Petaluma Recorder's Court records, 1893-1918
Finding aid author: Mark Cooper.
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Published Feb 28, 2011
Petaluma Recorder's Court records, 1893-1918
Sonoma County Library
Collection Title: Petaluma Recorder's Court records,
Date (inclusive): 1893-1918
Identification: SCG.00021
Creator:
Petaluma (Calif.). Recorder's Court
Physical Description:
7 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 ledgers listing misdemeanor cases handled through the Recorder's Court, by the Petaluma City Recorder. Recorder's
court docket records spanning the early twentieth century. These are primarily handwritten volumes, although some were typewritten.
Biography/Organization History
The Petaluma Recorder's Court was a municipal-level court that handled misdemeanor offenses. The Petaluma 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.
Dockets heard in the Petaluma Recorder's Court .
Arranged chronologically in a single series.
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Petaluma (Calif.). Recorder's Court
Civil procedure--California--Petaluma
Criminal justice, Administration of--California--Petaluma
Criminal court records
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
Conditions of Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
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
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Petaluma Recorder's Court records, 1893-1918. SCG.00021, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park, California.
SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00021
Recorder's docket
1893-1918
Note:
Series content list:
1893-1904 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Recorder's docket #5 : Accession 2072
1908-1918 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Recorer's [sic] docket civil #1 : Accession 2071
1904-1905 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Recorder's docket : Accession 2073
1905-1906 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Recorder's docket : Accession 2074
1906-1908 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Recorder's docket : Accession 2075
1908-1909 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Recorder's docket : Accession 2076
1909-1912 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Recorder's docket : Accession 2077
Physical Description:
Extent: 7 volumes
Mostly handwritten, a few typewritten sheets. In some volumes cases are unnumbered. [2074] Not all pages are consecutive.
[2075] Contains loose documents