Webster County Circuit Court, Kentucky Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Juror qualification forms are available to the trial judge and parties or their attorneys of record unless confidentiality or use is limited in the interest of justice; the forms and their contents may be disclosed only to the listed persons, copies may be made at the requesting party's or attorney's expense, and copies must be destroyed within a reasonable time after the jury term.

The contents of juror qualification forms shall be made available to the trial judge and to parties or their attorneys of record unless the Chief Circuit Judge or his designee determines in any instance in the interest of justice that this information shall be kept confidential or its use limited in whole or in part. See Administrative Procedure of the Court of Justice, Part Il Section 9, Subsection (7). The forms and the information contained therein shall remain confidential and shall not be disclosed to anyone except the parties, the attorneys of record, persons associated with the office of the attorneys of record, persons employed by the attorneys of record to aid in jury selection, or court officials. The forms may be photocopied at the expense of the requesting party or attorney, but such copies are to be destroyed within a reasonable time following the jury term.

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 to inspection by persons other than the parties to such proceedings and their counsel.

For personal identifiers, parties must file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope, subject to specified access restrictions; documents in actions confidential by statute need not be redacted.

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 by filing one copy from which any personal data has been redacted, and filing an un-redacted copy in a marked and sealed envelope. The clerk of the Court shall allow the un-redacted 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 by 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. B. 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.