Green County Circuit Court, Kentucky Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

When personal identifiers are required or appear in filed materials, parties must file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope, with access limited to authorized persons.

However, where personal identifiers are required by statute or contained in other documents or exhibits filed with the court, 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.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Documents contained in a participant's Mental Health Court case file shall be confidential and shall not be released other than those documents specified in Section 18 of these Rules.

Documents contained in a participant's Mental Health Court case file shall be confidential and shall not be released other than those documents specified in Section 18 of these Rules.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Mental Health Court proceedings must remain confidential and closed unless the judge authorizes otherwise.

Mental Health Court proceedings shall be confidential and all proceedings shall be closed unless otherwise authorized by the Mental Health Court judge.