Court Rules

Missoula County District Court, Montana Sealing & Redaction Procedures

1 rule from official source documents

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

Juvenile, adoption, and sealed records may not be withdrawn or inspected without a court order, except that a criminal defendant may access a file dismissed after deferred imposition of sentence.

The records and files in juvenile and adoption actions and sealed files shall not be withdrawn, examined, or inspected by anyone except upon order of the Court. An exception would be a criminal Defendant may have access to his file that has been dismissed after a deferred imposition of sentence.

Common questions about Missoula County District Court, Montana sealing & redaction procedures

How does Missoula County District Court, Montana handle sealed or redacted filings?

Juvenile, adoption, and sealed records may not be withdrawn or inspected without a court order, except that a criminal defendant may access a file dismissed after deferred imposition of sentence.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 9, section RULE 4: COURT RECORDS, B