Series 26067

District Court (Second District : Davis County) Criminal registers of actions, 1926-

7 microfilm reels

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

Records and documents pertaining to a particular civil, criminal or probate 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.

Scope and Content

Records and documents pertaining to a particular civil, criminal or probate 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.
A criminal register of actions may contain the following entries for each case: name of the attorney for plaintiff and 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.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number.

Additional Forms

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

Access Restrictions

Microfiche holdings require staff assistance due to fewer reference copies. Handle masters under supervision.

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.

Custody History

Books were transferred to the Utah State Archives from the court in August 2015.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

Registers of Actions were first scheduled in 1983 as permanent records. This series was archivally processed by Jim Kichas in February 2008.
Microfiche processed by Rebekkah Shaw under the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant to the Utah State Archives and Records Services for the Utah Microfiche Backlog Project (Grant No.: NAR10-RB-50086-10). July 2010 - December 2011

Related Material

Criminal case files from the District Court (Second District : Davis County), Series 4650, contains the case files listed in this register.
Criminal information record book from the District Court (Second District : Davis County), Series 25022, is comprised of a volume that provides information on criminal cases heard by the court between 1898 and 1926.
Civil and criminal case indexes from the District Court (Second District : Davis County), Series 26068, contains the index books needed to locate individual names in these registers.

Container List

ReelVolumeDateDescription
111926-19551-466
121955-1962467-851
231962-1966852-1230
241966-19671231-1589
351970-19741590-2036
361974-19762037-2528
471976-19782529-2998
481978-19802999-3436
591980-19813437-3633
5101981-19823630-3949
6111982-19833950-4249
6121983-19844250-4649
7131984-19854650-5049
7141985-19865050-5454