District Court (First District : Box Elder County) Minute books

Dates: 1896-1980.

25 microfilm reels

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

Scope and Content

This series contains the minute books from the First District Court in Box Elder County, with actions from the criminal, civil, and probate divisions appearing throughout. Minute books contain the documentation of daily proceedings of the court but 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.

Arrangement

Chronological by date.

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.

Related Records

Naturalization records from the District Court (First District : Box Elder County), Series 82957, contain summaries of the naturalization hearings noted in these records.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is primarily classified as Public. The secondary classification is Exempt: UCA 78-30-15 (2008). As of 1 July 1999, adoptions become public after 100 years; until then they are sealed and only obtainable through the court. These books include occasional reference to adoptions..

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Processing Note

The container list was drafted by Allen Clark in 2008. Processing was completed by Jim Kichas in April 2010.

Indexing Terms

Container List

REEL	VOLUME	DESCRIPTION
1	1	1896-1905
1	2	1896-1905
2	3	1905-1909
2	4	1905-1909
3	5	1909-1914
3	6	1909-1914
4	7	1914-1917
4	8	1914-1917
5	9	1917-1920
5	10	1917-1920
6	11	1920-1922
7	12	1922-1925
7	13	1922-1925
8	13	1925-1929
8	14	1925-1929
8	15	1925-1929
9	15	1929-1933
9	16	1929-1933
10	17	1933-1937
10	18	1933-1937
11	18	1937-1942
11	19	1937-1942
11	20	1937-1942
12	21	1942-1945
13	22	1948-1954
13	23	1948-1954
14	23	1954-1960
14	24	1954-1960
14	25	1954-1960
15	25	1960-1964
15	26	1960-1964
16	27	1965-1970
16	28	1965-1970
17	28	1965-1970
17	29	1970-1972
17	30	1970-1972
18	30	1972-1973
18	31	1972-1973
19	32	1974
20	33	1975
21	34	1975-1976
22	34	1975-1976
22	35	1976-1978
23	35	1976-1978
23	36	1978-1979
24	36	1978-1979
24	37	1978-1979
25	38	1979-1980