§ 18-1-205. Periodical Disposal of Documents
The courts shall order the disposition of the records, papers, dockets, books, ledgers or other documents enumerated in §§ 18-1-202 — 18-1-204 annually or at such other times as may be thought to be advisable.
§ 18-1-206. Disposal of Physical Evidence
Physical evidence other than documents and firearms used in judicial proceedings and in the custody of a court in cases where all appeals or potential appeals of a judgment have ended or when the case has been settled, dismissed or otherwise brought to a conclusion, may be disposed of as follows: The clerk of the […]
§ 18-1-201. Disposition of Documents According to Order of Court
The clerks of the courts of record in this state are authorized and empowered to make such disposition of records, dockets, books, ledgers and other documents as the judges of their respective courts may severally direct, subject to the provisions set out in §§ 18-1-202 — 18-1-205.
§ 18-1-202. Documents Disposable
In all cases that have been finally disposed of, for a period of more than ten (10) years, the clerks of the courts of record are empowered and authorized under the direction and order of the judges of their respective courts to dispose of the records, dockets, books, ledgers and other documents in all such […]
§ 18-1-203. Minute Order for Disposition of Documents
Any order issued by any of the judges of courts of record, as authorized in § 18-1-202, shall be entered on the minutes of the court, setting forth generally what papers, books, documents and records may be disposed of. A detailed inventory in the minute entry shall not be required.
§ 18-1-204. Preservation of Historical Records
Before the clerk destroys or otherwise disposes of, pursuant to § 18-1-202, any records, dockets, books, papers, ledgers and documents, when so authorized by the court, the clerk shall give ninety (90) days’ notice to the state librarian and archivist, whereupon the state librarian and archivist, or the state librarian and archivist’s representative, shall examine […]