District Court (Eighth District : Uintah County) Indexes
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About the Collection
These are records created by the District Court (Eighth District : Uintah County) in course of court business in order to manage case files and actions. They may include indexes by name or registers of action depending on the time period or type of case.
District Court (Eighth District : Uintah County) Civil case indexes
This series contains three indexes to civil cases handled by the court. The earliest index covers cases 1-792 and dates from ca. 1900-1916. The smaller index covers from about 1977-1984 and was likely copied, along with other smaller indexes, to create the larger, more comprehensive index that covers from 1954-1990.
District Court (Eighth District : Uintah County) Criminal case index
This series contains a single-volume name index to criminal cases handled by the court.
District Court (Eighth District : Uintah County) Criminal registers of action
This series contains registers documenting the actions of the court in criminal cases. Documents pertaining to a particular criminal 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 notes the filing in the registers.
District Court (Eighth District : Uintah County) Probate index
This series contains two name indexes to probate cases handled by the court. The first volume appears to have been created in the 1970's based on older records, such as the indexes in the probate registers of action. It indexes the registers of action, providing case numbers, as well as the register and page numbers. The second volume was created in the mid-1980's based on the first volume and records only case numbers. The court continued to add to this second index until 1990. As per Utah Code 78B-6-141 adoption records are sealed for 100 years and open only by court order.