Rule 2.521. Remote access by a court-appointed person

#(1) A court may grant a court-appointed person remote access to electronic records in any action or proceeding in which the person has been appointed by the court.

#(2) Court-appointed persons include an attorney appointed to represent a minor child under Family Code section 3150; a Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer in a juvenile proceeding; an attorney appointed under Probate Code section 1470, 1471, or 1474; an investigator appointed under Probate Code section 1454; a probate referee designated under Probate Code section 8920; a fiduciary, as defined in Probate Code section 39; an attorney appointed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5365; or a guardian ad litem appointed under Code of Civil Procedure section 372 or Probate Code section 1003.

#(1) A court-appointed person may remotely access electronic records only for purposes of fulfilling the responsibilities for which he or she was appointed.

#(2) Any distribution for sale of electronic records obtained remotely under the rules in this article is strictly prohibited.

#(3) All laws governing confidentiality and disclosure of court records apply to the records obtained under this article.

#(4) A court-appointed person must comply with any other terms of remote access required by the court.

#(5) Failure to comply with these rules may result in the imposition of sanctions, including termination of access.