AGENCY: Utah Office for Victims of Crime
SERIES: 20335
TITLE: Appeal hearing tapes
DATES: 1987-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological
DESCRIPTION: These records contain audio tape recordings of appeals on denial of claims to Crime Victim Reparations. A claimant has 30 days in which to appeal a denied claim or decision. If the appeal to Crime Victim Reparations is denied, the claimant has 30 more days to file an appeal with District Court. The recordings are made to keep a transcript of the testimony given at the appeals. Transcript summaries of the recordings may be kept, but are not required nor consistently transcribed. The tapes are retained because District Courts have required the actual audio tape of the proceedings as evidence in appeals before the courts. Records of the appeals are placed in series 84706-Crime victim case files.
RETENTION
Retain for 10 year(s)
DISPOSITION
Destroy.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.
APPROVED: 02/1999
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Sound recordings: Retain in Office for 1 year and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 9 years and then erase.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Legal
This disposition is based on the possible use of these audio tapes in subsequent appeals to District Court. Due to the sensitive nature of the information on the tapes and their classification, these recordings will only be retained for ten years and then erased.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Private. UCA 63G-2-302 (2008)
SECONDARY DESIGNATION
Controlled. UCA 63G-2-304 (1) (2008)