Overview of the Collection
Court History
Access Terms
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Arrangement of Materials:
Scope and Contents
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Santa Rosa Recorder's Court records,
Dates: 1896-1953
Identification: SCG.00029
Creator:
Santa Rosa (Calif.). Recorder's Court
Physical Description:
14 volumes
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Sonoma County Library Archives
Sonoma County Library
6135 State Farm Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Abstract: This collection contains records of cases brought before the Recorder's Court of the City of Santa Rosa, California.
Court History
Biography/Organization History
The Santa Rosa Recorder's Court was a municipal-level court that handled misdemeanor offenses. The Santa Rosa Court came under
the jurisdiction of the Sonoma County Municipal Court following court reorganization and consolidation. The Sonoma County
Municipal Court was itself absorbed into the Superior Court following the voter-authorized reorganization in 1998, California
Proposition 220.
Access Terms
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Topical Term:
Criminal justice, Administration of -- California -- Santa Rosa
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Conditions Governing Access:
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
Publication Rights
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
Preferred Citation:
Santa Rosa Recorder's Court records, 1896-1917. SCG.00029, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park, California.
Arrangement of Materials:
Single series, arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents
Official records.