Larue County Circuit Court, Kentucky Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Parties must redact statutory or included personal identifiers from other documents, pleadings, and exhibits in accordance with Civil Rule 7.03(1)(b).

In any other documents, pleadings, or exhibits where personal identifiers are required by statute or are contained therein, the parties shall redact the personal identifiers in accordance with Civil Rule 7.03(1)(b).

CRITICAL

Access to specified unredacted sealed petitions and child support orders is limited to the listed parties, attorneys, court staff, and judges.

The Circuit Clerk shall allow the unredacted sealed copies of the petition for dissolution of marriage, the petition for custody and/or time-sharing/visitation, and the child support order to be accessed only by a party to the case, an attorney of record in the case, the staff of an attorney of record in the case, a judge of the court, and/or the judge's staff.

CRITICAL

Child support orders must be sealed pursuant to directions given to the Circuit Clerk's Office.

In regard to all child support orders, the parties shall provide directions to the Circuit Clerk's Office under the "DISTRIBUTION" heading to seal the child support order. See Local Rule 901(C.).

CRITICAL

For specified petitions requiring statutory personal identifiers, parties must file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope.

Whenever personal identifiers are required by statute to be identified in the petition for dissolution of marriage or the petition for custody and/or time-sharing/visitation, the parties shall comply with Civil Rule 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

Child support orders must be sealed as directed to the Circuit Clerk's Office.

4. In regard to all child support orders, the parties shall provide directions to the Circuit Clerk's Office under the 'DISTRIBUTION" heading to seal the child support order. See Local Rule 901(C.).

CRITICAL

Parties must redact personal identifiers in other documents, pleadings, or exhibits when required by statute or present in the material.

6. In any other documents, pleadings, or exhibits where personal identifiers are required by statute or are contained therein, the parties shall redact the personal identifiers in accordance with Civil Rule 7.03(1)(b).

CRITICAL

Access to the specified unredacted sealed documents is limited to the parties, their attorneys and staff, and the judge and the judge's staff.

5. The Circuit Clerk shall allow the unredacted sealed copies of the petition for dissolution of marriage, the petition for custody and/or time-sharing/visitation, and the child support order to be accessed only by a party to the case, an attorney of record in the case, the staff of an attorney of record in the case, a judge of the court, and/or the judge's staff.

CRITICAL

For the specified petitions, parties must file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope when statutes require personal identifiers.

3. Whenever personal identifiers are required by statute to be identified in the petition for dissolution of marriage or the petition for custody and/or time-sharing/visitation, the parties shall comply with Civil Rule 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.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Mental Health Court proceedings must be confidential and closed unless the Mental Health Court 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.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Mental Health Court team members must comply with state and federal confidentiality laws governing treatment information.

Mental Health Court team members shall comply with state and federal confidentiality laws regarding treatment information.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Staffings must be confidential and non-team members may attend only when extraordinary circumstances warrant it, the judge approves, and they first sign a confidentiality agreement.

Mental Health Court staffing shall be confidential and non-team members shall not attend absent extraordinary circumstances. If there is an extraordinary need for a non-team member of attend, upon approval by the Mental Health Court judge, the non-team member shall be allowed to attend the staffing, but only after signing a confidentiality agreement.

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.