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 == Court Records [''Retsprotokoller'']  ==
-Research use: Records are useful linkeage sources.
+Court records contain minutes of cases held by the court. Generally they include details on the charges against a person, witness testimony, and judicial decrees. They are useful sources to link individuals and family members to one another.  Records date from about 1565 to present and contain the names, ages, occupations, residences, dates, often names of close relatives of plaintiffs and defendants. Records are held in municipal, provincial, or national archives based on the jurisdiction of the court.
-Record type: Records of acts and proceedings of a court that hears cases and decides them on the basis of statutes or common law.
-Time period: 1565 to present.
-Contents: Names, ages, occupations, residences, dates, often names of close relatives of plaintiffs and defendants.
-Location: Municipal and provincial archives.
-Percentage in Family History Library: 90%.
-Population coverage: 10%.
-Reliability: Very good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Denmark,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref>
 == Chancery Records  ==
+Another source is the [[Danish Chancery Court Records|Danish Chancery Court Records]]. Chancery records were the records of the king's court and were a type of court record. They include requests made to the king, such as requests for confirmation (authorization) of wills, review of previous court's decisions, permission to marry a cousin, and authority for an underage heir to act as his own guardian.
-Another source is the [[Danish Chancery Court Records|Danish Chancery Court Records]]. Chancery records were the records of the king's court and were a type of court record. They include requests made to the king, such as requests for confirmation (authorization) of wills, review of previous court's decisions, permission to marry a cousin, and authority for an underage heir to act as his own guardian. <br>
 == Family History Library Collection  ==
+Some Danish court records are available on microfilm. You find the records in the FamilySearch Catalog under:
-Many Danish court records are available on microfilm. You find the records in the FamilySearch Catalog under:
 DENMARK - COURT RECORDS
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 DENMARK - [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS
-== References  ==
-{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Denmark Court Records]][[Category:Court Records by Country]]