 May: Docket Book D |
| 7 | 1977 May - 1977 Sep: Docket Book E |
| 8 | 1977 Aug - 1977 Dec: Docket Book F |
| 8 | 1977 Dec - 1978 Jun: Docket Book G |
| 8 | 1978 Jun - 1978 Nov: Docket Book H |
| 9 | 1978 Oct - 1979 May: Docket Book I |
| 9 | 1979 May - 1979 Dec: Docket Book J |
| 9 | 1979 Dec - 1980 Jul: Docket Book K |
| 10 | 1980 Jul - 1980 Dec: Docket Book L |
| 10 | 1980 Dec - 1981 May: Docket Book M |
| 10 | 1981 Jun - 1981 Dec: Docket Book N |
| 11 | 1981 Dec - 1983 Mar: Justice Docket Book 1 |
| 11 | 1983 Feb - 1983 Aug: Justice Docket Book 2 |
| 12 | 1983 Dec - 1985 Dec: Justice Docket Book 3 |
| 12 | 1985 Feb - 1985 Dec: Justice Docket Book 4 |
| 12 | 1985 Nov - 1986 Apr: Justice Docket Book 5 |
| 13 | 1986 Mar - 1987 Apr: Criminal and Traffic Docket Book 6 |
| 13 | 1986 Aug - 1988 Mar: Criminal and Traffic Docket Book 7 |
| 14 | 1988 Feb - 1992 Sep: Criminal and Traffic Docket Book 8 |
| 14 | 1992 Sep - 1993 Mar: Criminal and Traffic Docket Book 9 |