Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado Sealing & Redaction Procedures

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The Petitioner and the El Paso County Department of Human Services Custodian of Records may redact the listed information from specified records before discovery release; other requested redactions must be requested by the party.

f. Limited Redaction: The court finds good cause under C.R.S. §19-1-307(1)(b) for the Petitioner and the El Paso County Department of Human Services Custodian of Records, to redact items listed below, 1-7, from all reports of child abuse and neglect, and all records kept by the custodian of records prior to release in discovery. Redactions, when possible, will note which paragraph the redacted information falls under. The OCA need not do any other redactions. If other redactions are requested, the party has an affirmative duty to request. See section e. 1. The reporting party and associated identifying information; 3 ===== PAGE 4 ===== 2. Any foster placement names and addresses and kinship address; 3. All Social Security numbers; 4. All dates of birth of non-parties;

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OCA/DHS may not release background-check information, including Accurint, CBI, or NCIC results, without a further court order.

5. Background check information, including Accurint search results, CBI search results and/or NCIC search results, OCA/DHS cannot release without further court order;

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Whenever possible, a redaction should identify the paragraph in which the redacted information appears.

Redactions, when possible, will note which paragraph the redacted information falls under.

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The assessment will be filed as suppressed.

Summary: The QRTP assessment must be filed as a suppressed document.

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f. Limited Redaction: The court finds good cause under C.R.S. §19-1-307(1)(b) for the Petitioner and the El Paso County Department of Human Services Custodian of Records, to redact items listed below, 1-7, from all reports of child abuse and neglect, and all records kept by the custodian of records prior to release in discovery. Redactions, when possible, will note which paragraph the redacted information falls under. The OCA need not do any other redactions. If other redactions are requested, the party has an affirmative duty to request. See section e.

Summary: The Petitioner and the El Paso County Department of Human Services Custodian of Records may redact items 1-7 from child abuse and neglect reports and the custodian’s records before discovery release; other requested redactions require an affirmative request.

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6. Items subject to attorney client privilege to include work product; 7. Items to which dissemination is prohibited by law (child pornographic photos). If such items are in the possession of DHS, parties can arrange with the OCA to view them at their office.

Summary: Attorney-client privileged materials, including work product, and items whose dissemination is prohibited by law must be redacted; qualifying DHS-held items may be viewed by arrangement with OCA.