Court Rules

Avon Lake Municipal Court, Ohio Sealing & Redaction Procedures

1 rule from official source documents

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

The Clerk must redact Social Security numbers, victim or alleged victim names and information, and operator’s license numbers from document copies, except when disclosure is required by law or necessary for prosecution or defense.

The Clerk shall not provide a copy of any document, except as required by law and except as may be necessary for the prosecution or defense of a case, without redacting the following information: (i) Social Security Number (ii) Name of any victim or alleged victim (iii) Information regarding any victim including but not limited to the address and telephone number of any victim (iv) Operator’s license number.

Common questions about Avon Lake Municipal Court, Ohio sealing & redaction procedures

How does Avon Lake Municipal Court, Ohio handle sealed or redacted filings?

The Clerk must redact Social Security numbers, victim or alleged victim names and information, and operator’s license numbers from document copies, except when disclosure is required by law or necessary for prosecution or defense.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section Rule 3. File management