Rule 4.24 Confidential Records and Confidential Information

(a) Confidential Records. Confidential records shall be maintained so as to be inaccessible to the general public. The following shall be confidential:

(1) Case records that are closed to the public under sections 610.100 to 610.205, RSMo;

(2) Mental health records and files maintained in any court proceeding under chapters 630, 631, and 632, RSMo;

(3) Designated records pertaining to sexually violent predators under section 632.513, RSMo;

(4) Juvenile court records under section 211.321, RSMo, and Supreme Court Rules 122.02 and 122.03;

(5) Adoption records and files under section 453.120, RSMo;

(6) All papers and records, other than the interlocutory or final judgment, in paternity cases under section 210.846, RSMo;

(7) Records of any grand jury proceedings under chapter 540, RSMo;

(8) True bills issued by a grand jury before the defendant is arrested under section 545.080, RSMo;

(9) No true bills, which are to be sealed;

(10) Psychiatric evaluations under sections 552.020 or 552.030, RSMo;

(11) Pre-sentence investigations and probation and parole reports under Supreme Court Rule 29.07;

(12) Treatment court division records treated confidentially under section 478.005, RSMo, or 42 U.S.C. section 290dd-2 and any associated federal regulations;

(13) A motion to obtain testing, court order for testing, and test results for sexually transmitted diseases, which are required to be sealed within the court file under section 545.940, RSMo;

(14) Juror questionnaires for individuals comprising criminal jury panels, which shall be sealed at the conclusion of the trial under Supreme Court Rule 27.09;

(15) Search warrant applications until the warrant is returned or expires;

(16) Filing information sheets, referenced in Court Operating Rule 4.07;

(17) Transcripts of all court proceedings closed by statute, Supreme Court rule, or order of a court of record;

(18) Unredacted versions of filings containing confidential information for which a redacted version has been contemporaneously filed;

(19) Arrest warrants, probable cause affidavits, and the associated case records, upon initial filing of the criminal case, until the warrant is returned; and

(20) Any other record sealed, expunged, or closed by statute, Supreme Court rule, or order of a court of record.

(b) Confidential Information. Confidential information in a record shall be redacted in accordance with Court Operating Rule 2.03. The following information shall be confidential:

(1) The full date of birth of any party, full social security number of any party or any child, full motor vehicle operator license number, or any other full state identification number, under section 509.520, RSMo;

(2) The full credit card number, financial institution account number, personal identification number, or password used to secure an account of any party, under section 509.520, RSMo;

(3) The name and address of any individual who is a minor and, if applicable, any next friend of the minor, under section 509.520, RSMo; provided, however, that the term "minor" shall mean any person under 18 years of age, except for:

(A) An emancipated minor as defined in section 302.178, RSMo;

(B) A juvenile who has been certified to stand trial as an adult for offenses pursuant to section 211.071, RSMo; or

(C) A juvenile who is alleged to have violated a state or municipal ordinance or regulation, as described in section 211.031.1(2)(e), RSMo;

(4) The identity of and all references to the identity of any child involved in a juvenile court proceeding described in subsection 1 of section 211.319, RSMo, except the perpetrator, and all information that may identify or lead to the disclosure of the identity of a reporter of child abuse, as required under section 211.319, RSMo;

(5) Any information that would be likely to publicly reveal the identity or location of a party protected under an order of protection or restraining order, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 2265(d)(3);

(6) Any information relative to the identity of an applicant or recipient of IV-D services, under sections 208.120 and 454.440, RSMo;

(7) Any information that could be used to identify or locate a victim of a sexual offense under chapter 566, RSMo, or a victim of domestic assault or stalking, under section 595.226, RSMo; and

(8) The personal information of a court-related officer or judicial officer, under sections 476.1300 to 476.1313, RSMo.

(c) Requests for Inspection. The court shall consider all requests to inspect confidential records or information and may approve such requests if authorized by statute or Supreme Court rule. A docket entry of the decision of the court shall be made.