Series 25943

District Court (Fourth District : Utah County) Criminal registers of action, 1896-

1.00 cubic foot and 1 microfilm reel

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains books used to record actions taken by the court and the associated documents filed in each criminal case. Records and documents pertaining to a particular criminal 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 register of actions may contain such information for each case as name of the attorney for the 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. Each book in the series contains its own name index to facilitate access to the record.

Scope and Content

This series contains books used to record actions taken by the court and the associated documents filed in each criminal case. Records and documents pertaining to a particular case 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 registers of action typically include information for each case, such as the case number, name of the defendant , name of the attorney for the defendant, name of the presiding judge, 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.
Each book in the series contains its own name index to facilitate access to the record.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number and generally chronological by filing date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.
This series is available online as part of the Utah State Archives Digital Archives.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

Records in this series dating from 1896-1948 were archivally processed by Alan Barnett in April 2016.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: Each book in the series includes its own index.

Related Material

Criminal case files from the District Court (Fourth District : Utah County), Series 3592, are inventoried and indexed in this series.

Container List

DiscReelBoxDescription
1111896 Jan-1904 Dec; Criminal Register "A", Index
1111896 Jan-1904 Dec; Criminal Register "A", cases 1-282
1121905 Jan-1917 Nov; Criminal Register "B" Index
1121905 Jan-1917 Nov; Criminal Register "B", cases 282-759
1131917 Dec-1946 Aug; Criminal Register "C", Index
1131917 Dec-1946 Aug; Criminal Register "C", cases 760-1943