Series 30434

Spanish Fork (Utah) Justice court dockets, 1866-

3.70 cubic feet

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 bound volumes maintained by the justice court documenting cases heard before the court. Dockets typically contains information such as the name of the parties involved in each case, the date of the case, a summary of the charges, a summary of the proceedings, the decision on the case, and the consequences imposed, if any. The earliest records were handwritten and most contain an index compiled by the record-keeper at the front of the ledger. Common charges include selling liquor without a license, assault and battery, disturbing the peace, property damage, and profanity. Other charges include fast riding or reckless driving, larceny, gambling, maintaining a common nuisance or disorderly house, and brandishing a deadly weapon. In the earliest dockets, civil cases such as debt and delinquency were also heard by the justice court, but later dockets only document criminal misdemeanors. It appears that early dockets were kept individually by each judge, which accounts for the overlap in dates covered by those particular records.

Scope and Content

This series contains bound volumes maintained by the justice court documenting cases heard before the court. Dockets typically contains information such as the name of the parties involved in each case, the date of the case, a summary of the charges, a summary of the proceedings, the decision on the case, and the consequences imposed, if any. The earliest records were handwritten and most contain an index compiled by the record-keeper at the front of the ledger. Common charges include selling liquor without a license, assault and battery, disturbing the peace, property damage, and profanity. Other charges include fast riding or reckless driving, larceny, gambling, maintaining a common nuisance or disorderly house, and brandishing a deadly weapon. In the earliest dockets, civil cases such as debt and delinquency were also heard by the justice court, but later dockets only document criminal misdemeanors. It appears that early dockets were kept individually by each judge, which accounts for the overlap in dates covered by those particular records.

Research Note

Records in this series dating between 1922-1963 and 199-1970 are not in the holdings of the State Archives.

Arrangement

Chronological by date of case.

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.

Custody History

Records in this series were transferred to the State Archives by Spanish Fork in July 2020.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Mahala Ruddell in November 2022.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: Agency-created index at the front of each record.

Indexing Terms

Container List

BoxDescription
11866 Apr-1883 Feb; Alderman's docket, Justices William Creer and John Moore
11871-1881; Docket, Justices John Moore, Thomas Marten, Charles Monk, and Andrew Ferguson
11873 Mar-1886 Jun; Docket, Justices Andrew Ferguson, John Moore, and George Hales
21882-1885; Docket, Justices Andrew Ferguson, E. Wilson,Joseph Rees, and John Jones
21885-1891; Docket, Justices George Hales, John Robertson
31904-1921; Combined docket, Justices Hubbard Tuttle, William Frost, Neil Dahle, Nicholas Smith, John Morgan, and James Nielson
41963 Sep-1964 Jun; Docket
51965 Nov-1966 Nov; Docket
61966 Nov-1967 Sep; Docket
71967 Sep-1968 Nov; Docket
81971; Docket