All records of the District Court relating to prosecutions and civil actions shall be kept and disposed of in accordance with Act 66 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended (M.C.L.A. 780.221 et seq.), as follows:
(a) State Cases. All files and papers relating to the prosecution for an offense arising under any law of the State shall be filed for ten years from the date of sentence, acquittal, dismissal or other final action by the Court in the case, and may then be destroyed to such extent as is ordered by the Court.
(b) City Cases. All files and papers, other than dockets and books of journal entry, relating to prosecutions for offenses arising under the Charter or any ordinance or regulation of the City need not be filed for longer than six years from the date of the filing of the complaint thereunder, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, and may then be destroyed when ordered by the Court.
(c) Civil Actions. All files and papers relating to civil actions commenced in the District Court shall be retained for seven years. However, where the defendants, at the time of commencement of the action, as indicated by the files and papers, were serving in the armed forces or were nonresidents of the State, the retention shall be for ten years from the date of the final judgment, order or dismissal of the case, with or without prejudice, and may then be destroyed to such extent as is ordered by the Court. The docket shall be endorsed to indicate such action.
(d) Dockets and Books of Journal Entry. Dockets and books of journal entry shall not be construed as files and papers under this section.
(1979 Code Sec. 2.74.040)