Edmonson County Circuit Court, Kentucky Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

A committee report concerning removal from the roster must be forwarded to the Court under seal and must not be filed in a juvenile or other court action.

If a sanction of removal from the roster is made by the committee, a written report shall be made and forwarded to the Court under seal and not filed in any juvenile action or other court action.

CRITICAL

Materials in the sealed envelope may be supplied only to the listed authorized persons, and violations are punishable by contempt.

ITEMS IN THIS SEALED ENVELOPE SHALL BE SUPPLIED ONLY TO 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 MATTERS ATTENDANT TO THE CASE, OR A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO DULY COPY BY SPECIFIC ORDER OF THE COURT. VIOLATIONS ARE PUNISHABLE BY CONTEMPT SANCTIONS.

WARNING

Address information provided on the form will not be confidential and will be available to the Respondent.

* Any address information provided will not be considered confidential and will be available to the Respondent.

CRITICAL

For filings containing personal identifiers, parties generally must file a redacted copy and a marked, sealed unredacted copy, which is restricted to authorized access; statutory-confidential filings need not be redacted.

However, except as set forth in paragraph 2 below, 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 of the court 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 by specific orders of the court. As used in this section, "personal identifier" means a Social Security number or tax-payer identification number, date of birth, or financial account number. Pleadings, documents, or exhibits filed in actions deemed confidential by statute need not be redacted, and any access to those files shall be governed by KRS 403.135, KRS 199.570, KRS 610.340, KRS 625.045 and KRS 625:108.