Johnson Circuit Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Confidential Family Court video records may not be released without a specific written order, except for the stated authorized public officers or employees; those officials may use or distribute the information only for investigation or prosecution of offenses under Kentucky law.

The 24" Circuit Count Clerk's offices shall not release any copies of Family Court confidential video Requests for Confidential Video Records records without a specific written Order from the presiding Family Court Judge. An individual Guardian ad Litem, if any, and set forth the reason for the request and proposed use thereof. requesting such an Order must file a written motion, with Notice to all parties, including the child's Except that, pursuant to KRS 610.340(2), this shall not apply to public officers or employees prosecutions authorized by the Kentucky Revised Statutes, as certified by that public officer or engaged in the investigation and prosecution of cases under KRS Chapters 600 through 645 or other investigation or prosecution of offenses under the Kentucky Revised Statutes.

CRITICAL

The Clerk’s offices must not release video of an in-chamber interview with a child without a specific written order from the Family Court Judge.

Pursuant to FCRPP 17. the 24h Circuit Court Clerk's offices shall not release any Family Division video of in-chamber interviews with a child without a specific written Order of the Family Court Judge.

CRITICAL

Temporary Custody Orders granted 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 for inspection by persons other than the parties to such proceedings and their counsel.

CRITICAL

When personal identifiers are required or appear in covered filings, parties must file a redacted copy and a marked, sealed unredacted copy; access to the sealed copy is limited to the listed authorized persons.

However, except as set forth in Paragraph B 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 by filing an unreducted 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, the 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 order(s) of the Court.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Program records and contract-related statements are privileged and confidential, with access and disclosure limited to the stated exceptions.

All Program records and all statements made by a defendant to the pretrial officer regarding the contract shall be privileged; shall not be admissible or discoverable for any purpose; shall be exempt from subpoena; and shall be deemed confidential. However, Program staff, the trial judge, and the chief district judge may access the information for purposes of Program review, monitoring and supervision. The information shall not be released to any other person or entity without prior written consent of the trial judge or the defendant. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit release of information to the victim regarding a defendant's participation in the Program.

INFO

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 be redacted and any access to those files shall be governed by KRS 199.570. KRS 610.340. KRS 625.045. and KRS 625.108.