Fayette County Courts, Indiana Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Security-camera recordings are confidential and unavailable to the public unless a court order allows access.

Pursuant to Indiana Judicial Conduct Rule 2.17(1), security cameras shall be allowed in the courtroom for administrative purposes. According to Indiana Rules of Court, Rules on Access to Court Records Rules 94(D) and 5(D) (2), Fayette Circuit and Superior courts declare the recordings from the security cameras confidential and excluded public access to the recordings unless a court order allows access.

WARNING

When privacy requires, a party may request by proper motion that Financial Declaration Forms be sealed; such requests should not be routine, and sealed forms must be placed flat in a sufficiently large sealed envelope with a copy of the sealing order, with withdrawal at case conclusion subject to the Court’s terms.

Whenever the interest of privacy so requires, the Court may, upon proper Motion, direct that the Financial Declaration Form(s) be sealed until further order of the court. However, such request(s) shall not be made as a matter of course. When ordered sealed, the Court Reporter shall place the Financial Declaration Form(s) in a flat manner in an envelope of sufficient size, seal the envelope, and affix a copy of the Order directing that the Financial Declaration Form(s) be placed under seal. Financial Declaration Form(s) may be withdrawn at the conclusion of the case on such terms as the Court may allow.