Clark County Superior Court, Washington Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Confidential settlement statements must not be filed with the Clerk or shared with the trial judge, and must be destroyed after the settlement conference.

The Confidential Statements shall not be filed with the Clark County Clerk. The Confidential Statements shall not be shared with the trial judge and will be destroyed at the conclusion of the settlement conference.

CRITICAL

Unless the court orders otherwise, predisposition reports, including SSODA and CDDA evaluations, must remain confidential and be filed as confidential, and are not part of the official juvenile court file.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all predisposition reports, including SSODA evaluations and CDDA evaluations, shall be confidential. These reports shall be filed as confidential and are not considered part of the official juvenile court file.

CRITICAL

Unless the court orders otherwise, predisposition reports and the specified evaluations must be filed as confidential and are not part of the official juvenile court file.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all predisposition reports, including SSODA evaluations and CDDA evaluations, shall be confidential. These reports shall be filed as confidential and are not considered part of the official juvenile court file.

CRITICALCivil cases

The clerk must seal an award if a trial de novo is requested.

The clerk shall seal any award if a trial de novo is requested.

CRITICAL

These records shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as ordered by the court or otherwise required by law.

These records shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as ordered by the court or otherwise required by law.

CRITICALCivil cases

Unless the court orders otherwise, predisposition reports, including SSODA and CDDA evaluations, must be filed as confidential and are not part of the official juvenile court file.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all predisposition reports, including SSODA evaluations and CDDA evaluations, shall be confidential. These reports shall be filed as confidential and are not considered part of the official juvenile court file.

CRITICAL

If a trial de novo is requested, the clerk must seal any award.

The clerk shall seal any award if a trial de novo is requested.

CRITICALCivil cases

Sealed documents and files may be examined only by order of the presiding or assigned judge or in accordance with GR 15 or GR 22.

The clerk shall not permit the examination of any sealed document or sealed file except by order of the presiding or assigned judge or in accordance with GR 15 or GR 22.

CRITICAL

Records of complaints found to have merit must be placed in the court-appointed neutral’s file and may be disclosed as part of the court’s Decision unless law prohibits disclosure.

Pursuant to GALR 7(e), any record regarding a complaint the court has found to have merit shall be placed in the court-appointed neutral’s file. A record may be disclosed as part of the court’s Decision, unless otherwise prohibited by law.

WARNING

Sealed documents and files may be examined only by court order or as permitted by GR 15 or GR 22.

The clerk shall not permit the examination of any sealed document or sealed file except by order of the presiding or assigned judge or in accordance with GR 15 or GR 22.

WARNING

The specified professional declarations, affidavits, and reports must be filed under seal when sealing is required.

Declarations, affidavits, and reports from professional evaluators, mental health providers, treatment providers, supervised visitation providers, appraisers, and realtors, do not count toward written submission limits but must be properly authenticated and filed as separate documents, under seal if required.