Manitowoc County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Before releasing information requested by a juvenile, parent, guardian, or legal custodian under the cited statute, the clerk must review the file for potential imminent danger and, if concerned, refer the matter to the judge or prepare a version with the potentially dangerous information blocked out.

If a request is made by a juvenile, parent, guardian or legal custodian under § 938.396(2g)(ag) or (am')- before release of any information requested, the juvenile court clerk shall review! the file and make an initial determination whether release of that information might result in imminent danger to anyone. If the juvenile court clerk believes such a result might occur, the juvenile court clerk shall either: i. Refer the matter to the judge assigned to that case for a determination as to whether a hearing shall be held on the release, or, ii. Prepare a version of the information requested with the potentially dangerous information blocked out.

For the specified felony-after-prior-adjudication requests, the clerk must first determine that the juvenile is currently charged with a felony, was previously adjudicated delinquent, and that adjudication remains of record and unreversed; if all are true, the clerk must remove the specified reports and sensitive personal information before inspection and refer release questions to the assigned judge.

Requests pursuant to §'938.396(2mXb): If a request is for access to juvenile court records of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent for committing a felony after a prior delinquency adjudication, the juvenile clerk shall: i. First, make all of the following determinations: a. That thcijuvcnile is currently charged with a felony. b. That thajuvcnile was adjudicated delinquent for any crime at any time before the commencement of the felony proceeding. c. Thal the previous adjudication remains of record and has not been reversed. ii. Second, if all of the above have been found to exist, the juvenile clerk before releasing the tile for inspection shall remove from the 111c all reports under § 938.295 (physical, mental, psychological, or developmental examination reports) or § 938.33 (court dispositional reports) or other records that deal with sensitive personal information of the youth and the youth's family. If the juvenile court clerk, has questions concerning the appropriateness of releasing any information, the matter shall be referred to the judge assigned to the that case for a determination.

For the specified records-access request, the clerk must first verify the three stated conditions and, if they all exist, remove reports and other records containing sensitive personal information before releasing the file for inspection.

5. Requests pursuant to § 938.39{>(2m)(b): If a request is for access to juvenile court records of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent for committing a felony after a prior delinquency adjudication, the juvenile clerk shall: a. First, make all of the following determinations: i. That the juvenile is currently charged with a felony. ii. That the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent for any crime at any time before the commencement of the felony proceeding. iii. That the previous adjudication remains of record and has not been reversed. b. Second, if all of the above have been found to exist, the juvenile clerk before releasing the file for inspection shall remove from the file all reports under § 938.295 (physical, mental, psychological, or developmental examination reports) or § 938.33 (court dispositional reports) or other records that deal with sensitive personal information of7 the youth and the youth's family.

Before releasing the file for inspection in the specified serious-juvenile-offender circumstances, the clerk must determine whether the juvenile is alleged to have committed a specified crime and, if so, remove reports and other records containing sensitive personal information.

committed an of fense enumerated in § 93834(4h)(a) (Serious Juvenile Offender crimes), the juvenile court clerk shall before releasing the file for inspection: a. Determine if the juvenile is alleged to have committed a crime specified in § 938.34(4h)(aJ. and, if so, b. Remove from the file all reports under § 938.295 (physical, mental, psychological, or developmental examination reports) or § 938.33 (court dispositional reports) or other records that deal with sensitive personal information of the juvenile and the juvenile's family.

For covered serious juvenile offender record requests, the clerk must determine whether the juvenile is alleged to have committed a specified crime and, if so, remove the specified reports and other records containing sensitive personal information before releasing the file for inspection; questions about release must be referred to the assigned judge.

Requests pursuant to § 938.396(2m)(a): If a request is for access to juvenile court records made by any person under § 938.396(2m)(a) for juveniles alleged to have committed an offense enumerated in § 938.34(4h){a) (Serious Juvenile Offender crimes), the juvenile court clerk shall before releasing the file for inspection: i. Determine if the juvenile is alleged to have committed a crime specified in § 938.34(4h)(a), and, if so, ii. Remove from the file all reports under § 938.295 (physical, mental, psychological, or developmental examination reports) or § 938.33 (court dispositional reports) or other records that deal with sensitive personal information of the juvenile and the juvenile's family. If the juvenile court Clerk has questions concerning the appropriateness of releasing any information, the matter shall be referred to the judge assigned to the that case for a determination.

Before releasing information requested by a juvenile, parent, guardian, or legal custodian under the cited statute, the clerk must review the file for potential imminent danger and, if concerned, refer the matter to the judge or prepare a version with the potentially dangerous information blocked out.

If a request is made by a juvenile, parent, guardian or legal custodian under § 938.396(2g)(ag) or (am), before release of any information requested, the juvenile court clerk shall review the file and make an initial determination whether release of that information might result in imminent danger to anyone. If the juvenile court clerk believes such a result might occur, the juvenile court clerk shall either: a. Refer the matter to the judge assigned to that case for a determination as to whether a hearing shall be held on the release, or. b. Prepare a version of the information requested with the potentially dangerous information blocked out.