Rule 2.05 Court Use of Confidential Information
Court Operating Rule 2: Public Access to Records of the Judicial Department
Rule Text
a) Official Court Files. Case records containing confidential information may be disseminated pursuant to Court Operating Rule 2.02 if such records are otherwise open to the public pursuant to statute or court rule. Unless required by statute or court rule, court personnel are not required to expunge or redact confidential information that appears in case records.
(b) Case Management Databases. Confidential information may be collected and used by the courts for internal purposes such as party identification, compilation of jury lists, and collection of fees, fines, or restitution. Dissemination of confidential information appearing in court databases shall be restricted to court personnel and to those state or federal agencies to which the court has a statutory or constitutional duty to disclose, including, but not limited to, child support enforcement, social security administration, and department of revenue.
Amendment history: (Adopted August 24, 1998, effective October 1, 1998. Amended February 22, 2000, effective February 22, 2000; amended November 17, 2004, effective January 1, 2005; amended April 13, 2011, effective January 1, 2012; amended May 24, 2012; effective July 1, 2012; amended December 16, 2025, effective July 1, 2026.)