Licking County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICALCivil cases

Social security numbers and other information required to be excluded from the public record must be redacted, while records retain their legally prescribed public or non-public status.

5. All social security numbers and other information that must be excluded from public record shall be redacted in accordance with the rules of this court and the Rules of Superintendence. Records or information received by a court to assist the court with making its decision under Section 2953.25 of the Revised Code, including information included on a petition, shall retain their character as public or non-public records, as otherwise provided in law.

WARNING

Adoption and mentally ill files are confidential, access requires Court authorization, and unauthorized disclosure or receipt of information from those files may result in contempt proceedings.

The adoption and mentally ill files are confidential and aa;ess lbereto may be authorited only by the Court. A citation for contempt of court may be issued against anyl)Ile who divulges or l"CCeives copfidential i!lfonnation from the adoption or mentally ill· files without authorization of tile COU!'!.