AGENCY: Judicial Council. Board of Juvenile Court Judges. Juvenile Court (Second District)

SERIES: 28660
TITLE: Protective order and substantiation case files
DATES: 1969-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by surname

DESCRIPTION: These records support the agency's function to provide care and protection for minors through placement and protection orders (Utah Code 78A-6-102 (e) (2008)). These records document two types of juvenile court proceedings involving adults as subjects: child protective orders and Sexual Abuse Registry substantiation hearings. Information may include petitions alleging imminent danger of physical or sexual abuse of a minor and the resulting court order for the respondent to stay away from the child, and court decisions regarding persons who appeal the Division of Child and Family Services' decision to place them on the Sexual Abuse Registry.

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: Retain in Office for 1 year and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 49 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Computer data files: Retain in Office for 50 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical Legal

These records document the issuance of protective orders in order to protect the safety of cohabitants, according to Utah Code 78B-7-106 (2014) and Utah Code 78A-6-323 (2012), and document deliberation about whether persons should be entered into the Sexual Abuse Registry.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Judicial Council Rule of Judicial Administration 4-202.03

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