DISPOSITION SCHEDULE D: DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Please see Disposition Schedule A for payrolls, invoices, and other records common to more than one office of local government.
The "retention" column indicates either 1) a limited period after which the records may be destroyed, or 2) the word "Permanent," indicating the records may not be destroyed and must be retained permanently.
Series Series Title / Description and Confidentiality Status Retention
D.01. Copies of Court and Law Enforcement Records 1 year
Copies of court and law enforcement records Not Confidential
D.02. District Attorney's Notes Retain until any required action has been taken, or until any substantive information has been filed with appropriate record series
District Attorney's notes about cases in progress. Confidential per Title 16, §614
D.03. District Court Cases 1 year after case closed
All documents related to District Court cases. Not Confidential
D.04. Extraditions 1 year
Extraditions of offenders apprehended in other jurisdictions. Not Confidential
D.05. Harassment Notice Files 1 year
Case files for Harassment Notices. Not Confidential
D.06. Juvenile Cases Treat as District Court cases
Cases in which the defendant is a juvenile. Confidential
(Title 15, Chapter 507, Sub-Section 3308)
D.07. No Complaint Issued Files 1 year
Cases that do not result in a complaint being issued. Not Confidential
D.08. Pleas at Arraignment 1 year
Pleas at arraignment. Not Confidential
D.09. Subpoenas, Witness List and Fees 1 year
Witness subpoenas, list of witnesses, and fees for subpoenas to be served. Not Confidential
D.10. Superior Court Cases 1 year after case closed
All documents related to Superior court cases. Not Confidential
D.11. URESA* Files (Now Handled by Dept. of Human Services) No retention
Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act collections made (formerly) by DA's office. Not Confidential
D.12. URESA* Lists Received from Human Services 1 year
Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act - lists of collections made by Dept. of Human Services. Not Confidential
Note: The above are minimum retention periods. Records should be retained as long as they continue to facilitate the District Attorney's legal and administrative needs.
Page Updated October 26, 2005
