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Sacramento (Calif.) Police Court records
CTY0050
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Description
The collection contains records from the Sacramento City Police Court dating from 1857 to 1938, including case files, trial
judgments, registers of daily proceedings, and financial records.
Background
The City of Sacramento Police Court mostly handled lower-level criminal offenses that were punishable by smaller monetary
fines or shorter prison sentences in the county jail. The Police Court's duties were absorbed into the Sacramento Municipal
Court by a city charter amendment in 1941.
Extent
5 Linear Feet
(28 volumes and 1 manuscript boxes)
Availability
The collection is open for research.