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Section/Rule:

122.03

Subject:

Rule 122 - Rules of Practice and Procedure in Juvenile and Family Court Divisions of The Circuit Court - Part I. Rules Relating to all Juvenile Proceedings - Access to Hearings and Records

Publication / Adopted Date:

May 20, 2009

Topic:

Law Enforcement Records of Juveniles to be Kept Separate

Revised / Effective Date:

January 1, 2010


122.03 LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS OF JUVENILES TO BE KEPT SEPARATE

a. All records of juveniles made or retained by law enforcement officers or agencies shall be kept separate from records of other persons and shall not be open to inspection by, or their contents disclosed or distributed to, the public except by order of the court or as otherwise provided by law.
b. This Rule 122.03 shall not apply to all such records of the juvenile in a case in which the court has dismissed under Rule 129.04 the petition filed in the interest of the juvenile to permit prosecution under general law.
c. "Record," as used in this Rule 122.03, includes, but is not limited to, fingerprints and photographs of the juvenile.
(Adopted May 20, 2009, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.)