Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Criminal cases

Unless the court orders otherwise, court personnel and employees of the specified organizations must not disclose a child abuse victim’s name to the public, and records revealing the name are not open to public inspection.

In a prosecution involving a child victim of sexual or physical abuse, unless the court otherwise orders, the name of the child victim shall not be disclosed by officers or employees of the court to the public, and any records revealing the name of the child victim will not be open to public inspection. This restriction shall apply to employees of the following: Direct Court, Clerk of Courts, District Attorney, Public Defender, District Justices of the Peace, Adult Probation, Juvenile Probation, Youth Center, Children and Youth Services Agency and any other organization whether public or private involved in investigation, treatment or counseling of such victims.

Criminal cases

Counsel and unrepresented parties must follow Pennsylvania’s Public Access Policy and must not include confidential information in electronically or hard-copy filed legal papers.

Counsel and unrepresented parties shall adhere to the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania and refrain from including confidential information in legal papers filed with the Clerk of Courts or the Court whether filed electronically or in a hard copy format.