Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Sealing & Redaction Procedures
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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats. This page is scoped to Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas, General Division; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
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Personal identifiers included in a filing must be redacted or omitted.
Redact or omit any personal identifiers included in the document.
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The Clerk may refuse to accept a filing containing unredacted personal or private information.
The Clerk of Courts may refuse to accept for filing any document that contains personal and private information that has not been redacted and submitted in accordance with this rule.
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When partially redacting a social security number in a filing, only the last four digits should be used.
Only the last four numbers of the individual’s social security number should be used.
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When partially redacting a financial account number in a filing, only the last four digits should be used.
Only the last four digits of the account number should be used.
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When partially redacting the name of a minor child in a filing, only the child’s initials should be used.
Only the initials of the minor should be used.
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A redacted copy must identify itself as “REDACTED COPY” in the caption and redact the individual’s personal information throughout the document.
Submit a redacted copy that indicates in the caption “REDACTED COPY” with the individual’s personal information redacted throughout the document.
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Submit the original document that includes the individual’s unredacted personal information
Summary: The original document containing unredacted personal information must be submitted for the Court’s confidential processing.
How does Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas, General Division handle sealed or redacted filings?
Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas, General Division rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Personal identifiers included in a filing must be redacted or omitted.
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