Lawrence County Circuit Court, Kentucky Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Access to the unredacted sealed copy is limited to the listed case participants, court personnel, authorized child-support personnel, and persons authorized by court order.

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.

CRITICAL

For covered filings containing personal identifiers, parties must file a copy with personal data redacted and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope, subject to the stated exception.

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.

CRITICAL

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

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 may not release Family Division video of an in-chambers child interview 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.

WARNING

Pleadings, documents, and exhibits in actions deemed confidential by statute need not be redacted, and access 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.