Fremont Municipal Court, Ohio Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Filing parties must omit or, when inclusion is necessary, partially redact the listed personal, financial, employment, proprietary, and trade-secret information from electronic and paper filings, unless the assigned judge orders otherwise.

(2) Filing parties shall omit or, where inclusion is necessary, partially redact the following personal data identifiers from all pleadings, documents, and exhibits, whether filed electronically or on paper, unless the assigned judge orders otherwise: (a) Social security numbers except for the last four (4) digits; (b) Financial account numbers, including but not limited to debit cards, charge card, bank account and credit card numbers; (c) Employer and Employee identification numbers; (d) Proprietary or trade secret information.

The filing party alone is responsible for redacting personal data identifiers.

(3) The responsibility for redacting personal data identifiers rests solely with the filing party.

When providing document copies, the clerk must redact the listed personal information unless disclosure is provided by law or court order.

The clerk shall not provide a copy of any document, except as provided by law or ordered by the court, without redacting (1) social security number, (2) operator's license number, (3) telephone or cell number, (4) date of birth, (5) other personal information contained in a traffic or criminal citation.

When a protection order is pending or issued, the victim’s or alleged victim’s name and related information must not be released unless permitted by law or court order.

When there is a protection order pending or issued, the name of the victim or alleged victim, including any information regarding that person, shall not be released except as provided by law or ordered by the court.