| Date: | 09/03/2026 |
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| Organization: | Massachusetts Court System |
| Referenced Sources: | Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:11: Rule relative to the disposal of court papers and records |
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Order Uxbridge District Court Order Permitting Destruction of Court Records
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It is hereby Ordered that, in accordance with the provisions of Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:11:
- Case papers and records may be destroyed in the following cases filed during the periods shown, and which have been finally disposed of for 10 years or more and sampled pursuant to Section 6 of the rule, except sealed records which must be retained for 100 years:
- Criminal, filed from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2015
- Civil, filed from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2015
- Small Claims, filed from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2015
- Summary Process, filed from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2015
- Supplementary Process, filed from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2015
- Mental Health, filed from January 1, 206 through December 31, 2015
- Abuse Restraining Orders, filed from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2015
- Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions, filed from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015
- Motor Vehicle Parking Violations, filed from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015
- Littering Violations, filed from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015
- Bicycle Violations, filed from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015
- Pedestrian Violations, filed from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015
- Municipal Dog Control Violations, filed from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015
- Decriminalized Ordinance or By-Law Violations, filed from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015
- Juvenile Delinquency, filed from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2015
- Other Decriminalized Regulatory Offenses, filed from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015
- Care and Protection, filed from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2015 retained for at least 10 years, or until the youngest child or young adult named on the petition has reached the age of 22, whichever is the later date.
- The following records shall be retained permanently:
- All cases decided by the Supreme Judicial Court
- Any records dated or known to have been filed earlier than 1800 and all records from any predecessor of the District Court
- Dockets and extended records, except for dockets and extended records for minor violation records, subject to sampling provisions set forth in an Order issued by the Supreme Judicial Court pursuant to Section 6
- All case records, acknowledgements, and agreements filed to establish paternity pursuant to G.L. c. 209C
- All case records filed in or relating to an adoption filed pursuant to G.L. c. 210, or a name change filed pursuant to G.L. c. 210, § 12
- A copy of this Order shall be published and posted, and any responses received as a result of such publications shall be sent by the Clerk Magistrate to the First Justice of this court and the Chief Justice of theDistrict Court Department, at least 30 days before any such papers or records are destroyed.