Carter Circuit Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Temporary Custody Orders under KRS 199.473(7) must be sealed and may be inspected only by the parties and their counsel.

Temporary Custody Orders granted pursuant to KRS 199.473(7) shall be SEALED, and not opened to inspection by persons other than the parties to such proceedings and their counsel.

CRITICAL

When covered filings contain personal identifiers, parties must file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope; access to the sealed copy is restricted to specified authorized persons.

where personal identifiers, are required by statute or contained in other documents or exhibits filed with the court pursuant to the above-stated chapters, parties shall comply with CR 7.03(1)(b) by filing one copy from which any personal data has been redacted and filing an unredacted copy in a marked and sealed envelope. The clerk shall allow the unredacted sealed copy of the pleading, document, or exhibit containing personal identifiers to be accessed only by a party to the case, an attorney of record in the case, a judge of the court or other authorized court personnel, a duly authorized employee or agent of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services involved in child support matters attendant to the case, or a person authorized to view the copy of specific orders of the Court. As used in this section, "personal identifier" means a Social Security number or taxpayer identification number, date of birth, or financial account number.

WARNING

The order requirement does not apply to qualifying public officers or employees who certify their role, and they may use or distribute the information only for authorized investigation or prosecution.

Except that, pursuant to KRS 610.340(2), this shall not apply to public officers or employees engaged in the investigation and prosecution of cases under KRS Chapters 600 through 645 or other prosecutions authorized by the Kentucky Revised Statutes, as certified by the that public officer or employee. Said public officer or employee shall use and distribute this information only for investigation or prosecution of offenses under the Kentucky Revised Statutes.

WARNING

Pleadings, documents, and exhibits in actions deemed confidential by statute need not be redacted, and access is governed by the cited statutes.

B. Pleadings, documents, or exhibits filed in actions deemed confidential by statute need not e redacted, and any access to those files shall be governed by KRS 199.570, KRS 610.340, KRS 625.045 and KRS 625.108.