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Petaluma Small Claims Court records, 1923-1967
SCG.00022
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Collection Title: Petaluma Small Claims Court records,
Date (inclusive): 1923-1967
Identification: SCG.00022
Creator:
Petaluma (Calif.). Small Claims Court
Physical Description:
30 volumes
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Sonoma County Library Archives
c/o Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library
725 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA,
Email:
history@sonomalibrary.org
Phone:
(707) 308-3212
Abstract: This collection contains a large number of volumes that derive from the operations of the Petaluma Small Claims Court in
Petaluma, Sonoma County, California
Biography/Organization History
The Petaluma Small Claims Court was a municipal-level court that handled small civil claims. The Petaluma Court came under
the jurisdiction of the Sonoma County Municipal Court following court reorganization and consolidation, but continued as a
separate court venue. Although state-mandated budget cuts threatened its existence in the early 1990s traffic and parking
cases continued to be heard in Petaluma. The Sonoma County Municipal Court was absorbed into the Superior Court following
the voter-authorized reorganization in 1998, California Proposition 220.
Dockets heard in the Petaluma Small Claims Court .
Arranged chronologically in a single series.
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Petaluma (Calif.). Small Claims Court
Small claims courts--California--Petaluma
Civil court records
Dockets
Judicial records
Municipal government records
State government records
Archival materials
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Materials stored offsite, but collection is open to research. In many cases, further details on individual volumes can be
found by calling staff at the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library. To view these materials, please call staff at
707 308-3212 to request they be brought from the Archives to the Library
Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library has made this collection available and believes
that the collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its
copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Collection may not be in the Public Domain under the laws
of other countries. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and
reuse information at
https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo
Petaluma Small Claims Court records. SCG.00022, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park, California.