Superior Court of Cobb County Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Exhibits tendered as evidence in a criminal or civil trial may not be publicly inspected without approval from the assigned judge.

Pursuant to OCGA § 50-18-72(c)(1), exhibits tendered to the court as evidence in a criminal or civil trial shall not be open to public inspection without approval of the judge assigned to the case.

Evidence used in a criminal or civil hearing or trial to support an alleged violation of OCGA § 16-12-100, et seq. is not open to public inspection except by court order.

d. Any evidence used as an exhibit in a criminal or civil hearing or trial to show or support an alleged violation of OCGA § 16-12-100, et seq., or any evidence which is encompassed by the provisions of OCGA § 16-12-100, et seq., shall not be open to public inspection except by court order.

If a judge permits inspection of evidence governed by OCGA § 16-12-100, et seq., the evidence may not be photographed, copied, or reproduced by any means.

If the judge permits inspection, such property or material shall not be photographed, copied, or reproduced by any means.

Before submitting a filing, the filer must use an affirmative EFSP notation to confirm compliance with OCGA § 9-11-7.1 and USCR 36.17 concerning redaction of confidential information.

e) Prior to the submission of a filing to the Court, the filer must confirm via an affirmative notation recorded by the EFSP that he/she has complied with OCGA § 9-11-7.1 and USCR 36.17 regarding the redaction of confidential information from the pleadings being submitted.

Documents filed or brought to court must redact all but the last four digits of social security, taxpayer identification, and financial account numbers, and must redact dates of birth so that only the birth year remains visible.

If any documents that you plan to file or bring to court contain social security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers or financial account numbers, you must redact those numbers by marking out all but the last four digits. Additionally, any documents containing a date of birth must be redacted so that only the year of birth is visible.