Court Rules

Gibson County Courts, Indiana Sealing & Redaction Procedures

1 rule from official source documents

Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.

Except by court order, defense counsel may disclose confidential victim or witness identifying information only to an attorney associate or employee, and must redact it before showing the case file to anyone else.

Except by order of the court, a defense attorney receiving a case file shall not reveal any victim’s or witnesses’ confidential identifying information, including Social Security number, driver’s license number, and date of birth, to anyone other than an associate or employee of the attorney. In the event the defense attorney wishes to show the case file to any other person, including the defendant, the attorney shall first redact such information from the file.

Common questions about Gibson County Courts, Indiana sealing & redaction procedures

How does Gibson County Courts, Indiana handle sealed or redacted filings?

Except by court order, defense counsel may disclose confidential victim or witness identifying information only to an attorney associate or employee, and must redact it before showing the case file to anyone else.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 19, section Discovery Rule for Criminal Cases in the Gibson Circuit and Superior Courts