Series 3253

District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County) Criminal registers of actions, 1896-1974.

24 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

This series documents the individual criminal cases tried by the Third District Court. Actions taken in each case are recorded on separate documents and then filed together to become the case file. As these documents enter the case file they are recorded in the Criminal Registers of Actions. Registers of Actions thus function as a chronological list of the actions taken in each criminal case.

Scope and Content

This series documents the individual criminal cases tried by the Third District Court. Actions taken in each case are recorded on separate documents and then filed together to become the case file. As these documents enter the case file they are recorded in the Criminal Registers of Actions. Registers of Actions thus function as a chronological list of the actions taken in each criminal case.
A register of actions normally contains the following: party names, defendant's attorney's name, criminal charge, and a listing of actions. Actions recorded may include the filing of: transcripts on appeal from a lower court, indictment, charges, arraignment, plea, warrants, bail bonds, attorney's motions, court orders, subpoena, verdict, and sentence.

Research Note

Case number ranges, as they appeared in the original book format, were maintained in the container list through the first 6 reels to assist the patron in locating the pre-1916 indexes at the beginnings of volumes. Some overlaps in dates occur due to the irregularity of filing dates.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number, thereunder chronological by filing date.

The series is arranged numerically by case number with entries thereunder chronologically by date filed, with spans of cases gathered together into volumes. While individual cases generally use no more than one page each, occasional cases will require more space. Often cases may be continued onto blank sections on pages belonging to other case files, or may be continued onto blank pages at the end of the volume.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

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

This is a continuing series that was originally scheduled as permanent in 1983. This series was processed by Kenneth R. Williams in March of 1994 and microfilmed in May of 1994. The original records were destroyed following microfilming. In February 1999, the series inventory was updated by David Clark after more microfilming was completed, records being located and additional records transferred from the court. Another update followed in August 2001 after additional filming.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: Registers of Actions are indexed at the beginning of each volume. Additionally, Series 1471, Criminal Case Files, contains an electronic surname index to these registers, covering from 1896 thru 1915. Indexes: Series 13126, Criminal Case Files and Registers of Actions Indexes, contains a surname index to these registers, covering from 1916 thru 1975.

Related Material

Criminal case files from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 1471, contain the entire case file listed in these registers
Minute books from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 1650, document the proceedings of each case.
Criminal case files (sealed and expunged) from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 12376, contain those cases sealed and expunged by the court and removed from this series during microfilming.
Criminal case index from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 13126, contain a surname index to these cases from 1916-1975.
Criminal registers of actions from the District Court (Third District), Series 22664, are similar records from the territorial Third District Court of which Salt Lake county was a part.

Container List

ReelDateDescription
11896-18981-300
11898-1900301-600
11900-1902601-900
11902-901-959
21902-1904960-1200
21904-19061201-1500
21906-19071501-1800
21907-19081801-2049
31908-19092050-2100
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51914-19153601-3900
51915-2901-4059
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121939-194011100-11300
121940-194211301-11900
121942-194411901-12269
131944-194512270-12500
131945-194812501-13101
141948-195113102-13700
151951-195313701-14300
161953-195514301-14900
171955-195714901-15500
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201961-196217301-17900
201962-17901-17947
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211963-196418501-19100
211964-196519101-19259
221965-196619260-19700
221966-196719701-20300
221967-20301-20545
231967-196820546-20900
231968-196920901-21500
241969-197021501-22100