seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc
83784,District Court (First District : Cache County),Inheritance tax liens registers,i 1905-1966.,Chronological,"The district court clerk registers the estate settlements showing the heirs\, divisees\, or grantees\, and their relationship to the deceases. This settlement is then assessed for tax purposes. Appraisal of property is included and the executor or administrator is named. If any real estate is subject to lien\, the lien is also registered.",,,2 microfilm reels
83859,District Court (First District : Cache County),Daily court filings,i 1989-,Chronological,,Permanent. Retain for 9 year(s),Public,
29932,District Court (First District : Cache County),Wills deposited for safekeeping,1890-2017.,,"These original wills were deposited by individuals with district courts for safekeeping\, as per Utah Code 75-2-901 (2016). Wills are legal instruments which divide an individual's possessions and assets among his/her beneficiaries and include information concerning the executor of the estate\, as well as the signatures of witnesses and attorneys involved. A will may be divided into several sections and cover a variety of topics regarding the estate.",Retain permanently,Private,
22659,District Court (First District : Cache County),Probate index,1864-1988.,Alphabetical by initial letter(s) of surname or corporate name.,"The index was created by the county clerk to record the names and assigned estate numbers of parties in probate actions\, and to facilitate clerical management of and access to these files. The Index to Probate Matters\, which appears to be a compilation of three earlier volumes (A\, B\, and C)\, indexes the parties involved in probate cases 1-6748\, spanning 6 June 1864 to 13 March 1966. Each page includes five columns for: file number\, surname\, given name\, nature of matter\, and date filed. Notations under nature of matter include: deceased\, termination of estate\, minor\, insane\, incompetent\, feeble-minded\, inquest\, adoption\, tubercular\, civil (petition for name change\, termination of joint tenancy\, application for town site deed\, dissolution)\,,incorrigible\, and habeas corpus. Entries are typewritten. Volume B records cases 1-3243\, spanning 6 June 1864 to 2 January 1935. Each page includes three columns for: surname or corporate name\, given/Christian name\, and estate number. Parenthetical notations sometimes appear following the given name\, indicating an alias or the type of case (insane\, adoption\, guardianship\, name change\, inquest\, etc.). Entries are handwritten both in ink and pencil.",,Exempt,0.20 cubic foot 3 microfilm reels
22725,District Court (First District : Cache County),Probate account books,1883-1898.,Chronological by date.,"These volumes were used to record fees charged for services rendered in probate cases. Printed columns are available to record date (month\, day\, and year); items; costs assessed for judge\, clerk\, sundries\, and estate; and remarks for each case. Notations are handwritten. The space reserved for case numbers is unused. Volume A covers 30 October 1883 through 28 November 1891\, volume B spans 18 December 1891 through 29 April 1896\, and volume C encompasses the period from 13 May 1896 to 19 December 1898.",,Public,1 microfilm reel
22724,District Court (First District : Cache County),Probate registers of actions,1864-1988.,Numerical by case number.,"The register of actions or docket book provides a summary of actions filed in probate cases\, including a brief abstract of motions and orders\, the amount of fees collected\, and the eventual disposition. Included are cases filed in probate court\, October 1883 to December 1895\, and in district court\, January 1896 to May 1966. Some volumes are called Probate and Guardianship Proceedings. The register of actions is a listing of all actions relative to an individual case\, often on a single page\, providing a complete history including the number and title of case\, names of attorneys\, types and dates of actions filed\, amount of fees\, and volume and page where action is recorded. Because of the unusual,jurisdiction of the probate court\, the registers include isolated civil matters (primarily divorces\, which have separate alphanumeric case numbers) as well as probate cases.",,Public,10 microfilm reels
22905,District Court (First District : Cache County),Probate minute/record books,1860-1966.,Chronological by date of court session.,"This series is made up of minute/record books in which are recorded the official acts and proceedings of both the Cache County Probate Court (which was eliminated at statehood in 1896) and its successor\, the First District Court\, while sitting in Logan\, Cache County\, Utah. These records were created and maintained by the court clerk\, who is required by state statute to keep a minute book (Utah Code Annotated\, 1953\, 17-20-2). Originated by the Cache County Probate Court during the territorial period\, entries in the minute/record books begin in January 1860. Copies of court orders and decrees\, discharges\, petitions\, and notices are typical. Due to the unusual jurisdiction of the Probate Court\, the body was not limited to probate and guardianship matters. Although principally a record,of estates\, early volumes in this series also include minutes/records of criminal and civil cases tried in probate court between May 1860 and September 1873. Recorded information encompasses petitions\, applications\, various writs\, judgments\, complaints\, appointments\, decrees and court orders\, indictments\, verdicts\, pleas\, warrants\, and summonses. Cases involving commitment to the state mental hospital and adoption are included throughout the series. The minute/record books were transferred at statehood to the newly created district court\, which assumed jurisdiction for probate cases.,Although early entries are designated ""Minutes\,"" administrative details and meeting logistics are omitted. Entries in volumes A-Q are handwritten while those in subsequent tomes are typewritten. Minute/record books are no longer produced.",,Public,32 microfilm reels
3676,District Court (First District : Cache County),Civil and criminal case index,1895-1923.,Alphabetical by surname of defendant.,"Case indexes created by the court clerk to record the names and assigned case numbers of plaintiffs and defendants involved in civil or criminal actions\, and to facilitate clerical management of and access to those files.",,Public,0.50 cubic foot 1 microfilm reel
1532,District Court (First District : Cache County),Probate case files,i 1864-,Numerical by case number.,"A collection of all documents and actions filed with the court clerk in the course of probating wills of deceased persons make up the probate case files. Guardianships and adoptions may be included. Records and documents pertaining to a particular action are filed together by the court clerk\, who is required by the Rules of Civil Procedure to file pleadings and other legal papers. Collectively they constitute the case file. Case numbers are assigned by the court when papers are initially filed with the clerk. Files for probate cases include such documents as wills\, decrees\, continuations of hearings\, discharges\, petitions\, notices\, bonds\, letters testamentary\, testimonies\, findings of fact and conclusions of law\, commitments\, affidavits\, proof of publication\, appraisals \, reports\, orders\, depositions\, property inventories\, etc.",Retain permanently,Public,15.00 cubic feet 199 microfilm reels
6176,District Court (First District : Cache County),Declarations of intention record books,i 1896-,"Volumes and their entries are chronological. After 1906, the entries are also by case number in sequentially numbered volumes.","These volumes contain declarations of individuals' intentions of becoming U.S._citizens. They were filed at least two years prior to applying for naturalization. The first volume contains blanks for the individual's name\, sovereign\, date\, signature\, and clerk's signature. More detailed federal forms were used beginning in 1906. The forms contain additional information including personal description\, vital statistics\, and emigration data. By 1916\, information regarding any spouse's name and vital statistics data were added.",Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends,Public,3 microfilm reels
13841,District Court (First District : Cache County),Criminal case files,1896-,Numerical by case number.,"Case files are made up of the various documents filed with the First District Court in Cache County pertaining to each specific case. The records usually contain information such as the case number\, and the names of the defendants\, counsel\, jurors\, and witnesses. The case file may include complaints\, indictments\, subpoenas\, verdicts\, warrants of arrest\, execution or confinement\, warrant returns\, affidavits\, orders\, judgments\, appeal notices. Files rarely include transcripts of testimony. First\, second\, and third degree felony cases are the predominant case file type within this series (a major crime for which the maximum imprisonment is more than one year in a state correctional institution). This would include first degree offenses such as murder\, rape\, aggravated kidnapping\, aggravated burglary and robbery\, arson\, and possession with intent to distribute drugs. Second degree offenses include: manslaughter\, robbery\, residential burglary\, kidnapping\, perjury\, forgery\, theft of,property valued over $1\,000.00\, forcible sexual abuse\, and intentional child abuse. Third degree felonies include: burglary of non-dwellings\, theft\, aggravated assault\, forgery\, unlawful sexual intercourse\, joyriding\, possession with intent to distribute marijuana or cocaine\, and false or forged prescriptions. This series also contains misdemeanor cases which are punishable by a county jail term of up to one year and/or a fine. Misdemeanors include: negligent homicide\, driving under the influence\, theft\, assault on a police officer\, criminal mischief\, resisting arrest\, reckless driving\, possession of marijuana\, shoplifting\, trespassing\, and possession of a concealed weapon. Juvenile cases tried prior to 1907 can also be found in this series. In 1907\, a separate statewide juvenile court was established allowing juvenile court jurisdiction in all matters involving children 18 years of age and younger\, including parents and guardians of juvenile delinquents. Missing cases should not,be found in appellate court records since the Supreme Court is required by law [Rule 76 (d)] to remit their decision to the District Court ""together with such papers transmitted to the Supreme Court on appeal."" Furthermore\, Rule 75 (n) states that after the appeal has been disposed of\, any original papers should be returned to the custody of the district court. Cases which are appealed to the District Court from lower courts will be found in this series.",Retain permanently,Public,53 microfilm reels
13839,District Court (First District : Cache County),Probated wills,"1913, 1915, 1938, 1939-",Numerical by estate number.,"Probated copies of the last will and testament (including any codicil) of Cache County testators submitted to the First District Court for probate make up this series. The structure of individual wills may vary greatly\, from a simple manuscript with a single substantive provision to a complex document with multiple sections which cover a variety of topics concerning the estate. Basic information includes the testator's name\, county of residence\, and in some cases occupation or trade\, plus directions\, requests\, and bequests. Bequests to heirs may cite relationship to the deceased and include specific items or properties bequeathed. The name of the person(s) appointed executor(s) is usually cited. A certificate of proof of will was,included until September 1942. Collectively the series is composed of loose papers from individual cases (both holographic and typewritten); it is not a compilation of documents from multiple matters transcribed in record books.",Retain permanently,Public,5 microfilm reels
13838,District Court (First District : Cache County),Adoptions,1915-,Numerical by case number,These case files document all adoptions handled in the First District Court for Cache County.,Permanent. Retain for 9 year(s),Exempt,
13840,District Court (First District : Cache County),Mental health case files,1981-,Numerical by case number,,Permanent. Retain for 9 year(s),Exempt,2 microfilm reels
1530,District Court (First District : Cache County),Civil judgment record,1921.,Alphanumerical.,"Judgment record and summarized information about individual civil cases\, an abstracted reference source documenting the final judgment of the court in civil cases\, includes: the district court title\, date when the judgment was rendered\, the filing of any abstract of judgment\, date of execution\, who performed the execution\, satisfied and unsatisfied executions\, which party won the case\, amount of the final award\, names of parties involved and the successful plaintiff or defendant. Overlaps in dates occur since the court clerk recorded names before final judgment.",,Public,
1528,District Court (First District : Cache County),Little Bear River water rights case reports,ca. 1920.,Alphanumerical,Report from ca. 1920 that documents the current users of the Little Bear River Drainage.,,Public,
5141,District Court (First District : Cache County),Civil case exhibits,1896-,alphanumerical,,Retain for 9 year(s) after case is closed,,
17457,District Court (First District : Cache County),Civil case files,1895-,Numerical by case number and generally chronological by complaint filing date.,"Civil case files include the original complaint or summons\, and all legal papers filed through disposition or dismissal of civil cases\, the proceedings between parties wherein rights are enforced or protected\, or wrongs are prevented or redressed\, which cannot legally be called criminal cases\, involving real property and incidents within the District. Some transcripts but no exhibits are included. Civil cases include petitions for divorce\, to recover money\, voluntary withdrawal or dissolution of corporations\, and writs of habeas corpus.",Retain permanently,Public,32 microfilm reels
25991,District Court (First District : Cache County),Water rights case files,1917-,Numerically by case file number.,In civil actions the court acts to enforce rights and prevent or redress wrongs in matters not criminal. Civil case files include all legal documents pertaining to a particular case from the receipt of a petition to the resolution of the case. First District Court (Cache County) has separated civil cases dealing with water rights from the general run of civil case files. Water rights cases are frequently accessed and referenced as well as frequently reactivated.,Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends,Public,
26032,District Court (First District : Cache County),Exhibits to Bear River water rights adjudication,1938-1990.,Chronological by case number,"The Bear River is the primary source of water for Cache County. First District Court (Cache County) holds a set of maps that define Bear River water rights. Primarily these maps are exhibits to civil case #8220 which dealt with the matter of the general determination of the rights to use waters of the Bear River\, both surfaces and underground and its tributaries\, in Cache County. Bear River water rights maps also include a few maps from earlier Bear River water rights cases as well as a partition map used for establishment of a water conservancy district.",,Public,3 microfilm reels
767,District Court (First District : Cache County),Probate record books,i 1876-1906.,Chronological by date of document filing.,"This series is made up of transcriptions of documents filed in estate cases probated in both the Cache County Probate Court (which was eliminated at statehood in 1896) and its successor\, the First District Court\, while sitting in Logan\, Cache County\, Utah. These records were created and maintained by the court clerk. Transcribed documents include wills\, bonds\, letters testamentary\, and deeds which were filed in the course of administering the estates of deceased individuals residing in Cache County. Originally\, all documents (including wills) were recorded in a single volume (""Record of Bonds\, Letters\, and Deeds\,"" Volume D). Beginning in 1887\, wills were transcribed in one volume (""Record of Wills\,"" Volume D) while bonds\, letters\, etc.\, were recorded in,another (""Records of Bonds and Letters\,"" volumes D-F). The county probate court handled these cases until statehood (1896) when the court was dissolved. At that time the responsibility for probate cases was transferred to the district court.",,Public,3 microfilm reels
26016,District Court (First District : Cache County),Minute books,1896-1988.,Chronological by date.,"Utah law requires court clerks to keep a record of all proceedings\, actions\, orders\, judgments\, and decrees of the court (UCA 78-3-30). Historically\, court clerks kept this record in leather bound minute books. In these books the clerk made a daily record of all documents filed and all court actions. Minute book entries will typically name the parties involved and then provide a brief description of a hearing or other action on the date the action occurred. Since most cases span multiple days\, information on any given case is scattered through the books on the dates action was taken. Minute books also include administrative details of the court such as names of court officers present\, selection and dismissal of jurors\, and scheduling and assigning cases. Typically minute books include information about criminal cases\, civil cases\, and also probate matters which include estate settlements\, guardianships\, and adoptions.",,Public,41 microfilm reels
25983,District Court (First District : Cache County),Civil registers of actions,1895-1988.,Numerical by case number.,"Civil cases document the legal process and the administration of justice in conjunction with civil proceedings for the determination of a controversy between parties wherein rights are enforced or protected\, or wrongs are prevented or redressed. Records and documents pertaining to a particular civil 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. The clerk is required as documents enter the case file to make a notation that shows ""the nature of each paper filed or writ issued and the substance of each order or judgment of the court and of the returns showing execution of process. The notation of an order or judgment shall show the date the notation is made. When trial by jury has been properly demanded or ordered the clerk shall enter the word 'jury' on the page assigned to that action"" [UCA 79 (b) (2)].",,Public,28 microfilm reels
26014,District Court (First District : Cache County),Criminal registers of actions,1895-1988.,Numerical by case number.,"Traditionally district courts\, including First District Court (Cache County)\, created a register of actions for each criminal case heard by the court. The register commenced when the accusation was filed\, and thereafter the court listed each action until the case was dismissed or resolved with a conviction or acquittal. For each case the court clerk identified the defendant\, the crime of which he was accused\, a court assigned case number\, and the names of representing attorneys. For each action the clerk listed the type of action taken and the date on which that action was taken. Registers of action are case summaries which provide reference to additional records. Court assigned case numbers listed in the registers are a guide to case files which contain all of the important documents related to the case. Dates in the register provide reference to minute book entries.",,Public,5 microfilm reels
85173,District Court (First District : Cache County),Naturalization record books,1896-1929.,"Entries are chronological by petition date. After 1906 they appear by case number, chronologically arranged by petition date in sequentially numbered volumes.","These volumes contain documentation of the final steps of becoming a United States citizen. They include petitions for naturalization\, certificates of citizenship\, and accompanying documentation. The first volume contains only certificates of citizenship\, giving the date\, applicant's name\, former foreign residence\, current residence\, and signatures as well as a standardized summary of procedures. By 1903\, the forms consisted of an applicant's affidavit and witness affidavits\, as well as a certificate of citizenship. The forms also included the applicant's birthplace\, date and court of declaration of intention\, and date of admission to the United States.__,After 1906 more detailed federal forms were used. The petitions include individual's name\, residence\, occupation\, birth date and place; the place from which emigrated\, the date\, proof of arrival\, and vessel name; date and place of declaration of intention; wife's name\, birthplace and residence; any previous petitions; and children's names\, birthplaces\, and residences. Witness affidavits are included and various corroborating documents are bound into the volumes along with the petitions\, including declarations of intention\, certificates of U.S. military service\, certificates of arrival\, witness depositions\, etc.",Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends,Public,5 microfilm reels