Knox County Circuit Court, Kentucky Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Civil cases

When personal identifiers are required by statute or appear in filed documents or exhibits, parties must file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope; access to the sealed copy is restricted to the listed 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 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.

Mediation proceedings are not public records.

No part of the mediation proceedings shall be considered a public record.

Civil cases

A copy of audio or video from a confidential proceeding may be provided only to a party or attorney of record upon motion and a hearing; the source text ends before specifying before whom the hearing must occur.

A copy of audio and/or video proceedings regarding any confidential proceeding shall be provided only to parties or attorneys of record upon motion and hearing before the

Mediation documents and communications are confidential, undiscoverable, and inadmissible, subject to the stated exceptions and a court order for good cause.

Except as otherwise provided by this rule or ordered by the Court for good cause shown, all mediation documents and mediation communications are confidential and shall not be admissible into evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding. disclosed. They are not subject to disclosure through discovery or any other process, and are not No part of the mediation proceedings shall be considered a public record. There is no confidentiality and no restriction on disclosure under this rule to the extent that: a. All parties consent in writing to disclosure; or b. The mediation communication or mediation document gives the mediator knowledge of or reasonable cause to suspect that a child or a spouse has been abused or a child has been neglected; or c. The mediation communications were made in furtherance of the commission of a crime or fraud

Civil cases

Mediation documents and communications are confidential, not discoverable or admissible, and proceedings are not public records, subject to the stated exceptions and court order for good cause.

(1) Except as otherwise provided by this rule or ordered by the Court for good cause shown, all mediation documents and mediation communications are confidential and shall not be disclosed except for the agreement to mediate and mediation agreement. Except as to the agreement to mediate and mediation agreement, all mediation documents are not subject to disclosure through discovery or any other process, and are not admissible into evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding. (2) Mediation proceedings shall not be considered a public record. (3) There is no confidentiality and no restriction on disclosure under this rule to the extent that: (a) All parties consent in writing to disclosure; or, (b) The mediation communication or mediation document gives the mediator knowledge of or reasonable cause to suspect that a child or a spouse has been abused or a child has been neglected; or, (c) The mediation communications were made in furtherance of the commission of a crime or fraud or as part of a plan to commit a crime or fraud.