Elliott County Circuit Court, Kentucky Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

The Circuit Court Clerk may not release a Family Court in-chamber video interview with a child without a specific written order from a Family Court Judge.

Pursuant to FCRPP 17, the Circuit Court Clerk shall not release any Family Court video in-chamber interviews with children without a specific written order of a Family Court Judge.

CRITICAL

For covered filings containing personal identifiers, parties must file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope, subject to paragraph B’s exception.

However, except as set forth in paragraph B below, 205, 403, 405, 406 and 407 by providing the personal identifying information 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.

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

The Circuit Clerk may not release Family Court confidential video records without a specific written order from the presiding Family Court Judge, except in Paternity actions.

The Circuit Clerk shall not release any copies of Family Court confidential video records, except for Paternity actions, without a specific written order from the presiding Family Court Judge.

CRITICAL

Access to the unredacted sealed copy is restricted to the listed parties, court personnel, authorized child-support personnel, and persons authorized by specific court orders.

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.

WARNING

Filings in actions deemed confidential by statute need not be redacted, and access to those files is governed by the cited statutes.

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.

WARNING

The written-order restriction does not apply to qualifying public officers or employees when certified, but they may use and distribute the information only for investigation or prosecution of offenses under Kentucky law.

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.