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Rule 2 Rule 2: Who Has Access Under This Rule

(A) All persons have access to Court Records as provided in this rule, except as provided in subsection (B) of this rule.

(B) The following persons, in accordance with their functions within the judicial system, may have greater access to Court Records:

(1) Court, Court agency or Clerk of Court employees, including courts of the United States of America and their related court agencies and clerk of court employees;

(2) private or governmental persons or entities who assist a court in providing court services;

(3) public agencies whose access to Court Records is defined by other statutes, rules, orders or policies;

(4) the parties to a case or their lawyers with respect to their own case; and

(5) prospective lawyers in juvenile paternity cases and the lawyers’ agents, upon the lawyer’s filing with the court an Assurance of Confidentiality in substantial compliance with the form appended to this Rule.

Amendment history: Effective January 1, 2020