Petaluma Recorder's Court records, 1893-1918

Finding aid author: Mark Cooper.
Published by the Sonoma County Library
Published Feb 28, 2011
Sonoma County Library
6135 State Farm Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Petaluma Recorder's Court records, 1893-1918

Sonoma County Library

Overview of the Collection

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,
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.

Court History

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.

Scope and Contents

Dockets heard in the Petaluma Recorder's Court .

Arrangement of Materials:

Arranged chronologically in a single series.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Corporate Names

Petaluma (Calif.). Recorder's Court

Topical Terms

Civil procedure--California--Petaluma
Criminal justice, Administration of--California--Petaluma

Genre and Format Terms

Criminal court records
Civil court records
Dockets
Judicial records
Municipal government records
State government records
Archival materials

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

Conditions of Use

Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.

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:

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

Scope and Contents

Mostly handwritten, a few typewritten sheets. In some volumes cases are unnumbered. [2074] Not all pages are consecutive. [2075] Contains loose documents