AGENCY: District Court (Sixth District : Garfield County)

SERIES: 22682
TITLE: Case files
DATES: 1896-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number, thereunder chronological

DESCRIPTION: This series contains civil, criminal and probate case files.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 50 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: For records beginning in 1900 through 1948. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Paper: For records beginning in 1949 and continuing to the present. Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition based on documentation about individuals, legal procedure, court history and functions. Case files have legal and administrative value to the court through dismissal or satisfaction of the final judgment. They enforce or protect private rights and prevent or redress private wrongs. The value of the judge's decrees and final judgments to parties in an action may well extend beyond their immediate administrative use.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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