Court Rules

Taylor Circuit Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

4 rules from official source documents

Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.

CRITICAL

When personal identifiers are required or appear in filed materials, file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope; access to the unredacted copy is restricted to authorized persons.

been redacted and filing an unredacted copy in a marked and sealed envelope.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Documents in a participant’s Mental Health Court case file must remain confidential and may be released only as specified in Section 18.

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 be 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.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Mental Health Court staffing is confidential, and non-team members may attend only in extraordinary circumstances, with the judge’s approval and after signing 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 to 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

Common questions about Taylor Circuit Court sealing & redaction procedures

How does Taylor Circuit Court handle sealed or redacted filings?

Process: file unredacted to clerk. When personal identifiers are required or appear in filed materials, file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope; access to the unredacted copy is restricted to authorized persons.

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