AGENCY: District Court (Seventh District : Emery County)

SERIES: 21843
TITLE: Criminal registers of actions
DATES: 1896-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number, thereunder chronological.

DESCRIPTION: This series documents the individual criminal cases tried by the Seventh District Court in Emery County. Actions taken in each case are recorded on separate documents and then filed together to become the case file. As these documents enter the case file they are recorded in the Criminal registers of Actions.

Registers function as a chronological list of the actions taken in each criminal cases. A register of actions can contain the following: attorney for plaintiff and defendant, name of the judge presiding over the case, petitions, complaint, summons, answers to summons, orders from the court, assignment of judges, exhibits, judgment, findings and conclusions, costs, decrees, requests by the attorneys for instructions to the jury, verdict, motions for cross complaints or new trials, amendments to previous answers, and disclaimers.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 100 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Records Center until microfilmed and then destroy provided microfilm has passed inspection.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical Legal

This disposition is based on the historical value of the Registers of Actions since they document individuals and topics useful to legal researchers and historians. This series also has administrative and legal value since it documents the functions of the District Court and continues to serve current and future administrative needs [UCA 79 (d) (6)].

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public