Santa Clara Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

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Petitions must include two copies of documents, one unredacted and one redacted, in a sealed envelope marked 'confidential'.

The Petition must include two copies of the Juvenile Court documents or records requested for release in a sealed envelope marked “confidential” with a notation that the copies are lodged for review by the Court in connection with the Petition. Of the two copies, one set must be the unredacted version of the original documents selected from the Juvenile Court file, unaltered in any fashion. The second set must be submitted with redaction of all content that is not relevant to the underlying action for which any document is sought, and redaction of all content that may be inappropriate for release.

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Juvenile file documents lodged in adult court must be placed under seal and/or in a confidential envelope within the court file.

Any document from this juvenile file that must be lodged in adult court will be placed under seal and/or a confidential envelope within the court file.

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Criminal cases

A court may seal a record only after making express factual findings of an overriding interest, prejudicial risk, narrow tailoring, and absence of less restrictive means.

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 2.550(d), the Court may order that a record be filed under seal only if it expressly finds facts that establish: (1) There exists an overriding interest that overcomes the right of public access to the records; (2) The overriding interest supports sealing the record; (3) A substantial probability exists that the overriding interest will be prejudiced if the record is not sealed; (4) The proposed sealing is narrowly tailored; and (5) No less restrictive means exist to achieve the overriding interest.

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Criminal cases

Except as provided in E(3), any motion or application to seal a record shall be filed with the Court at least four Court days prior to the time set for the hearing of the motion or application.

Except as provided in E(3), any motion or application to seal a record shall be filed with the Court at least four Court days prior to the time set for the hearing of the motion or application.

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Criminal cases

Records subject to a sealing motion are provisionally sealed while the motion is pending.

Records that are the subject of a motion or application to seal shall be provisionally sealed pending the determination of the motion to seal.

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Criminal cases

In misdemeanor cases, sealed records are unsealed at arraignment unless a party requests continued sealing and the court makes the required findings.

In misdemeanor matters, if any record has been ordered sealed, the Court shall order that the record be unsealed at the time of arraignment unless a party to the proceedings requests that the record remain sealed and the Court makes express findings pursuant to Section D above to permit the continued sealing of the record.

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Criminal cases

In felony cases, sealed records are unsealed no later than completion of the preliminary examination unless a party requests continued sealing and the court makes the required findings.

In felony matters, if any record has been ordered sealed, the Court shall order that the record be unsealed no later than the completion of the preliminary examination unless a party to the proceedings requests that the record remain sealed and the Court makes express findings pursuant to Section D above.

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Civil cases

Parties must redact social security and financial account numbers per CRC 1.201, and Court Investigator Reports are confidential and must not be attached to filed documents.

Parties are reminded to comply with CRC 1.201 which requires the redaction of certain social security numbers and financial account numbers. In addition, Court Investigator Reports are confidential documents and are not to be attached, in whole or in part, to any pleadings or other documents filed with the Court.

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Criminal cases

Counsel must redact identifying information of victims, siblings, and co-participants who were under 18 at the time of the juvenile proceedings from any juvenile case file documents included in the mitigation packet.

§827. Defense counsel will redact the names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, or any other identifying information of any victim(s) and siblings, and co-participants who were under the age of 18 at the time of the juvenile proceedings contained in any documents that counsel intends to include in the mitigation packet and that came from the "juvenile case

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Post-January 2015 orders to seal records on JV-590, JV-596, or JV-755 that direct DFCS to seal its records are clarified by this standing order to cover specified DFCS-maintained juvenile justice records.

Any order to seal records that has been made on Judicial Council form JV-590, JV-596 or JV-755, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code sections 781, 786, or 793, subdivision (c) after January 1, 2015, and specifies that the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) shall seal its records, that order shall be clarified by this standing order to apply to the documents and records obtained and maintained by DFCS from the Juvenile Justice Court and Juvenile Probation Department through its joint case work pursuant to the Santa Clara County Dually-Involved Protocol.

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Criminal cases

Prosecutors must redact the names of juvenile co-participants and references to non-strike offenses from the juvenile records.

the prosecuting attorney shall redact from the juvenile records the name(s) of any juvenile co-participants and references to offenses other than the prior strike offense.

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Criminal cases

Juvenile offender identities and case details must remain confidential and not be disclosed to the press.

The identity of juvenile offenders who choose to participate in Peer Court and all information regarding these individuals, including the details of the juvenile's case, shall remain confidential and will not be disclosed to members of the press.

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Juvenile case files and child welfare agency records must be treated as confidential and may be filed with the Family Court only after seeking an order to file under seal; pleadings attaching them without such an order will be stricken.

All documents obtained from any juvenile case file or from any child welfare agency must be treated as confidential by all parties and attorneys pursuant to WIC 827, 827.10, and Cal. Rules, Rule 5.552. Any party who seeks to file with or present to the Family Court any juvenile case file or child welfare agency document or record must first present a request to file such documents under seal pursuant to Cal. Rules, Rules 2.550 and 2.551. Any pleading filed with the Family Court which attaches, recites or quotes any juvenile case file or child welfare agency record without a prior request and order to file under seal will be stricken from the Family Court file.

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If confidentiality is denied, the Clerk holds the unredacted petition in a confidential file for 15 days, during which an ex parte motion for a closed hearing may be filed; after 15 days the petition moves to the public file unless confidentiality is granted.

If the request for confidentiality is denied, the Clerk must file and provisionally maintain the unredacted Petition for Gun Violence Restraining Order (form GV-100) or Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (EPO-002) and any attachments in a confidential case file for 15 days from the date of filing. During the 15-day period, the minor, the minor's legal guardian, or the attorney for the minor may file an ex parte motion to schedule a closed hearing on shortened time to determine whether there are additional facts that would support granting the request for confidentiality. Unless the court grants the request for confidentiality after the hearing, the Clerk must remove the Petition from the confidential case file after the 15-day period has expired and place it in the public file.

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Juvenile case file and child welfare agency records must be treated as confidential and filed under seal via a prior request; noncompliant pleadings will be stricken.

All documents obtained from any juvenile case file or from any child welfare agency must be treated as confidential by all parties and attorneys pursuant to WIC 827, 827.10, and Cal. Rules, Rule 5.552. Any party who seeks to file with or present to the Family Court any juvenile case file or child welfare agency document or record must first present a request to file such documents under seal pursuant to Cal. Rules, Rules 2.550 and 2.551. Any pleading filed with the Family Court which attaches, recites or quotes any juvenile case file or child welfare agency record without a prior request and order to file under seal will be stricken from the Family Court file.

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The Petition must include two copies of the requested records in a sealed envelope marked confidential—an unredacted set and a redacted set—lodged for the Court's review.

The Petition must include two copies of the Juvenile Court documents or records requested for release in a sealed envelope marked "confidential" with a notation that the copies are lodged for review by the Court in connection with the Petition. Of the two copies, one set must be the unredacted version of the original documents selected from the Juvenile Court file, unaltered in any fashion. The second set must be submitted with redaction of all content that is not relevant to the underlying action for which any document is sought, and redaction of all content that may be inappropriate for release.

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Prosecuting attorney must redact names of youth co-participants and references to other offenses from juvenile court records.

The right to disseminate these records is strictly limited to this purpose, and the prosecuting attorney must redact from the Juvenile Court records the name(s) of any youth co-participants and references to offenses other than the prior strike offense.

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Defense counsel must redact identifying information of victims and co-participants under 18 from juvenile case files.

Defense counsel must redact the names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, or any other identifying information of any victim(s) contained in the Juvenile Case file. Defense counsel must also redact the names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, or any other identifying information of any co-participants who were under the age of 18 at the time of the Juvenile proceedings.

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Parties must redact certain social security numbers and financial account numbers as required by CRC 1.201.

Parties are reminded to comply with CRC 1.201 which requires the redaction of certain social security numbers and financial account numbers.

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Court Investigator Reports are confidential and must not be attached, in whole or in part, to any pleadings or other filings.

Court Investigator Reports are confidential documents and are not to be attached, in whole or in part, to any pleadings or other documents filed with the Court.

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Documents are public when filed unless sealed; parties must redact personal data identifiers, and sealed documents are lodged electronically with a cover sheet and redacted version filed at the same time.

Except as provided in Rules of Court, Rules 2.500 through 2.507, an electronically filed document is a public document at the time it is filed unless it is ordered sealed under CRC, Rules 2.550 to 2.551 or filed as a confidential document pursuant to law. Unless the document is confidential and/or will be filed under seal, to protect personal privacy, parties must refrain from including, or must redact where inclusion is necessary, the personal data identifiers from all documents, including exhibits, filed with the court under this Rule, such as social security numbers, and financial account numbers. See CRC, Rule 1.201. A motion to file documents under seal must be filed and served electronically. Confidential documents shall be lodged or filed with the court by electronic submission in the manner described in Rule 2.551(d). Such records must not be submitted in paper form, unless an exception to the mandatory electronic filing rules applies or has been granted. A cover sheet that identifies the lodged or sealed documents must be electronically filed. Redacted versions of any lodged or sealed documents must be filed electronically at the same time.

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Civil cases

Evaluation reports are confidential, placed in the confidential part of the Court file, and may not be duplicated, disseminated, or attached as exhibits to any filings.

E. Confidentiality of Evaluation Reports: Evaluation reports are confidential and shall be sent to attorneys and self-represented parties only. The confidential report shall not be duplicated, disseminated, or in any other way provided or shown to any individual not a party to the proceedings, except consulting experts, court ordered therapists, and court ordered evaluators. The evaluation report shall be placed in the confidential part of the Court file. Evaluation reports, including psychological evaluations, shall not be attached as exhibits to any papers filed with the Court.

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Records released under the protective order may not be published, disseminated, copied, or placed on the Internet, and must be returned to the court or destroyed upon completion of the proceeding.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the documents shall not be published, disseminated, copied, or placed on the Internet. Upon completion of the pending proceeding, the petitioner is ordered to either return the documents to the court or destroy and discard them.

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A prosecuting attorney may use juvenile wardship petition records solely to prove a prior strike allegation and must redact youth co-participant names and references to non-strike offenses.

A prosecuting attorney may, without separately filing a W & I Code Section 827 Petition, obtain and use a juvenile wardship petition charging an offense that qualifies as a strike prior and minute orders showing that the petition was sustained for the limited purpose of proving a prior strike allegation in adult Criminal Court. The right to disseminate these records is strictly limited to this purpose, and the prosecuting attorney must redact from the Juvenile Court records the name(s) of any youth co-participants and references to offenses other than the prior strike offense.

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Attorneys may not further disseminate Juvenile Court records without express permission from the Juvenile Court.

No further dissemination of these Juvenile Court records may be made by any such attorney without further express permission from the Juvenile Court.

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Defense counsel must redact identifying information (names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers) of victims and of co-participants under 18 at the time of the Juvenile proceedings.

Defense counsel must redact the names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, or any other identifying information of any victim(s) contained in the Juvenile Case file. Defense counsel must also redact the names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, or any other identifying information of any co-participants who were under the age of 18 at the time of the Juvenile proceedings.

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Under a JV-596 sealing order, DFCS may access sealed records solely to determine court-ordered placement or services for the minor; the information may be shared only with the court and parties and must otherwise remain confidential, and such access does not modify the sealing order.

order to seal records made on Judicial Council form JV-596, DFCS, as the agency responsible for the supervision and placement of the minor or nonminor dependent, may access a record that has been ordered sealed by the court for the limited purpose of determining an appropriate placement or service that has been ordered for the minor or nonminor dependent by the court. The information contained in the sealed record and accessed by DFCS may be shared with the Order to Seal Juvenile Records ===== PAGE 2 ===== court, and parties, but shall in all other respects remain confidential and shall not be disseminated to any other person or agency. Access to the sealed record under this paragraph shall not be construed as a modification of the court's order dismissing the petition and sealing

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Orders to seal records on form JV-590 after January 1, 2015 that direct DFCS to seal their records are modified to apply only to proceedings filed under section 241.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

When an Order to Seal records was made on a form JV-590 after January 1, 2015, and specifies that the Department of Children and Family Services shall seal their records, that order shall be modified by this standing order to apply only to the proceedings filed pursuant to section 241.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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Criminal cases

Peer Court youth jurors and attorneys may be interviewed only with express permission of the minor and parents/guardians, and may not disclose identifying information or case details about the juvenile offender.

who are participating in Peer Court as youth jurors and youth ===== PAGE 2 ===== attorneys may be interviewed, with the express permission of the minor youth and his or her parents or guardians, regarding the Peer Court process and their own personal experience in Peer Court. These minors shall not disclose any identifying information regarding the juvenile offender or any details of the juvenile offender's case.

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Records subject to a sealing motion are provisionally sealed, and may be considered by the Court, pending determination of the motion.

Records that are the subject of a motion or application to seal shall be provisionally sealed pending the determination of the motion to seal. Such records may be considered by the Court for any purpose, including a finding of probable cause, pending the determination of the motion or application to seal.

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The trust may be filed as a confidential document by attaching a Confidential Document Cover Sheet (form PB-4003).

The trust maybe filed as a confidential document by attaching one copy of the Confidential Document Cover Sheet. (attached form PB-4003.)

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Civil cases

The trust may be filed as a confidential document by attaching one copy of the Confidential Document Cover Sheet (PB4003).

The trust may be filed as a confidential document by attaching one copy of the Confidential Document Cover Sheet. (attached form PB4003.)

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Civil cases

The Capacity Declaration may be designated confidential by attaching a completed Confidential Document Cover Sheet (PB-4003) when filed.

The petitioner may designate the legal capacity form as confidential by attaching a completed Confidential Document Cover Sheet (see attached form PB-4003) to it when it is filed.

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Civil cases

The trust may be filed as a confidential document by attaching one copy of the Confidential Document Cover Sheet (PB-4003).

The trust maybe filed as a confidential document by attaching one copy of the Confidential Document Cover Sheet. (attached form PB-4003.)

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E-filed documents become public when filed unless sealed or confidential.

Except as provided in California rules of Court, Rules 2.500 through 2.507, an electronically filed document is a public document when it is filed unless it is sealed under California Rules of Court, rule 2.551(b) or filed as a confidential document as provided by law.

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Court records are presumed open unless confidentiality is required by law.

Unless confidentiality is required by law, Court records are presumed to be open. (California Rules of Court, Rule 2.550(c).)

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A petitioner may designate the legal capacity form as confidential by attaching a completed Confidential Document Cover Sheet (PB-4003) when filing it.

The petitioner may designate the legal capacity form as confidential by attaching a completed Confidential Document Cover Sheet (see attached form PB-4003) to it when it is filed.

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Civil cases

Motions or applications to seal must be heard no later than any motion relying on the materials for which sealing is sought.

Summary: A motion or application to seal must be heard no later than any motion relying on the materials for which sealing is sought.

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Civil cases

Upon denial of a motion or application to seal, the moving party must notify the Court that the materials are to be filed unsealed (CRC Rule 2.551(b)(b)) or refrain from relying on the materials, which will not be part of the record.

Summary: If a motion or application to seal is denied, the moving party must notify the Court that the materials will be filed unsealed or refrain from relying on the materials, which will not be part of the record.

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Criminal cases

Except as provided in California rules of Court, Rules 2.500 through 2.507, an electronically filed document is a public document when it is filed unless it is sealed under California Rules of Court, rule 2.551(b) or filed as a confidential document as provided by law. Unless the document is confidential and/or will be filed under seal, to protect personal privacy, parties must not include, or must redact where inclusion is necessary, the personal data identifiers from all documents, including any exhibits, filed with the court under this rule, such as social security numbers, and financial account numbers. A motion to file documents under seal may be filed and served electronically. But, documents lodged with the court conditionally under seal, as provided in California Rule of Court, rule 2.551(d), must be served and submitted to the clerk of the court in paper form, pending hearing on the motion to seal.

Summary: Parties must redact personal data identifiers (e.g., social security and financial account numbers) from all filed documents; motions to seal may be filed electronically, but documents conditionally lodged under seal must be served and submitted in paper form.

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Criminal cases

Defense Counsel will redact the names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, or any other identifying information of any victim(s) contained in the juvenile case file. Defense Counsel will also redact the names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, or any other identifying information of any co-participants who were under the age of 18 at the time of the juvenile proceedings.

Summary: Defense counsel inspecting, copying, or using juvenile case files for YOP mitigation must redact identifying information of victims and of co-participants who were under 18 at the time of the juvenile proceedings.

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Criminal cases

Therefore, defense counsel (or their designated representative) who represents a youthful offender eligible defendant or a youthful offender eligible inmate serving a sentence for a conviction out of Santa Clara County has the right to inspect, copy, and use documents and information from their client's "juvenile case file" to prepare a mitigation packet pursuant to Franklin for consideration at their youthful offender parole hearing without separately filing a petition for disclosure under WIC §827.

Summary: Defense counsel representing youthful offender eligible defendants or inmates may inspect, copy, and use juvenile case file records to prepare a Franklin mitigation packet without filing a §827 disclosure petition.

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Civil cases

Henceforth, De Facto Parents are entitled to receive only those reports and materials from the legal file that the Court shall designate. Such materials shall be retained by the De Facto Parent throughout the dependency proceedings or until further order of the court. The materials shall be used by the De Facto Parent only in the context of the dependency proceedings and shall not be further disseminated.

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No further dissemination of these juvenile court records may be made by any such attorney or the San Andreas Regional Center without further express permission from the Juvenile Court.

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The person or entity submitting the request must complete and file confidential form Request to Keep Minor's Information Confidential – GVRO (attached form FM-1199) and must submit redacted and unredacted versions of the Petition for Gun Violence Restraining Order (form GV-100) or Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (EPO-002) and any attachments. Form FM-1199 and the unredacted version of the GV-100 or EPO-002 must be filed and maintained in a confidential case file. The respondent must be served with copies of form FM-1199 and the redacted and unredacted versions of the GV-100 or EPO-002.

Summary: When requesting a gun violence restraining order against a minor, the requester must file confidential form FM-1199 and submit redacted and unredacted versions of the petition, keeping the unredacted version in a confidential case file while serving the respondent with both versions.

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If the request for confidentiality is granted, except as provided in subdivision (4), the information regarding the minor must be maintained in a confidential case file and must not become part of the public file in the proceeding unless otherwise ordered by the court.

Summary: If a confidentiality request is granted, the minor's information must be kept in a confidential case file and excluded from the public file unless the court orders otherwise.

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On all subsequent pleadings and orders, the parties and the court must prepare redacted and unredacted copies and use the initials of the minor or other initials at the discretion of the court. Redacted pleadings and orders must be filed and maintained in the public file and the unredacted pleadings and orders must be filed and maintained in a confidential file.

Summary: For all subsequent pleadings and orders, parties and the court must prepare redacted and unredacted copies using the minor's initials, filing redacted versions in the public file and unredacted versions in a confidential file.

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A motion to file documents under seal may be filed and served electronically. But, documents lodged with the court conditionally under seal, as provided in California Rule of Court, rule 2.551(d), must be served and submitted to the clerk of the court in paper form, pending hearing on the motion to seal.

Summary: Motions to seal may be e-filed, but conditionally-under-seal documents must be submitted in paper form pending resolution.

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Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 2.550(d), the Court may order that a record be filed under seal only if it expressly finds facts that establish: (1) There exists an overriding interest that overcomes the right of public access to the records; (2) The overriding interest supports sealing the record; (3) A substantial probability exists that the overriding interest will be prejudiced if the record is not sealed; (4) The proposed sealing is narrowly tailored; and (5) No less restrictive means exist to achieve the overriding interest.

Summary: A record may be sealed only upon express factual findings of an overriding interest, probability of prejudice, and narrow tailoring with no less restrictive means.

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A petitioner, or law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency requesting a gun violence restraining order who is informed and believes that the person to be restrained is a minor must, at the time the Petition for Gun Violence Restraining Order (GV-100) or Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (EPO-002) is submitted, request that information regarding the minor obtained or provided in connection with the request, including, but not limited to, the minor’s full name, address, and the circumstances surrounding the request for a gun violence restraining order with respect to that minor, be kept confidential, by following subsection (3)b below, except as provided in subdivision (4).

Summary: Petitioners must request confidentiality for minor's information when submitting a GVRO or EPO petition.

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Form FM-1199 and the unredacted version of the GV-100 or EPO-002 must be filed and maintained in a confidential case file.

Summary: FM-1199 and unredacted versions must be filed in a confidential case file.

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If the request for confidentiality is granted, except as provided in subdivision (4), the information regarding the minor must be maintained in a confidential case file and must not become part of the public file in the proceeding unless otherwise ordered by the court.

Summary: Granted confidentiality requires information to be kept in a confidential case file and not in the public file.

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On all subsequent pleadings and orders, the parties and the court must prepare redacted and unredacted copies and use the initials of the minor or other initials at the discretion of the court. Redacted pleadings and orders must be filed and maintained in the public file and the unredacted pleadings and orders must be filed and maintained in a confidential file.

Summary: Subsequent pleadings must have redacted and unredacted copies, use minor's initials, and be filed in public and confidential files respectively.

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If the request for confidentiality is denied, the Clerk must file and provisionally maintain the unredacted Petition for Gun Violence Restraining Order (form GV-100) or Gun Violence Emergency Protective Order (EPO-002) and any attachments in a confidential case file for 15 days from the date of filing. During the 15-day period, the minor, the minor’s legal guardian, or the attorney for the minor may file an ex parte motion to schedule a closed hearing on shortened time to determine whether there are additional facts that would support granting the request for confidentiality. Unless the court grants the request for confidentiality after the hearing, the Clerk must remove the Petition from the confidential case file after the 15-day period has expired and place it in the public file.

Summary: If confidential request is denied, clerk keeps unredacted petition in confidential file for 15 days; minor may seek ex parte hearing; after 15 days it moves to public file.

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Any document from this juvenile file that must be lodged in adult court will be placed under seal and/or a confidential envelope within the court file.

Summary: Juvenile court documents lodged in adult court must be placed under seal or in a confidential envelope.

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Criminal cases

The application and supporting declarations shall be marked “Confidential,” and shall be kept in a confidential section of the Court file.

Summary: Ancillary expense applications and supporting declarations must be marked 'Confidential' and kept in a confidential section of the Court file.

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Criminal cases

If the Court issues a sealing order following an ex parte application, that order shall be deemed to be a provisional order and subject to a de novo court review upon the request of any interested person.

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If a social worker or probation officer believes there is a need for a specific court order for the protection and health of the youth related to reproductive health and consent is not granted by the youth to disclose the protected information, then a court order should be sought through a confidential application and order. The disclosure shall be limited solely to that information necessary to the court's review of the request order. Further, the social worker or probation officer shall provide notice to the youth's attorney and certify on the confidential application that efforts have been made to have the youth consult with their attorney about the proposed application and order.

Summary: When a youth does not consent to disclosure of protected reproductive health information, a court order must be sought through a confidential application limited to necessary information, with notice to the youth's attorney and certification of consultation efforts.

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Criminal cases

Welfare and Institutions Section 827 requires that if the minor wants to disseminate juvenile records obtained by him or her to third persons, the minor must obtain court authorization to do so by filing a petition for disclosure with the juvenile court and establishing good cause for use or dissemination.

Summary: Minors must obtain court authorization by filing a petition for disclosure showing good cause before disseminating juvenile records to third persons.

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Criminal cases

The right to disseminate these records is strictly limited to this purpose

Summary: Dissemination of the juvenile records is strictly limited to proving the prior strike allegation in adult criminal court.

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Criminal cases

Photos and video are permitted only when the juvenile offenders, victims, and parents or guardians of the accused are not present.

Summary: Photos and video are permitted only when juvenile offenders, victims, and parents or guardians of the accused are not present.

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The application and supporting declarations shall be marked "Confidential," and shall be kept in a confidential section of the Court file.

Summary: Applications for ancillary defense expenses and supporting declarations must be marked "Confidential" and kept in a confidential section of the Court file.

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which will not become part of the court file.

Summary: CLETS-001 and FM-1041 will not become part of the court file.

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The trust may be filed as a confidential document by attaching one copy of the Confidential Document Cover Sheet. (Attachment form PB-4003.)

Summary: The successor trustee's trust may be filed as a confidential document by attaching a Confidential Document Cover Sheet (form PB-4003).

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This form is confidential.

Summary: The 'Referral for Court Investigator & Questionnaire - Guardianship' form is confidential.

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Criminal cases

Notwithstanding Welfare and Institutions Code section 827 or any related state or local court rule, a minor may share a psychological evaluation that has been prepared by health care professionals while the minor was under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Justice Court with his or her private, school based, probation referred, or any other health care provider.

Summary: Minors may share juvenile-court psychological evaluations with any health care provider without a court order, notwithstanding section 827 or other related rules.

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THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the minor's attorney is permitted to release information from the minor's attorney's file to a representative of the San Andreas Regional Center for the purpose of obtaining or continuing services through the San Andreas Regional Center.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.INFO?

Criminal cases

A prosecuting attorney may, without separately filing a petition for disclosure under section 827, obtain and use a juvenile wardship petition charging an offense that qualifies as a strike prior and minute orders showing that the petition was sustained for the limited purpose of proving a prior strike allegation in adult criminal court.

Summary: Prosecutors may obtain and use a juvenile wardship petition and sustaining minute orders without a section 827 disclosure petition, solely to prove a prior strike in adult criminal court.