Chelan County Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

After in camera review is complete, the clerk must seal the documents and maintain them as an exhibit.

Upon completion of in camera review of documents in a case, the documents shall be sealed by the clerk and maintained as an exhibit.

CRITICAL

The Clerk must seal arbitration awards when they are filed.

The Clerk shall seal arbitration awards at the time they are filed.

CRITICAL

2. The Arbitration Award shall be sealed pursuant to LMAR 7.1 and LMAR 7.2.

2. The Arbitration Award shall be sealed pursuant to LMAR 7.1 and LMAR 7.2.

CRITICAL

The Clerk must file the specified reports and evaluations under seal and keep them from examination until further court order.

The Clerk of the Court shall file under seal and not permit examination of the pre-sentence report, any psychological, sociological, and mental health examinations, sex offender treatment evaluations, and polygraph examinations until further order of the court.

WARNING

Upon request to inspect the specified documents, the Court must reasonably promptly review the file and permit inspection of non-confidential, disclosable information.

Upon request for the inspection of such documents, the court shall reasonably promptly inspect the file and provide for inspection of all non-confidential and disclosable information to the requesting individual.