District Court (First District : Cache County) Minute books, 1896-1988.

41 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

Minute books contain court actions from the criminal, civil, and probate divisions and document the daily proceedings of the court. However, minute book entries are not transcripts of court cases. Business matters include court site and officers present, jury selection, judicial appointments, expense claims, as well as entries noting the day's proceedings on various cases. A typical case will span multiple dates and will include an indictment or indication of the filed complaint, procedural issues, presentation of the case, witnesses' names, the verdict, and precise sentencing or settlement.

Scope and Content

Minute books contain court actions from the criminal, civil, and probate divisions and document the daily proceedings of the court. However, minute book entries are not transcripts of court cases. Business matters include court site and officers present, jury selection, judicial appointments, expense claims, as well as entries noting the day's proceedings on various cases. A typical case will span multiple dates and will include an indictment or indication of the filed complaint, procedural issues, presentation of the case, witnesses' names, the verdict, and precise sentencing or settlement.

Research Note

More detailed information for the First District Court may be found in case files, transcripts, commitment records, and information and indictment records. Blotters provide the minutes in an abbreviated fashion. Judgment books and civil case decisions record the outcome of cases. Naturalization books show further documentation of naturalizations. For appeals to the district courts the lower court records should be checked, as should the supreme court for appeals from the district courts. Registers of action can be used to identify the specific dates for actions recorded in these minute books.

Arrangement

Chronological by date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

Utah law, enacted in 1941, sealed all adoption records with the exception that they can be released upon a court order expressly permitting inspection (Laws of Utah, 1941, chapter 17, 14-1-15). This restriction has subsequently been amended (1999) to allow public access one hundred years after the date of final decree or access as provided for in a mutual consent registry (Utah Code 78-30-15, 18). The probate division's jurisdiction over adoptions preceded the enactment of these laws and therefore many adoption records were cited in record books kept by the court. Utah State Archives staff supervises access to this series in order to provide access to probate records, but not to adoption records.

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

This series was archivally processed by Jim Kichas in November 2008.

Related Material

Probate case files from the District Court (First District : Cache County), Series 1532, contains probate case files referenced in these minute books.

Criminal case files from the District Court (First District : Cache County), Series 13841, contains criminal case files referenced in these minute books.

Civil case files from the District Court (First District : Cache County), Series 17457, contains civil case files referenced in these minute books.

Indexing Terms

Court records--Utah--Cache County

Container List

Reel	Volume	Description
1	1	1896-1903
1	2	1896-1903
2	3	1903-1907
2	4	1903-1907
2	5	1903-1907
3	6	1907-1909
3	7	1907-1909
4	8	1909-1911
4	9	1909-1911
5	10	1911-1913
5	11	1911-1913
6	12	1914-1916
6	13	1914-1916
7	14	1918-1920
7	15	1918-1920
8	16	1923-1928
8	17	1923-1928
9	18	1928-1930
9	19	1928-1930
10	20	1933-1937
10	21	1933-1937
11	22	1938-1943
11	23	1938-1943
12	24	1943-1948
12	25	1943-1948
13	26	1948-1951
13	27	1948-1951
14	28	1953-1959
14	29	1953-1959
15	30	1959-1965
15	31	1959-1965
16	32	1965-1970
16	33	1965-1970
17	34	1970-1973
17	35	1970-1973
18	35	1973
19	36	1974
20	37	1975
21	38	1976
21	39	1976
22	40	1977
22	41	1977
23	42	1977-1978
23	43	1977-1978
24	44	1978
24	45	1978
25	46	1979
25	47	1979
26	48	1979-1980
26	49	1979-1980
27	50	1980
27	51	1980
28	52	1981
28	53	1981
29	54	1981-1982
29	55	1981-1982
30	56	1982
30	57	1982
31	58	1982-1983
31	59	1982-1983
32	60	1983
32	61	1983
33	62	1984
33	63	1984
34	64	1984-1985
34	65	1984-1985
35	66	1985
35	67	1985
36	68	1986
36	69	1986
37	70	1986-1987
37	71	1986-1987
38	72	1987
38	73	1987
39	74	1988
39	75	1988
40	76	1988